Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Blood Inflammatory Markers in Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Pilot Study.

Valentina BaroMaria Vittoria Bonavina Francesco SaettiniGiovanna D'AmicoAndrea TrezzaLuca Denaro Daniele Grioni Andrea Landi

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

The variation of IL-1β and PTX-3 seem to be related to a better outcome; thus, they do not reach statistical significance. A larger series of patients is needed to determine whether biochemical changes could relay with the clinical improvement of epilepsy.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
end stage renal disease
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
drug induced