Subgroup analysis of seizure and cognitive outcome after vagal nerve stimulator implantation in children.

Corine KnorrLadina GreuterShlomi ConstantiniItzhak FriedUri KremerAlexandre N DattaRaphael GuzmanJehuda Soleman

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

Children suffering from epilepsy due to encephalitis show higher seizure reduction rates after VNS implantation when compared with children suffering from epilepsy due to other causes. Developmental and cognitive outcomes as well as quality of life of children undergoing VNS implantation is strongly associated with shorter duration of preoperative seizures and implantation at a young age.

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young adults
randomized controlled trial
temporal lobe epilepsy
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