Vagus nerve stimulation for intractable seizures in children.

Abstract

Forty-three children less than 12 years of age having intractable seizures were treated with vagus nerve stimulation. Five children were monitored for <12 months, 16 children for 12 to 17 months, and 22 children for > or =18 months with overall median seizure reduction of 55%. Thirty-seven percent had at least 90% reduction. Vagus nerve stimulation was effective in children with generalized, mixed, and partial medically refractory seizures.

• Authors: Russell P Saneto, Marcio A Sotero de Menezes, Jeffrey G Ojemann, Brian D Bournival, Patricia J Murphy, William B Cook, Anthony M Avellino, Richard G Ellenbogen
• Journal: Pediatric neurology (Pediatr Neurol) Vol. 35 Issue 5 Pg. 323-6 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 0887-8994 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17074602 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Age Factors
• Child
• Electric Stimulation Therapy
• Electrodes, Implanted
• Epilepsy (therapy)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome
• Vagus Nerve