Patient-Specific Characteristics Associated with Favorable Response to Vagus Nerve Stimulation

AdultPediatric
Written By Rodrigo Silva

Riestenberg RA, Sherman AE, Clark AJS, Shahlaie K, Zwienenberg M, Alden T, Bandt SK

World Neurosurg. 2022 May;161:e608-e624.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.055

Finding out the predictors for vagus nerve stimulation (#VNS) responders is vital. This study by Riestenberg et al. (May. 2022) analyzed data from 158 drug-resistant epilepsy (#DRE) patients with VNS treatment and found that patients with either left-hand dominance, more than 15 years of epilepsy onset history, or baseline monthly #seizure frequency <5 were ideal candidates for VNS, with a 73.9% responder rate.

Rodrigo Silva
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