Scientific Summaries

At Go North Medical, evidence is the cornerstone of our mission to target the right patients at the right time. In the area of Neurology alone, over 100 articles, case studies, and other resources are published each week. To deepen the company's understanding of the field, the medical team, led by Medical Affairs Manager Martina Boström, extracts key insights from these publications. All medical team members have a research background and possess expertise in critically reviewing evidence to determine both its strengths and weaknesses.

Primarily, the team stays up-to-date with the latest scientific evidence on vagus nerve stimulation therapy and evaluates its effectiveness through critical review and analysis of relevant publications. Part of this effort is published here, with scientific summaries and reflections created by the team. These summaries emphasize the most important publications that are relevant to our field of expertise.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you are unable to find clinical evidence related to a particular area of interest.

Rodrigo Silva 12/6/22 Rodrigo Silva 12/6/22

Alteration in brain connectivity in patients with Dravet syndrome after vagus nerve stimulation (VNS): exploration of its effectiveness using graph theory analysis with electroencephalography

Wang ZJ, Kim ES, Noh BH, Liang JG, Lee D, Hur YJ, Kim NY, Kim HD.

J Neural Eng. 2020 Jun 22;17(3):036014.

Rodrigo Silva 8/31/22 Rodrigo Silva 8/31/22

A prediction model integrating synchronization biomarkers and clinical features to identify responders to vagus nerve stimulation among pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

Ma J, Wang Z, Cheng T, Hu Y, Qin X, Wang W, Yu G, Liu Q, Ji T, Xie H, Zha D, Wang S, Yang Z, Liu X, Cai L, Jiang Y, Hao H, Wang J, Li L, Wu Y.

CNS Neurosci Ther. 2022 Jul 27

Rodrigo Silva 8/18/22 Rodrigo Silva 8/18/22

Automated detection of nocturnal motor seizures using an audio-video system

Armand Larsen S, Terney D, Østerkjerhuus T, Vinding Merinder T, Annala K, Knight A, Beniczky S.

Brain Behav. 2022 Aug 8:e2737

Rodrigo Silva 5/25/22 Rodrigo Silva 5/25/22

Accurate identification of EEG recordings with interictal epileptiform discharges using a hybrid approach: Artificial intelligence supervised by human experts

Kural MA, Jing J, Fürbass F, Perko H, Qerama E, Johnsen B, Fuchs S, Westover MB, Beniczky S.

Epilepsia. 2022;00:1–10.

Rodrigo Silva 5/23/22 Rodrigo Silva 5/23/22

Prediction of Vagal Nerve Stimulation Efficacy in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (PRECISE): Prospective Study for Pre-implantation Prediction/Study Design

Have a look at the study design of the upcoming PRediction of vagal nerve stimulation EfficaCy In drug-reSistant Epilepsy (PRECISE) study, by Dolezalova et al. 2022, that was recently published in frontiers in Neurology.