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.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children with Refractory Seizures Associated with Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome
Frost M, Gates J, Helmers SL, Wheless JW, Levisohn P, Tardo C, Conry JA.
Epilepsia. 2001 Sep;42(9):1148-52.
Vagus nerve stimulation in patients with therapy-resistant generalized epilepsy
Suller Marti A, Mirsattari SM, MacDougall K, Steven DA, Parrent A, de Ribaupierre S, Andrade A, Diosy D, McLachlan RS, Burneo JG.
Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Oct;111:107253.
Nonpharmacologic care for patients with Lennox-Gastautsyndrome: Ketogenic diets and vagus nerve stimulation
Kossoff EH, Shields WD.
Epilepsia. 2014 Sep;55 Suppl 4:29-33.
The efficacy and tolerability of auto-stimulation-VNS in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Kossoff EH, Shields WD.
Epilepsia. 2014 Sep;55 Suppl 4:29-33.
Vagus nerve stimulation in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A meta-analysis
Dibué M, Greco T, Spoor JKH, Tahir Z, Specchio N, Hänggi D, Steiger HJ, Kamp MA.
Acta Neurol Scand. 2021 May;143(5):497-508.
Vagus nerve stimulation and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a review of the literature and data from the VNS patient registry
Karceski S.
CNS Spectr. 2001 Sep;6(9):766-70.
Quantifying the burden of disease in patients with Lennox Gastaut syndrome
Spoor JKH, Greco T, Kamp MA, Faini S, Senft C, Dibué M.
Behav Rep. 2021 Nov 25;16:100508.
Up to What Extent Does Dravet Syndrome Benefit From Neurostimulation Techniques?
Jiangwei Ding, Lei Wang, Wenchao Li, Yangyang Wang, Shucai Jiang, Lifei Xiao, Changliang Zhu, Xiaoyan Hao, Jiali Zhao, Xuerui Kong, Ziqin Wang, Guangyuan Lu, Feng Wang and Tao Sun
Front Neurol. 2022 Apr 13;13:843975
Vagal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsies in different age, aetiology and duration
Colicchio G, Policicchio D, Barbati G, Cesaroni E, Fuggetta F, Meglio M, Papacci F, Rychlicki F, Scerrati M, Zamponi N.
Child's Nervous System volume 26, pages811–819 (2010)