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 for super-refractory status epilepticus in febrile infection–related epilepsy syndrome: a pediatric case report and literature review
Luo T, Wang Y, Lu G, Zhou Y, Wang Y.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Jul;38(7):1401-1404.
Super refractory status epilepticus in Lafora disease interrupted by vagus nerve stimulation: A case report
Mostacci B, Bisulli F, Muccioli L, Minardi I, Bandini M, Licchetta L, Zucchelli M, Leta C, Michelucci R, Zanello M, Tinuper P.
Brain Stimul. Nov-Dec 2019;12(6):1605-1607.
Refractory Status Epilepticus in Genetic Epilepsy-Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation an Option?
Specchio N, Ferretti A, Pietrafusa N, Trivisano M, Calabrese C, Carfì Pavia G, De Benedictis A, Marras CE, de Palma L, Vigevano F.
Front Neurol. 2020 Jun 12;11:443.
Successful outcome of episodes of status epilepticus after vagus nerve stimulation: a multicenter study
Sierra-Marcos A, Maestro I, Rodríguez-Osorio X, Miró J, Donaire A, Aparicio J, Rumiá J, Forcadas M, Garamendi I, Pardo J, López J, Prieto Á, Plans G, Falip M, Carreño M.
Eur J Neurol. 2012 Sep;19(9):1219-23.
Vagus nerve stimulation in refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus - A systematic review
Dibué-Adjei M, Brigo F, Yamamoto T, Vonck K, Trinka E.
Brain Stimul. Sep-Oct 2019;12(5):1101-1110.
The effect of vagus nerve stimulator in controlling status epilepticus in children
Gedela S, Sitwat B, Welch WP, Krafty RT, Sogawa Y.
Seizure. VOLUME 55, P66-69, 2, 01, 2018