Long-term outcome of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in drug-resistant epilepsy: a retrospective single-center study
Vagus nerve stimulation is effective for treating DRE, with efficacy increasing with follow-up duration. Age at seizure onset ≥6 years, baseline seizure frequency ≤30/month, and focal seizure were predictive of VNS success, underscoring the need for careful preoperative assessment of patients with DRE before VNS surgery.
Authors
- Baomin Li
- Shujun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5499-2859)
- Xiuhe Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-7756)
- Xiaxin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9040-5356)
- Ning Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-4560)
- Xiaotang Wang
- Chao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1369-8220)
- Si Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-8667)
- Shuo Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-0882)
- Yang Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-7363)
Institutions
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (US)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1564735
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.21
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- National Key Research and Development Program of China