Long-term efficacy and predictors of vagus nerve stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy: a multicenter cohort study
VNS effectively controls seizures, with effectiveness and seizure-free rates improving over time. Patients with structural factors are at higher risk of ineffective VNS, suggesting epilepsy etiology may predict VNS outcomes.
Authors
- Anchao Yang
- Bojing Tan
- Fangang Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4030-7811)
- Yuye Liu
- Jianguo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1943-8793)
- Lin Sang
- Kai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-942X)
- Mingkun Gong
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Tian Tan Hospital (CN)
- Capital Institute of Pediatrics (CN)
- Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery (CN)
- Beijing Fengtai Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Epileptologica
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-025-00220-8
- Primary Topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Key Technologies Research and Development Program