Vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy: Efficiency and safety of outpatient practice.

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Date publication

août 2020

Journal

Neuro-Chirurgie

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr PROUST François

Tous les auteurs :
Mallereau CH, Ollivier I, Valenti-Hirsch MP, Hirsch E, Proust F, Chaussemy D

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32623060

Résumé

Over the past 20 years, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) has become one of the tools for surgical treatment of patients with refractory cryptogenic epilepsy. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of implanting a Vagus Nerve Stimulation in ambulatory patients with chronic epilepsy.