Efficacy and potential predictors of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in refractory postencephalitic epilepsy

• Main Authors: Siqi Liu (Author), Zhonghua Xiong (Author), Jing Wang (Author), Chongyang Tang (Author), Jiahui Deng (Author), Jing Zhang (Author), Mengyi Guo (Author), Yuguang Guan (Author), Jian Zhou (Author), Feng Zhai (Author), Guoming Luan (Author), Tianfu Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a therapeutic approach for patients with refractory postencephalitic epilepsy (PEE), which is characterized by drug resistance and disappointing surgical outcomes. However, the efficacy of VNS has not yet been studied in patients with refractory PEE. The...