Therapeutic effects of children with refractory epilepsy after vagus nerve stimulation in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Sung-Tse Li (Author), Nan-Chang Chiu (Author), Kun-Long Hung (Author), Che-Sheng Ho (Author), Yung-Ting Kuo (Author), Wen-Hsiang Wu (Author), Chuan-Yu Wang (Author), Huei-Shyong Wang (Author), Kuang-Lin Lin (Author), Po-Cheng Hung (Author), Ying-Chao Chang (Author), Pi-Lien Hung (Author), Pi-Chuan Fan (Author), Wang-Tso Lee (Author), Rei-Cheng Yang (Author), Fang-Jong Ko (Author), Lung-Chang Lin (Author), Po-Ching Chou (Author), Jeng-Dau Tsai (Author), Hui-Ju Chen (Author), Kai-Ping Chang (Author), Ting-Rong Hsu (Author), Shyi-Jou Chen (Author), Hueng-Chuen Fan (Author), Hsu-Tung Lee (Author), Ein-Yiao Shen (Author), Huang-Tsung Kuo (Author), Ming-Yuh Chang (Author), Tung-Ming Chang (Author), Geng-Chang Yeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used as an add-on treatment for epilepsy. This study aimed to use Taiwanese nationwide registry data to analyze the therapeutic effects of VNS in children with refractory epilepsy (RE) and try to explore predictive factors of VNS treatment effectiveness....