Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive treatment for patients suffering from
inoperable drug-resistant epilepsy. Although a complete understanding of the mediators …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neurophysiologic treatment for patients with medically or
surgically refractory epilepsy. Since the first human implant in 1989, more than 10,000 …

Medical treatment of seizures yields a satisfactory response in 75-80% of the patients;
resective epilepsy surgery is a therapeutic option for those patients who are refractory to …

Now nearly 5 years post-approval, vagus nerve stimulation has emerged as a major non-
pharmacological treatment for epilepsy. The place of vagus nerve stimulation among …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a moderately effective adjunctive treatment for patients
suffering from medically refractory epilepsy and is explored as a treatment option for several …

Opinion statement Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy is a well established and
effective treatment for medically intractable epilepsy. VNS is indicated if resective epilepsy …

Experiments in acute and chronic animal models of epilepsy provide mechanistic insight into
the acute abortive, acute prophylactic, and chronic progressive prophylactic, anti-seizure …

Despite a myriad of medical and surgical treatments for epilepsy developed over the past
few decades, a large subset of patients remains refractory to treatment. Over this time period …

Currently, the mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is not fully understood,
and it is unclear which factors determine a patient's response to treatment. Recent …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a unique epilepsy treatment in that a peripheral
intervention is used to treat a disease that is entirely related to pathological events occurring …