Neurostimulation in people with drug‐resistant epilepsy: systematic review and meta‐analysis from the ILAE surgical therapies commission

L Touma, B Dansereau, AY Chan, N Jetté, CS Kwon… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Summarize the current evidence on efficacy and tolerability of vagus nerve
stimulation (VNS), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS) …

Drug-resistant epilepsy and surgery

J Sheng, S Liu, H Qin, B Li… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease that is caused by various factors and
characterized by recurrent, episodic and temporary central nervous system dysfunction …

Neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review of clinical evidence for efficacy, safety, contraindications and predictors for response

P Boon, E De Cock, A Mertens… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Head-to-head comparison of treatment modalities such as VNS, DBS and RNS across
different epileptic syndromes are required to decide which treatment modality is the most …

The cerebellum and epilepsy

ML Streng, E Krook-Magnuson - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, but current treatment options
provide limited efficacy and carry the potential for problematic adverse effects. There is an …

[HTML][HTML] Brain stimulation as a neuromodulatory epilepsy therapy

A Schulze-Bonhage - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain stimulation is increasingly used in epilepsy patients with insufficient therapeutic
response to pharmacological treatment. Whereas vagus nerve stimulation with implanted …

Dexmedetomidine-mediated prevention of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury depends in part on cholinergic anti-inflammatory mechanisms

J Ma, Q Chen, J Li, H Zhao, E Mi, Y Chen… - Anesthesia & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Organ ischemia-reperfusion injury often induces local and systemic
inflammatory responses, which in turn worsen organ injury. These inflammatory responses …

Excitation, but not inhibition, of the fastigial nucleus provides powerful control over temporal lobe seizures

ML Streng, E Krook‐Magnuson - The Journal of physiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points On‐demand optogenetic inhibition of glutamatergic neurons in the fastigial
nucleus of the cerebellum does not alter hippocampal seizures in a mouse model of …

Short-and long-term response of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Mao, Y Chen, Q Ge, L Ye, H Cheng - Neuromodulation: Technology at …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare the short-and long-term efficacies as well as tolerability of vagus
nerve stimulation (VNS) for the patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in comparison …

Epilepsy surgery in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

MM Watila, F Xiao, MR Keezer, A Miserocchi… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Epilepsy surgery is an important treatment option for people with drug-resistant
epilepsy. Surgical procedures for epilepsy are underutilized worldwide, but it is far worse in …

Vagus nerve stimulation for drug resistant epilepsy: clinical outcome, adverse events, and potential prognostic factors in a single center experience

M Shan, H Mao, H Xie, Y Gan, D Wu, J Song… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objective: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been used for adjunctive treatment in drug
resistant epilepsy (DRE) for decades. Nevertheless, information is lacking on possible …