Affiliation:
1. Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy;
Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child and Adult Neurology and Epilepsy
2. Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child and Adult Neurology and Epilepsy
Abstract
Despite significant advances in epileptology, approximately one-third of patients suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy. Numerous approaches are currently available to treat epilepsy; however, there are still many patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy, in whom antiepileptic drugs are ineffective and surgical treatment is impossible. Thus, searching for new effective antiepileptic drugs and alternative treatments (such as vagus nerve stimulation) for these patients remains highly relevant. This literature review covers the indications for and the efficacy and tolerability of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with epilepsy. We also report a case of successful treatment of a patient with drug-resistant epilepsy using this method.
Publisher
Publishing House ABV Press
Subject
Clinical Neurology,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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