One‐year seizure freedom and quality of life in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy receiving adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation in Japan

One‐year seizure freedom and quality of life in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy receiving adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation in Japan

Abstract Objective Amount of seizure‐free days is a critical determinant of quality of life (QoL) in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE). The fractions of patients experiencing prolonged periods of seizure freedom with adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) have yet to be assessed on a lar...

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Main Authors:	Naoki Tani, Maxine Dibué, Ryan Verner, Stephany Mai Nishikawa, Charles Gordon, Kensuke Kawai, Haruhiko Kishima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:	Epilepsia Open
Subjects:	quality of life seizure freedom seizure reduction sudden unexpected death in epilepsy tonic–clonic seizures vagus nerve stimulation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13025
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