Department of Biostatistics Reports Findings in Status Epilepticus [Efficacy and safety following two or more years of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS Therapy) in pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy enrolled in a Russian VNS Registry].

With 2 years of VNS Therapy, 37 of 49 patients (76%) experiencing the most disabling epileptic seizures had a>50% decrease in frequency of such seizures, and 16 (33%) reported no longer experiencing the "most disabling" seizure type. Keywords: Moscow; Russia; Eurasia; Brain Diseases and Conditions; Business; Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions; Drug Resistance; Drugs and Therapies; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Epilepsy; Health and Medicine; Medical Devices; Nervous System Diseases and Conditions; Neurologic Manifestations; Pediatrics; Seizures; Status Epilepticus; Vagus Nerve Stimulation EN Moscow Russia Eurasia Brain Diseases and Conditions Business Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions Drug Resistance Drugs and Therapies Electric Stimulation Therapy Epilepsy Health and Medicine Medical Devices Nervous System Diseases and Conditions Neurologic Manifestations Pediatrics Seizures Status Epilepticus Vagus Nerve Stimulation 130 130 1 06/12/23 20230616 NES 230616 2023 JUN 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pediatrics Week -- New research on Epilepsy - Status Epilepticus is the subject of a report. [Extracted from the article]

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