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- Title
Vagus nerve stimulation and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: views and evidence.
- Authors
Scorza, Fulvio A.; de Almeida, Antonio-Carlos G.; Scorza, Carla A.; Rodrigues, Antônio Márcio; Finsterer, Josef
- Abstract
Dear Editor, Since its first reported use in humans in 1988, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently considered an effective palliative treatment for children with refractory epilepsy [[1]]. Importantly, several clinical findings have also demonstrated that SUDEP rates decrease over time in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy being treated with adjunctive VNS therapy [[5]]. Although we agree with the authors' positioning to further understand if there is a prolonged time-dependent benefit to auto-stimulation-enabled VNS therapy [[2]], we must not fail to highlight that VNS treatment may be useful to minimize SUDEP occurrence.
- Subjects
VAGUS nerve stimulation; SUDDEN death; EPILEPSY; CHILDREN with epilepsy; CHILDHOOD epilepsy; HEART beat
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2022, Vol 38, Issue 4, p691
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-022-05461-3