Long-term outcomes after responsive neurostimulation for treatment of refractory epilepsy: a single-center experience of 100 cases

CONCLUSIONS: Responsive neurostimulator implantation achieved 50% or more seizure reduction in approximately 80% of patients. Even in patients who did not achieve seizure freedom, significant improvement in seizure duration, severity, or postictal state was reported in more than 68% of cases. Infection (7%) was the most common complication. Patients with prior resective or ablative procedures and those who had been treated with RNS for more than 3 years achieved better outcomes.PMID:37655833 | DOI:10.3171/2023.2.JNS222116

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - September 1, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jorge A Roa Lara Marcuse Madeline Fields Maite La Vega-Talbott Ji Yeoun Yoo Steven M Wolf Patricia McGoldrick Saadi Ghatan Fedor Panov Source Type: research