Altered topological properties of brain functional networks in drug-resistant epilepsy patients with vagus nerve stimulators

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease characterized by sudden, recurrent, and transient dysfunction of the central nervous system [1]. As the second-most common neurological disorder, the prevalence of epilepsy is 0.5% –1% [2]. Approximately 30% of people with epilepsy cannot effectively control their seizures after traditional drug treatment; these people are classified as having drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) [3]. DRE is usually accompanied with low quality of life as well as cognitive and emotional disorders, and results in serious economic and social problems [3].

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - September 6, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Jin Zhu, Cuiping Xu, Xi Zhang, Liang Qiao, Xueyuan Wang, Xiaohua Zhang, Xiaoming Yan, Duanyu Ni, Tao Yu, Guojun Zhang, Yongjie Li Source Type: research