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A number of additional articles on VNS Therapy™ are available upon request. Please check below which articles are of additional interest to you.
Long-term efficacy of VNS Therapy
DeGiorgio CM, Schachter SC, Handforth A, et al. Prospective long-term study of vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory seizures. Epilepsia. 2000;41:1195-1200.
Quality of Life with VNS Therapy
Daytime sleepiness: Malow BA, Edwards J, Marzec M, Sagher O, Ross D, Fromes G. Vagus nerve stimulation reduces daytime sleepiness in epilepsy patients. Neurology. 2001;57:879-884.
Memory: Clark KB, Naritoku DK, Smith DC, Browning RA, Jensen RA. Enhanced recognition memory following vagus nerve stimulation in human subjects. Nat Neurosci. 1999;2:94-98.
Mood: Harden CL, Pulver MC, Ravdin LD, Nikolov B, Halper JP, Labar DR. A pilot study of mood in epilepsy patients treated with vagus nerve stimulation. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2000;1:93-99.
Residential Treatment Facilities: Gates J, Huf R, Frost M. Vagus nerve stimulation for patients in residential treatment facilities. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2001;2:563-567.
Magnet Use with VNS Therapy
Boon P, Vonck K, Van Walleghem P, et al. Programmed and magnet induced vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy. J Clin Neurophysil. 2001;18:402-407.
Fromes GA, Edwards JC, Holland KD, Sagher O, Garton HJL, Ross DA. Clinical utility of on-demand magnet use with vagus nerve stimulation. Epilepsia. 2000;41(suppl 7):117. Abstract 2.109.
Long-term Safety of VNS Therapy
Annegers JF, Coan SP, Hauser WA, Leestma J. Epilepsy, vagal nerve stimulation by the NCP system, all-cause mortality, and sudden, unexpected, unexplained death. Epilepsia. 2000;41:549-553.
Mechanism of Action for VNS Therapy
Henry TR, Votaw JR, Bakay RA, et al. Bilateral thalamic blood flow activation predicts long-term efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation. Abstract presented at American Epilepsy Society/American Clinical Neurophysiology Society annual meeting, December, 2001.
Economics of VNS Therapy
Boon P, Vonck K, D’Have M, O’Connor S, Vandekerckhove T, De Reuck J. Cost-benefit of vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy. Acta Neurol Belg. 1999;99:275-280.
Additional VNS Therapy Resources:
Patient Video
Surgical Video
Schachter, S.C. and D. Schmidt, Eds. Vagus Nerve Stimulation, London: Martin Duntz Ltd.; 2001.
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