Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in an Adult Patient with Dravet Syndrome: Contribution to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Risk Reduction?.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_AB9486AEDF3C
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in an Adult Patient with Dravet Syndrome: Contribution to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Risk Reduction?.
Périodique
European Neurology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Spatola M., Jeannet P.Y., Pollo C., Wider C., Labrum R., Rossetti A.O.
ISSN
1421-9913 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0014-3022
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
69
Numéro
2
Pages
119-121
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: JOURNAL ARTICLE
Résumé
We report on a patient who developed, from 5 months of age, multiple seizure types, including myoclonic, associated with severe psychomotor delay, leading to the diagnosis of Dravet syndrome. Over the years, he developed refractory epilepsy and was implanted with a vagus nerve stimulator at the age of 19. After 3 months, he experienced a progressive improvement of partial and generalized seizures, with a >90% reduction, and better alertness. This meaningful clinical improvement is discussed in the light of the sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk, which is high in this setting, and seems remarkably diminished in our patient in view of the reduction of generalized convulsions.
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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10/01/2013 19:05
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 16:15
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