Vagus nerve stimulation therapy is effective and safe for startle-induced seizures

Júlia Miró; Sònia Jaraba; Jaume Mora; Oriol Puig; Sara Castañer; Laura Rodriguez-Bel; Mila Santurino; Gerard Plans; Mercè Falip

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.048

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy is effective and safe for startle-induced seizures

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Jul 15;354(1-2):124-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.048. Epub 2015 May 7.

Authors

Júlia Miró¹, Sònia Jaraba², Jaume Mora³, Oriol Puig³, Sara Castañer⁴, Laura Rodriguez-Bel⁵, Mila Santurino², Gerard Plans⁶, Mercè Falip²

Affiliations

¹ Epilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain. Electronic address: juliamirollado@gmail.com.
² Epilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain.
³ Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain.
⁴ IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Magnetic Resonance Image Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain.
⁵ IDI (Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain.
⁶ Neurosurgery Department, Epilepsy Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain.

PMID: 25979636
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.048

No abstract available

Keywords: Epileptic network; Ictal symptomatogenic onset zone; Nonpharmacological epilepsy therapy; Startle epilepsy; Supplementary sensorimotor area; Vagus nerve stimulation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Electroencephalography / methods
Epilepsy, Reflex / diagnosis*
Epilepsy, Reflex / physiopathology
Epilepsy, Reflex / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reflex, Startle*
Treatment Outcome
Vagus Nerve Stimulation / methods*