Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy

S. Fisher, Robert; Salanova, Vicenta; C. Witt, Thomas; M. Worth, Robert; R. Henry, Thomas; E. Gross, Robert; J. Oommen, Kalarickal; Osorio, Ivan; M. Nazzaro, Jules; Labar, Douglas; G. Kaplitt, Michael; R. Sperling, Michael; Sandok, Evan; H. Neal, John; Handforth, Adrian; M. Stern, John; A. F. DeSalles, Antonio; Chung, Steve; G. Shetter, Andrew; Bergen, Donna; A.E. Bakay, Roy; M. Henderson, Jaimie; A. French, Jacqueline; H. Baltuch, Gordon; E. Rosenfeld, William; Youkilis, Andrew; J. Marks, William; A. Garcia, Paul; M. Barbaro, N.; B. Fountain, Nathan; W. Bazil, Carl; Goodman, Robert; M. McKhann, Guy; Krishnamurthy, K.B.; Papavassiliou, Steven; M. Epstein, Charles; R. Pollard, John; Tonder, Lisa; Grebin, Joan; J. Coffey, Robert; M. Graves, Nina; SANTE Study Group, the

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02536.x

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Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy

Published in Epilepsia • Mar 20, 2010

Authors:

Robert S. Fisher

Vicenta Salanova

Thomas C. Witt

Abstract

PURPOSE: We report a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial of bilateral stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus for localization-related epilepsy. METHODS: Participants were adults with medically refractory partial seizures, including secondarily generalized seizures. Half received ...

Subject

Thalamus

Stimulation

Epilepsy

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