Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy

Salanova, Vicenta; J. Witt, Thomas; M. Worth, Robert; R. Henry, Thomas; E. Gross, Robert; M. Nazzaro, Jules; Labar, Douglas; R. Sperling, Michael; Sharan, Ashwini; Sandok, Evan; Handforth, Adrian; M. Stern, John; Chung, Steve; M. Henderson, Jaimie; A. French, Jacqueline; H. Baltuch, Gordon; E. Rosenfeld, William; A. Garcia, Paul; M. Barbaro, Nicholas; B. Fountain, Nathan; Jeffrey Elias, W.; Goodman, Robert; R. Pollard, John; I. Tröster, Alexander; P. Irwin, Christopher; Lambrecht, Kristin; M. Graves, Nina; S. Fisher, Robert; the SANTE Study Group, For; M. Epstein, Charles; King, Jeanne; Osorio, Ivan; A.E. Bakay, Roy; Bergen, Donna

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000001334

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Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy

Published in Neurology • Feb 7, 2015

Authors:

Vicenta Salanova

Thomas J. Witt

Robert M. Worth

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report long-term efficacy and safety results of the SANTE trial investigating deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) for treatment of localization-related epilepsy. METHODS: This long-term follow-up is a continuation of a previously reported trial of 5- vs...

Subject

Epilepsy

Partial epilepsy

Medicine

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