Deep brain stimulation reduces epileptic seizures in patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizur

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 07:35 in Health & Medicine

A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical trial determined that the benefits of stimulation of the anterior nuclei of thalamus for epilepsy (SANTE) persisted and by 2 years there was a 56% reduction in seizure frequency. Full findings of this study are available early online in Epilepsia.

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