Children with refractory epilepsy who are candidates for a treatment with vagus nerve stimulation will be prospectively randomized into 2 arms. Vagus nerve stimulation parameters are programmed and adjusted during outpatient clinic visits, within the normal clinical practice.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
84
PINS Vagus Nerve Stimualtor
Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGChanges in seizure frequency
Time frame: 12 weeks of stimulation
Changes in seizure frequency
Time frame: 6、12、24 weeks of stimulation
Engel scale description
Time frame: 6、12、24 weeks of stimulation
Changes in the Number of Anti-epileptic Drugs
Time frame: 6、12、24 weeks of stimulation
GESELL mental development scales
Time frame: 12、24 weeks of stimulation
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