title: Seizure freedom in epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) through vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy: A case report.
abstract: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is generally considered as a palliative treatment for patients with drug-resistant partial-onset epilepsy. We report a case in which a patient with drug-resistant epilepsia partialis continua (EPC), became seizure-free for 15 months with VNS combined with antiepileptic medication regimens. To our knowledge, similar cases have not been reported previously.
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Yuqin
authors: Y
authors: Shen
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Xia
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Guodong
authors: G
authors: Feng
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Lijuan
authors: L
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Lin
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Yonghong
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Shi
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Xianhui
authors: X
authors: Ren
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Bojun
authors: B
authors: Ding
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Zhao
authors: Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Yanchun
authors: Y
authors: Deng
keywords: Epilepsia partialis continua; VNS