Clarke B M, Upton A, Griffin H, Hudoba P
McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1991 Jan;14(1):77-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1991.tb04051.x.
Balance and cognition were assessed in two patients with uncontrolled complex partial seizures. The patients were on anticonvulsant medications and were treated with left vagal stimulation. Balance and cognition were assessed before and after vagal stimulation, and the results were compared with age matched controls and older patients with Parkinson's disease. Severe impairments of function were found in the epileptic patients, and such negative effects of medication make vagal stimulation a potentially practical alternative treatment for uncontrolled epilepsy.
对两名复杂部分性癫痫未得到控制的患者的平衡能力和认知能力进行了评估。这两名患者正在服用抗惊厥药物，并接受左侧迷走神经刺激治疗。在迷走神经刺激前后对平衡能力和认知能力进行了评估，并将结果与年龄匹配的对照组以及老年帕金森病患者进行了比较。发现癫痫患者存在严重的功能障碍，而且药物的这些负面影响使得迷走神经刺激成为一种对未得到控制的癫痫潜在可行的替代治疗方法。
