Refractory Epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:On
contral group:Off
Sponsors
Beijing Tiantan Hopital, Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. age 6-60; 2. Having tried at least two appropriate anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) tested to tolerance or to blood levels at upper end of the target range of which at least 2 have been tolerated at normal dose; 3. at least 6 seizures per month; 4. in good health except epilepsy; 5. to with normal MMSE score; 6. patients or his(her) familyscould understand this method and sign the informed consent; 7. Patients with good compliance and could complete postoperative follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. results of MRI remind epilepsy caused by intracranial space-occupying lesions; 2. The vagus nerve lesion and damage; 3. Tumor, cardiopulmonary anomaly, progressive neurological diseases, asthma, mental disease, peptic ulcer, diabetes Type 1, bad health etc, and other surgical contraindication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| electroencephalogram; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJianguo Zhang
Outcome results
None listed