Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
PINS Vagus Nerve Stimulator
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of PINS vagus nerve stimulatior in children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Age 3-14 year 2. Lennox - Gastaut syndrome diagnostic standard 3. Regular drug treatment is invalid 4. Antiepileptic drug stability in recent 3 months 5. Good health except epilepsy 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
1. Results of MRI remind epilepsy caused by intracranial space-occupying lesions 2. Had epileptic foci excision surgery or corpus callosum 3. The vagus nerve lesion and damage 4. Tumor, cardiopulmonary anomaly, progressive neurological diseases, asthma, mental disease,peptic ulcer,diabetes Type 1,bad health etc, and other surgical contraindication 5. Participated in other clinical drug test subjects within three months 6. The researchers think that is not suitable for participants'
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in seizure frequency from baseline to the seizure count evaluation period 6 month | 6 month of stimulation |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in seizure frequency from baseline to the seizure count evaluation period | 1,3,6,months of stimulation |
| Change from Baseline in the Engel and McHugh description | At 1,3,6 months |
| Overall WISC Score in Patients from Baseline | Mean change from baseline WISC Overall Score at 1,3,6months |
Countries
China