Update: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Epilepsy
Practice Guideline, August 2013
Read Published ArticleThe objective of this guideline is to evaluate the evidence since the 1999 assessment regarding efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy, currently approved as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures in patients >12 years.
Reaffirmed on July 16, 2022.
Endorsed by the American Epilepsy Society.
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