Epileptic Disorders
MENUStimulation of the bilateral anterior nuclei of the thalamus in the treatment of refractory epilepsy: two cases of subcortical band heterotopia Volume 18, numéro 4, December 2016
TEST YOURSELF
(1) What was the most common adverse event in the SANTE trial?
2) Did the outcome following ANT-DBS in the SANTE trial improve, stabilise or worsen over time, after implantation?
Answers
(1) Depression.
(2) Over time, there was an increase in the number of patients with a >50% decrease in their seizure frequency and 19% were seizure-free after five years of follow-up.