Acute single photon emission computed tomographic study of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 601-609

  Vonck, K ^a   Boon, P ^a   Van Laere, K ^a   D'Have M ^a   Vandekerckhove, T ^a   O'Connor, S ^b   Brans, B ^a   Dierckx, R ^a   De Reuck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activation; Epilepsy; SPECT; Thalamus; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THALAMUS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034069368     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00215.x     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Ben-Menachem E, Manon-Espaillat R, Ristanovic R, et al. Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of partial seizures: 1. A controlled study of effect on seizures. Epilepsia 1994;35:616-26.
2. Ramsay RE, Uthman BM, Augustinsson LE, et al. 2. Safety, side-effects and tolerability. Epilepsia 1994;35:627-36.
3. George R, Sonnen A, Upton A, et al. A randomized controlled trial of chronic vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of medically intractable seizures. Neurology 1995;45:224-30.
4. Handforth A, DeGorgio CM, Schachter SC, et al. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial onset seizures: a randomized, active control trial. Neurology 1998;51:48-55.
5. George R, Salinsky M, Kuzniecky R, et al. Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of partial seizures: 3. Long-term follow-up on first 67 patients exiting a controlled study. Epilepsia 1994;35:637-43.
6. Salinsky MC, Uthman BM, Ristanovic RK, Wernicke JF, Tarver WB. Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of medically intractable seizures: results of a 1-year open extension trial. Arch Neurol 1996;53:1176-80.
7. Ben-Menachem E. Hellstrom K, Waldton C, Augustinsson LE. Evaluation of refractory epilepsy treated with vagus nerve stimulation for up to 5 years. Neurology 1999;52:1265-7.
8. Vonck K, Boon P. D'Havé M. Vandekerckhove T, O'Connor S. De Reuck J. Long-term results of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy. Seizure 1999;8:328-34.
9. Naritoku DK, Wendy JT. Helfert RH. Regional induction of fos immunoreactivity in the brain by anticonvulsant stimulation of the vagus nerve. Epilepsy Res 1995;22:33-62.
10. Krahl SE, Clark KB, Smith DC, Browning RA. Locus coeruleus lesions suppress the seizure*ttenuatmg effects of vagus nerve stimulation. Epilepsia 1998;39:709-14.
11. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Wilder BJ, et al. Neurochemical effects of vagus nerve stimulation in humans. Brain Res 1992;583: 300-3.
12. Ben-Menachem E, Hamberger A, Hedner T. et al. Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on amino acids and other metabolites in the CSF of patients with partial seizures. Epilepsy Res 1995;20:221-7.
13. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Reid SA, Wilder BJ. Electrophysiological studies of cervical vagus nerve stimulation in humans: I. EEG effects. Epilepsia 1992;33:1013-20.
14. Hammond EJ, Uthman BM, Reid SA, Wilder BJ. Electrophysiological studies of cervical vagus nerve stimulation in humans: I. Evoked potentials. Epilepsia 1992;33:1021-8.
15. Salinsky MC, Burchiel KJ. Vagus nerve stimulation has no effect on awake EEG rhythms in humans. Epilepsia 1993;34:229-304.
16. Naritoku DK, Morales A, Pencek TL, Winkler D. Chronic vagus nerve stimulation increases the latency of the thalamocortical somatosensory evoked potential. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992; 15:1572-8.
17. Garnett ES, Nahmias C, Scheffel A, Firnau G, Upton ARM. Regional cerebral blood flow in man manipulated by direct vagal stimulation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1992;15:1579-80.
18. 15O blood flow imaging. Neurosurgery 1996;39:426-31.
19. Henry TR, Bakay RAE, Votaw JR, et al. Brain blood flow alterations induced by therapeutic vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy: I. Acute effects at high and low levels of stimulation. Epilepsia 1998;39:983-90.
20. Henry TR, Votaw JR, Pennel PB, et al. Acute blood flow changes and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy. Neurology 1999;52:1166-73.
21. 15O cerebral bloodflow study of vagus nerve stimulation: progressive changes over time and correlation with efficacy. Epilepsia 1998; 39(suppl 6):101.
22. Terry R, Tarvei B, Zabara J. An implantable neurocybernetic prosthesis system. Epilepsia 1990;31(suppl 2):33-7.
23. Talaraich J, Toumoux P. Co-planar stereotactic atlas of the human brain. Stuttgart: Thieme Medical Publishers, 1988.
24. Friston KJ, Ashburner J, Frith CD, Poline JB, Heather JD. Frackowiak RSJ. Spatial registration and normalisation of images. Hum Brain Map 1995;2:165-89.
25. Aghajanian GK and Wang RY. Hahenular and other midbrain raphe afferents demonstrated by a modified retrograde tracing technique. Brain Res 1977;122:229-42.
26. Ricardo JA, Koh ET. Anatomic evidence of direct projections from the nucleus of the solitary tract to the hypothalamus, amygdala and other forebrain structures in the rat. Brain Res 1978;153:1-26.
27. Saper CB, Loewy AD. Efferent connection of the parabranchial nucleus in the rat. Brain Res 1980;197:291-317.
28. Yune MJ, Lee JD, Ryu YH, Kim Dl, Lee BI, Kim SJ. Ipsilateral thalamic hypoperfusion on interictal SPECT in temporal lobe epilepsy. J Nucl Med 1998;39:281-5.
29. Lockard JS, Congdon WC, DuCharme LL. Feasabilily and safety of vagal stimulation: the monkey model. Epilepsia 1990;3(suppl 2):S20-6.
30. Takaya M, Terry WJ, Naritoku DK. Vagus nerve stimulation induces a sustained anticonvulsant effect. Epilepsia 1996;37:1111-6.
31. McLaghlan RS. Suppression of interictal spikes and seizures by stimulation of the vagus nerve. Epilepsia 1993;34:918-23.
32. Aguirre GK, Zarahn E, D'esposito M. The variability of human, BOLD hemodynamic responses. Neuroimage 1998;8:360-9.
33. Zubal IG, Spencer SS, Imam K, et al. Difference images calculated from ictal and interictal technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT scans of epilepsy. J Nucl Med 1995;36:684-9.
34. Saito S, Yoshikawa D, Nishihara F, Morita T, Kitani Y, Amaya T, Fujita T. The cerebral hemodynamic response to electrically induced seizures in man. Brain Res 1995;673:93-100.