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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior reports2021

Vagus nerve stimulation as a potential modulator of periictal psychotic episodes: A report of four cases.

Montse Alemany, Eva Real, Núria Custal, Jacint Sala-Padró, Laura Rodríguez-Bel, Gerard Plans, Jaume Mora, Mila Santurino, Tim Vancamp, Mercè Falip

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Montse AlemanyNeuro-Oncology Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Eva RealEpilepsy Unit, Psychiatry Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Núria CustalEpilepsy Unit, Psychiatry Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Jacint Sala-PadróEpilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura Rodríguez-BelInstitute of Image Diagnosis (IDI), PET Division, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Gerard PlansEpilepsy Unit, Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Jaume MoraInstitute of Image Diagnosis (IDI), SPECT division, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Mila SanturinoEpilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Tim Vancampe4Sci, Sabadell, Spain.
Mercè FalipEpilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge University Hospital · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) has been associated with a high incidence of psychotic disorders. Patients can develop psychosis after starting a new antiseizure medication, after undergoing resective surgery, or after implantation of a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) system. The aim of this study was to investigate the modulation effect of VNS on psychotic episodes in DRE patients with a pre-existing history of periictal psychotic episodes (PPE). We retrospectively report the outcome of four patients from a single tertiary center with PPE prior to implantation. None of the implanted patients developed

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Drug-resistant epilepsyPeriictal psychotic episodesPositron emission tomographyPsychosisVagus nerve stimulation

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