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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior reports2024

Chronic subthreshold cortical stimulation: A promising therapy for motor cortex seizures.

Sebastien Heyndrickx, Simon Lamquet, Joyce Oerlemans, Kristl Vonck, Paul Boon, Dirk Van Roost, Alfred Meurs

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior reports, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sebastien HeyndrickxDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Simon LamquetDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Joyce OerlemansDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Kristl VonckDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Paul BoonDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Dirk Van RoostDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Alfred MeursDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University Hospital · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic subthreshold cortical stimulation (CSCS) is a form of neurostimulation consisting of continuous or cyclic, open-loop, subthreshold electrical stimulation of a well-defined epileptogenic zone (EZ). CSCS has seen limited clinical use but could be a safe and effective long-term treatment of focal drug resistant epilepsy, in particular when the EZ is located in the motor cortex. We present a case of a 49-year-old woman suffering from debilitating focal motor seizures. Treatment with CSCS resulted in significant clinical improvement, enabling her to walk unaided for the first time in years.

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Chronic subthreshold cortical stimulationDrug resistant epilepsyNeurostimulation

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PMID38235016
PMCPMC10792751
OpenAlexW4390008538

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