La stimulation du nerf vague dans le traitement des épilepsies pharmacorésistantes : étude rétrospective bicentrique d'une cohorte de 101 patients implantés entre 1999 et 2010

The VNS can decrease the seizure frequency but, also reduce their intensity and had a favourable effect on the patients mood. Morbidity is low and the therapeutic effect of the stimulation is sustainable. The indication of the VNS should be discussed earlier in the evolution of a nonsurgical and severe epilepsy.