Charuta N Joshi, Cemal Karakas, Krista Eschbach, Debopam Samanta, Kurtis Auguste, Virendra Desai, Rani Singh, Patricia McGoldrick, Steven Wolf, Taylor J Abel, Edward Novotny, Chima Oluigbo, Shilpa B Reddy, Allyson Alexander, Angela Price, Puck Reeders, Nancy Mcnamara, Erin Fedak Romanowski, Ian Mutchnick, Adam P Ostendorf, Ammar Shaikhouni, Andrew Knox, Gewalin Aungaroon, Joffre Olaya, Carrie R Muh
Neuromodulation via Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) or Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an emerging treatment strategy for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Knowledge gaps exist in patient selection, surgical technique, and perioperative care. Here, we use an expert survey to clarify practices. Thirty-two members of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium were surveyed using REDCap. Respondents were from 17 pediatric epilepsy centers (missing data in one): Four centers implant RNS only while 13 implant both RNS and DBS...
February 29, 2024: Epilepsia Open