Abdul Karim Ghaith, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Jesus E Sanchez-Garavito, Cameron Zamanian, Marc Ghanem, Antonio Bon-Nieves, Baibing Chen, Cornelia N Drees, David Miller, Jonathon J Parker, Joao Paulo Almeida, Adrian Elmi-Terander, William Tatum, Erik H Middlebrooks, Mohamad Bydon, Jamie J Van-Gompel, Brian N Lundstrom, Sanjeet S Grewal
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Epilepsy is considered one of the most prevalent and severe chronic neurological disorders worldwide. Our study aims to analyze the national trends in different treatment modalities for individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy and investigate the outcomes associated with these procedural trends in the United States. METHODS: Using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2010 to 2020, patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who underwent laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), open surgical resection, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), or responsive neurostimulation (RNS) were identified...
January 8, 2024: Neurosurgery