Table 1. Epilepsy etiologies in all VNS implanted Slovenian patients (N=48).
Etiology of epilepsy | n |
---|---|
Perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy | 7 |
Congenital cerebrovascular insult | 2 |
Meningoencephalitis | 5 |
Focal cortical dysplasia | 4 |
Dravet syndrome | 2 |
CDKL5 mutation | 1 |
Unspecified genetic mutation | 1 |
Post-traumatic | 4 |
Tuberous sclerosis | 1 |
Bilateral pachygyria | 1 |
Hamartoma | 1 |
Hippocampal sclerosis | 1 |
Cortical atrophy | 3 |
Mitochondrial disorder | 2 |
Unverricht-Lundborg syndrome | 2 |
Brain tumor | 2 |
Unknown | 9 |
VNS = vagus nerve stimulation