FV 7 High-frequency anterior thalamus stimulation increases alertness in epilepsy patients during alert- and drowsy-wakefulness

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of anterior thalamic nuclei (ANT) reduces frequency and intensity of epileptic partial and secondarily-generalized seizures. ANT-DBS disrupts sleep in epilepsy patients. We investigated the impact of ANT-DBS on alertness in wakeful epilepsy patients. This might help to better understand mechanisms of action of high frequency ANT-DBS in humans.

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