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Table 1 Number of studies searched in PubMed and CNKI on the use of EEG indicators to predict the VNS efficacy

From: Research progress on the electrophysiological indicators to predict the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-refractory epilepsy

Database

Keywords

Number of studies

Summary

PubMed

"EEG" and "VNS"

28

Studies were focused on the role of EEG in the prediction of VNS efficacy

"EEG", "VNS" and "predictive"

11

Clarifying the role of EEG in the prediction of VNS efficacy

CNKI

"EEG" and "VNS"

30

Studies were focused on the use and efficacy of EEG and VNS in the treatment of epilepsy,

"EEG", "VNS" and "predictive"

4

Four papers explored the use of EEG in the prediction of VNS, three of which clarified the ability of EEG to predict the efficacy of VNS