"Drug Resistant Epilepsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Epileptic condition in which adequate trials of two tolerated and appropriately chosen and used ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS schedules to achieve sustained seizure freedom failed.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Resistant Epilepsy- Drug Resistant Epilepsy
- Drug Resistant Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Drug Resistant
- Resistant Epilepsies, Drug
- Resistant Epilepsy, Drug
- Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
- Medication Resistant Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Medication Resistant
- Epilepsy, Medication Resistant
- Medication Resistant Epilepsies
- Resistant Epilepsies, Medication
- Resistant Epilepsy, Medication
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Intractable
- Intractable Epilepsies
- Epilepsy, Drug Refractory
- Epilepsy, Intractable
- Refractory Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Refractory
- Epilepsy, Refractory
- Refractory Epilepsies
- Drug Refractory Epilepsy
- Drug Refractory Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Drug Refractory
- Refractory Epilepsies, Drug
- Refractory Epilepsy, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2025 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Resistant Epilepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Responsive neurostimulation in children, adolescents, and young Adults-Longitudinal effectiveness and safety. Neurotherapeutics. 2026 Mar; 23(2):e00865.
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A nonlinear relationship of evoked responses following charge-balanced single-pulse electrical stimulation with varying pulse widths. Brain Stimul. 2026 Mar-Apr; 19(2):103049.
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Modern Aspects of Invasive Epilepsy Monitoring: Utility for Seizure Localization and Therapeutic Decision-Making. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2026; 61(1):31-40.
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Transcriptomic decoding of regional cortical vulnerability to drug-resistant epilepsy using 7T MRI. Commun Biol. 2025 Dec 24; 9(1):121.
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Clinical outcomes following stereotactic MRI-guided laser ablation in children with tuberous sclerosis complex and intractable epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2026 Mar; 67(3):1169-1180.
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A Review of Current Research and Barriers to Access: Exploring Disparities in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2026; 61(1):100-110.
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Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database. Epilepsia. 2026 Mar; 67(3):1317-1331.
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Non-invasive temporal interference stimulation of the hippocampus suppresses epileptic biomarkers in patients with Epilepsy: biophysical differences between kilohertz and amplitude modulated stimulation. Brain Stimul. 2026 Jan-Feb; 19(1):102981.
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Surgical Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation in Children Across Targets and Indications: Multicenter Analysis of the CHILD-DBS Registry. Neurology. 2025 Nov 11; 105(9):e214201.
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Hemispherotomy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in a Low-Resource Setting: Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life in 23 Children Treated in a Hybrid Program in Panama. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2026; 61(1):86-99.