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Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy\u2013Borderline (SMEIB) is a term used to include cases with similar severities as those with Dravet syndrome, but lacking a single feature of classic severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy. Vagus nerve stimulation is a nonpharmacologic treatment for intractable epilepsy. A retrospective review was conducted of patients with deleterious SCN1A mutations who had vagus nerve stimulation placement for treatment of their intractable epilepsy. These children had onset of their epilepsy between 3 and 29 months of age. Seizure control was assessed 6 months after implantation. Twenty patients are included in the study, with 12 implanted at our institution. Nine of the 12 patients implanted at our institution, who had confirmed pre- and post-implantation seizure assessments, showed improvement in seizure control, which was defined as &gt;50% reduction in generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and 4 of those 12 reported improvement in cognitive or speech development. Seven of the 8 patients not implanted at our institution reported subjective benefit, with 4 relating \u201cmarked improvement\u201d or seizure freedom. 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