Major Psychiatric Disorders Subsequent to Treating Epilepsy by Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 466-472

  Blumer, Dietrich ^a   Davies, Keith ^a   Alexander, Alan ^a   Morgan, Stacy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000919341     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0249     Document Type: Article

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