Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of medically intractable seizures: Results of a 1-year open-extension trial

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1176-1180

  Salinsky, Martin C ^a   Uthman, Basim M ^b   Ristanovic, Ruzica K ^c   Wernicke, J F ^d   Tarver, W Brent ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0029795080     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550110128021     Document Type: Article

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