Vagus nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: A review

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 358-368

  McLachlan, Richard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy, intractable; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; COUGHING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031401989     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199709000-00002     Document Type: Review

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