Epilepsy, vagal nerve stimulation by the NCP system, mortality, and sudden, unexpected, unexplained death

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-212

  Annegers, J F ^a,e   Coan, Sharon P ^a   Hauser, W A ^b   Leestma, J ^c   Duffell, William ^d   Tarver, Brent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^c Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^d Chicago Neurosurgical Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mortality; SUDEP; Vagal nerve

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; TIAGABINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031932489     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01360.x     Document Type: Article

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