Vagus nerve stimulation in 16 children with refractory epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 809-813

  Lundgren, J ^a   Amark P ^b   Blennow, G ^a   Stromblad L G ^a   Wallstedt, L ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Treatment; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032135468     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01173.x     Document Type: Article

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