Vagal nerve stimulation in epileptic encephalopathies

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 778-782

  Parker, Alasdair P J ^a   Polkey, Charles E ^b   Binnie, Colin D ^b   Madigan, Catherine ^a   Ferrie, Colin D ^c   Robinson, Richard O ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Epilepsy; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032989735     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.4.778     Document Type: Article

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