The place of vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy;Der stellenwert der vagus-nerv-stimulation in der epilepsietherapie

Nervenheilkunde

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 558-561

  Schmidt, D ^a   Elger, C E ^b   Stefan, H ^b   Bergmann, A ^b   Bauer, G ^b   Brandl, U ^b   Despland, P ^b   Dorn, T ^b   Ernst, J P ^b   Flierl, A ^b   Holthausen, H ^b   Luef, G ^b   Korner E ^b   Kramer G ^b   Meencke, H J ^b   Mamoli, B ^b   Merschhemke, M ^b   Noachtar, S ^b   Ott, E ^b   Pohlmann Eden, B ^b   Runge, U ^b   Scherrmann, J ^b   Schnizer, M ^b   Tettenborn, B ^b   Wieser, H G ^b   more..

^a Arbeitsgruppe Epilepsieforschung   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Refractory epilepsy; Treatment of epilepsy; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; REVIEW; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033392448     PISSN: 07221541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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