Reassessment: Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: A report of the therapeutics and technology assessment subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 666-669

  Fisher, Robert S ^a   Handforth, Adrian ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033546979     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.4.666     Document Type: Review

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