Vagus nerve stimulation for medication-resistant generalized epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1510-1512

  Labar, Douglas ^a,d   Murphy, Jerome ^b   Tecoma, Evelyn ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033594538     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.7.1510     Document Type: Article

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