Vagus nerve stimulation is associated with mood improvements in epilepsy patients

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 203-210

  Elger, Gerda ^a   Hoppe, Christian ^a   Falkai, Peter ^a   Rush, A John ^b   Elger, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive mood disorder; Epilepsy; Randomized controlled trial; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0033768295     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(00)00181-9     Document Type: Article

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