A SPECT study of the effect of vagal nerve stimulation on thalamic activity in patients with epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 380-384

  Ring, H A ^a   White, S ^b   Costa, D C ^c   Pottinger, R ^b   Dick, J P R ^b   Koeze, T ^a   Sutcliffe, J ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Single photon emission tomography; Thalamus; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THALAMUS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033794821     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0438     Document Type: Article

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