Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Unverricht-Lundborg type

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1046-1048

  Smith, Brien ^a   Shatz, Rhonna ^a   Elisevich, Kost ^a   Bespalova, Irina N ^b   Burmeister, Margit ^b,c  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Epilepsy; Progressive myoclonus epilepsy; Seizure; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033884001     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00293.x     Document Type: Article

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