Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: A review

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-169

  Binnie, C D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; ELECTRODE; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FACE PAIN; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; JAW; NECK PAIN; NONHUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; TOOTH PAIN; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034065051     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.1999.0354     Document Type: Article

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