Vagus nerve stimulation for control of intractable seizures in childhood

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 218-223

  Amar, Arun Paul ^b,c   Levy, Michael L ^a   McComb, J Gordon ^a   Apuzzo, Michael L J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Pediatric; Seizure; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0034999072     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056023     Document Type: Review

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