The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on epileptiform activity recorded from hippocampal depth electrodes

Epilepsia

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 423-429

  Olejniczak, Piotr W ^a   Fisch, Bruce J ^a   Carey, Michael ^a   Butterbaugh, Grant ^a   Happel, Lee ^a   Tardo, Carmela ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epileptiform activity; Hippocampal depth electrodes; Sharp waves; Spikes; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBDURAL SPACE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0035064909     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.10900.x     Document Type: Article

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