Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 448-455

  Boon, Paul ^a   Vonck, Kristl ^b   Reuck, Jacques De ^b   Caemaert, Jacques ^b  

^a Reference Centre for Refractory Epilepsy   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Efficacy; Mechanism of action; Refractory epilepsy; Safety; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; RAT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0035194842     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2001.0626     Document Type: Article

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