Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of medically intractable seizures. Evaluation of long-term outcome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Tanganelli, Paolo ^a   Ferrero, Sergio ^b   Colotto, Patrizio ^b   Regesta, Giovanni ^b  

^a PA Micone Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug resistant epileptic seizures; Efficacy; Long term outcome; Safety; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NECROSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; TIME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036890975     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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