Vagal nerve stimulation - The Norwegian experience

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-41

  Nakken, Karl O ^a   Henriksen, Olaf ^a   Røoste, Geir K ^b   Lossius, Rasmus L ^a  

^a National Centre for Epilepsy   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adults; Refractory epilepsy; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROSURGERY; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0037236336     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059131102001383     Document Type: Article

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