A case report of hypomania following vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy [6]

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-

  Klein, Joshua P ^a   Jean Baptiste, Michel ^a   Thompson, James L ^a   Bowers Jr , Malcolm B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0038710685     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v64n0420g     Document Type: Letter

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