Complications of chronic vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy in children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 500-503

  Smyth, Matthew D ^a   Tubbs, R Shane ^b   Bebin, E Martina ^b   Grabb, Paula A ^b   Blount, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Complication; Epilepsy; Seizure surgery; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORTICOLLIS; URINE RETENTION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0041419599     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.3.0500     Document Type: Article

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