Evaluating devices for treating epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2003, Pages 30-37

  Litt, Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Devices; Epilepsy; Implantable; Stimulator

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REGISTER; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0041914645     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.44.s7.3.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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