Electric brain stimulation and epilepsy;Elektrische hirnstimulation in der epilepsietherapie

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Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 664-676

  Kellinghaus, C ^a   Loddenkemper, T ^a   Moddel G ^a   Tergau, F ^b   Luders J ^a   Ludemann P ^b   Nair, D R ^a   Luders H O ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Efficacy; Epilepsy; Overdrive; Review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OVERDRIVE METHOD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THALAMUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042433333     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-003-1541-2     Document Type: Review

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