Correlation between GABAA receptor density and vagus nerve stimulation in individuals with drug-resistant partial epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 59-70

  Marrosu, Francesco ^a   Serra, Alessandra ^a   Maleci, Alberto ^a   Puligheddu, Monica ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^a   Piga, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

GABAA receptor density (GRD); Intractable partial epilepsy; Vagus nerve stimulation; 123I Iomazenil brain SPECT

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR INVERSE STIMULATING AGENT; IODINE 123; IOMAZENIL;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0042932580     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(03)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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