Vagus nerve stimulation therapy: 2-year prospective open-label study of 40 subjects with refractory epilepsy and low IQ who are living in long-term care facilities

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-423

  Huf, Roger L ^a   Mamelak, Adam ^a   Kneedy Cayem, Kara ^b  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Marlinda West   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Epilepsy; Long term care facility; Pharmacoresistant; Refractory; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OPEN STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SPEECH ARTICULATION; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 16344394451     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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