Vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy in children and young adults

Brain and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 158-163

  Buoni, Sabrina ^a   Mariottini, Aldo ^a   Pieri, Sergio ^a   Zalaffi, Alessandro ^a   Farnetani, Maria Angela ^a   Strambi, Mirella ^a   Palma, Lucio ^a   Fois, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug resistant epilepsy; Lennox Gastaut syndrome; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; FLUNARIZINE; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCLONIC ASTATIC EPILEPSY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 1642325880     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(03)00120-7     Document Type: Article

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