Vagus nerve stimulation therapy: A research update

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 6 SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  George, Mark S ^a   Nahas, Z ^a   Bohning, D E ^a   Kozel, F A ^a   Anderson, B ^a   Chae, J H ^a   Lomarev, M ^a   Denslow, S ^a   Li, X ^a   Mu, C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 17944392605     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.6_suppl_4.s56     Document Type: Article

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