Vagal stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy;Estimulación vagal en el tratamiento de la epilepsia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 511-518

  Iriarte, J ^a   Urrestarazu, E ^a   Lazaro D ^a   Schlumberger, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug resistant epilepsy; Vagal stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; EPILEPSY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLAVICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVICLE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 2242453234     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3406.2001368     Document Type: Article

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