Induction of central-type sleep apnea by vagus nerve stimulation

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Papacostas, Savvas S ^a   Myrianthopoulou, P ^a   Dietis, A ^b   Papathanasiou, E S ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Sleep apnea; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33847728628     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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