Central therapeutic effects of peripheral vagus nerve stimulation

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  Gross, Margaret ^a   Goyal, Monisha ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucleus tractus solitarius; Refractory epilepsy; Treatment resistant depression; Vagus nerve; Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DRUG PRODUCTS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

NUCLEUS TRACTUS SOLITARIUS; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION (VNS);

NEUROLOGY;

COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; EPILEPSY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 34047236374     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.2007.11079608     Document Type: Review

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