Expanding therapeutic options: Devices and the treatment of refractory epilepsy

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Karceski, Steven ^a   Mullin, Paul ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 3543049967     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-004-0059-8     Document Type: Review

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