Implantation and complications of vagal nerve stimulators;Implantation und komplikationen der vagusnervstimulation

Journal fur Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Spuck, Sebastian ^a,b   Nowak, G ^a   Sperner, J ^a   Tronnier, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complication; Operation; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; JUGULAR VEIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 36248939220     PISSN: 16081587     EISSN: 16809440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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