Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for seizures

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Ramani, Ramachandran ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Locus ceruleus; Seizure therapy; Vagus nerve stimulator; VNS therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIST; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; HEART RATE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INNERVATION; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX DISORDER; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SINUS NODE; SORE THROAT; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; THROAT DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOICE CHANGE; WOUND INFECTION; ANESTHESIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANESTHESIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SEIZURES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 39049120397     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31815b7df1     Document Type: Review

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