Vagal nerve stimulation improves cerebellar tremor and dysphagia in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1200-1202

  Marrosu, F ^a   Maleci, A ^a   Cocco, E ^a   Puligheddu, M ^a   Barberini, L ^a   Marrosu, Maria Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Pattern Generators (CPGs); Dysphagia; Multiple sclerosis; Postural cerebellar tremor; Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; PRIMIDONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREMOR; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREMOR; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 39549097399     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507078399     Document Type: Article

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