Can vagus nerve stimulation help migraine?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-395

  Lenaerts, M E ^a   Oommen, K J ^a   Couch, J R ^a   Skaggs, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINAL CAUDAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 40349088706     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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