Hardware failure in vagus nerve stimulation therapy

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-405

  Rijkers, K ^a   Berfelo, M W ^a   Cornips, E M J ^a   Majoie, H J M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hardware failure; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DYSPNEA; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSE GENERATOR; SORE THROAT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; THORACIC INJURIES; VAGUS NERVE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 41049084245     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-007-1492-7     Document Type: Article

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