Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory epilepsy;Stimulation chronique du nerf vague dans le traitement del'épilepsie pharmacorésistante

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-339

  Roux, F X ^a   Turak, B ^a   Landre E ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Implantation surgical method; Refractory epilepsy; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 43449123609     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.048     Document Type: Review

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