Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is effective in treating catastrophic 1 epilepsy in very young children

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-297

  Zamponi, Nelia ^a   Rychlicki, Franco ^a   Corpaci, Ludovica ^a   Cesaroni, Elisabetta ^a   Trignani, Roberto ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catastrophic epilepsy; QOL; Very young; VNS

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL DISEASE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANOXIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 44649126597     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0134-8     Document Type: Article

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