Effect of vagus nerve stimulation in post-traumatic epilepsy and failed epilepsy surgery: Preliminary report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 196-198

  Lee, Hai Ong ^a   Koh, Eun Jeong ^a   Oh, Young Min ^a   Park, Seung Soo ^a   Kwon, Ki Hun ^a   Choi, Ha Young ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eletric stimulation; Epilepsy; Post traumatic; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROSURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 57049153614     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.4.196     Document Type: Article

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