Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. State of the art;Estimulación eléctrica vagal en el tratamiento de la epilepsia rebelde. Situación actual

Neurocirugia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 416-426

  García March, Guillermo ^a   Sanchez Ledesma M J ^b   Broseta, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Action mechanisms; Epilepsy; Save and efficacy; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ANIMAL; ELECTRODE; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 58149186072     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(08)70208-2     Document Type: Review

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