Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-237

  Milby, Andrew H ^a   Halpern, Casey H ^a   Baltuch, Gordon H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; seizure; vagal; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DEVICE INFECTION; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOICE CHANGE; VOMITING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 62949237226     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurt.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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