Vagus nerve stimulation: Longitudinal follow-up of patients treated for 5 years

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-274

  Kuba, Robert ^a   Brázdil, Milan ^a   Kalina, Miroslav ^b   Procházka, Tomáš ^b   Hovorka, Jiří ^c   Nežádal, Tomáš ^c   Hadač, Jan ^d   Brožová, Klára ^d   Sebroňová, Věra ^e   Komárek, Vladimír ^e   Marusič, Petr ^e   Ošlejšková, Hana ^a   Zárubová, Jana ^d   Rektor, Ivan ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c Na Franti ku Hospital   (Czech Republic)

^d FAKULTNÍ THOMAYEROVA NEMOCNICE   (Czech Republic)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Complications; Efficacy; Long term outcome; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 63449093052     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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