Ventricular asystole during vagal nerve stimulation

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 967-968

  Schuurman, Peter R ^a   Beukers, Richard J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ASYSTOLE; BRAIN SURGERY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 63849090090     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01907.x     Document Type: Letter

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