Trigeminal nerve stimulation for epilepsy: Long-term feasibilityandefficacy

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 936-938

  De Giorgio, Christopher M ^a,d   Murray, Diana ^b   Markovic, Daniela ^a   Whitehurst, Todd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Boston Scientific   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TINGLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049118559     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000344181.97126.b4     Document Type: Article

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