Vagus nerve stimulation might have a unique effect in reflex eating seizures

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-303

  Cukiert, Arthur ^a   Mariani, Pedro Paulo ^a   Burattini, Jose Augusto ^a   Cukiert, Cristine Mella ^a   Forster, Cassio ^a   Baise, Carla ^a   Argentoni Baldochi, Meire ^a   Mello, Valeria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL BRIGADEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eating seizures; Outcome; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INNERVATION; MALE; MICROGYRIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 75649138355     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02278.x     Document Type: Article

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