Brain stimulation for surgical epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 154-161

  Jobst, Barbara ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Responsive stimulation; Scheduled stimulation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AFTERDISCHARGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SURGERY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPILEPSY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOUND DETECTION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MEDIALIS CENTRALIS NUCLEUS;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77950515942     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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