Perioperative seizures following deep brain stimulation in patients with multiple sclerosis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-305

  Johnson, Reuben D ^a   Qadri, Syed R ^a   Joint, C ^a   Moir, L ^a   Green, A L ^a   Aziz, T Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Multiple sclerosis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77952486326     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688690903577631     Document Type: Article

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