Revision of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) electrodes: Review and report on use of ultra-sharp monopolar tip

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1081-1084

  Ng, Wai Hoe ^a,b   Donner, Elizabeth ^a   Go, Cristina ^a   Abou Hamden, Amal ^a   Rutka, James T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrode; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Seizures; Vagal nerve stimulation; VNS

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956188698     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1121-2     Document Type: Review

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