Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy among patient subgroups: A re-analysis using the Engel classification

Seizure

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-335

  Wheeler, Marcus ^a   De Herdt, Veerle ^b   Vonck, Kristl ^b   Gilbert, Karen ^a   Manem, Suneetha ^a   MacKenzie, Todd ^a   Jobst, Barbara ^a   Roberts, David ^a   Williamson, Peter ^a   Van Roost, Dirk ^b   Boon, Paul ^b   Thadani, Vijay ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Engel classification; Patient subgroups; Refractory epilepsy; Seizure frequency outcome; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954415334     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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