Vagus nerve stimulation: Effectiveness and tolerability in patients with epileptic encephalopathies

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 787-792

  Cersósimo, Ricardo O ^a   Bartuluchi, Marcelo ^a   De Los Santos, Cecilia ^a   Bonvehi, Irene ^a   Pomata, Hugo ^a   Caraballo, Roberto H ^a  

^a Hospital Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Classification; Epileptic encephalopathy; Pediatrics; Refractory epilepsy; Treatment; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; ZONISAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCLONIC ASTATIC EPILEPSY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOICE CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955553731     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1314-8     Document Type: Article

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