Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy by Patient Age, Epilepsy Duration, and Seizure Type

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-448

  Englot, Dario J ^a   Chang, Edward F ^a   Auguste, Kurtis I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Outcomes; Seizures; Surgery; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE FREQUENCY; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053072654     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: 15581349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2011.07.002     Document Type: Review

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