Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Epilepsy

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-480

  Gigante, Paul R ^a   Goodman, Robert R ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b St Luke's Roosevelt ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neurostimulation; Neurostimulator; Responsive; Seizures

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIVE NERVE STIMULATION; REVIEW; SEIZURE FREQUENCY; SEIZURE REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANIMALS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 80053084187     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: 15581349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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