Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: A meta-analysis of efficacy and predictors of response - A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1248-1255

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Outcome; Seizure; Surgery; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 83055174086     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.JNS11977     Document Type: Review

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