Cognitive improvement after long-term electrical stimulation of bilateral anterior thalamic nucleus in refractory epilepsy patients

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-187

  Oh, Yoon Sang ^a   Kim, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Kyung Jin ^b   Kim, Yeong In ^a   Lim, Sung Chul ^a   Shon, Young Min ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior thalamic nucleus; Cognitive change; Deep brain stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858078373     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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