Vagal nerve stimulation for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy: A review of the current literature

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Connor, David E ^a   Nixon, Menarvia ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a   Guthikonda, Bharat ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Intractable epilepsy; Medically refractory epilepsy; Surgical treatment of epilepsy; Vagal nerve stimulator

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

BRAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84858604185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.FOCUS11328     Document Type: Review

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