Vagus nerve stimulation has a positive effect on mood in patients with refractory epilepsy

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-340

  Klinkenberg, S ^a   Majoie, H J M ^a,b   Van Der Heijden, M M A A ^a,b   Rijkers, K ^a   Leenen, L ^a   Aldenkamp, A P ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Epilepsy; Mood; Quality of life; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFRACTORY EPILEPSY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859436348     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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