Clinical outcomes, quality of life, and costs associated with implantation of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 449-458

  Helmers, Sandra L ^a   Duh, Mei Sheng ^b   Guérin, Annie ^b   Sarda, Sujata P ^b   Samuelson, Thomas M ^b   Bunker, Mark T ^c   Olin, Bryan D ^c   Jackson, Stanley D ^c   Faught, Edward ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^c Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Costs; Pediatric epilepsy; QALY; Refractory epilepsy; VNS therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84865126482     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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