Vagus nerve stimulation for partial and generalized epilepsy from infancy to adolescence: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 200-205

  Thompson, Eric M ^a   Wozniak, Susan E ^a   Roberts, Colin M ^b   Kao, Amy ^b   Anderson, Valerie C ^a   Selden, Nathan R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized epilepsy; Partial epilepsy; Pediatrics; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84865968756     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.5.PEDS11489     Document Type: Article

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