Behavioural and cognitive effects during vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy-A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-90

  Klinkenberg, Sylvia ^a   Van Den Bosch, Charlotte N C J ^b   Majoie, H J Marian ^a,b   Aalbers, Marlien W ^a   Leenen, Loes ^b   Hendriksen, Jos ^a,b   Cornips, Erwin M J ^a   Rijkers, Kim ^a   Vles, Johan S H ^a,b   Aldenkamp, Albert P ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural functioning; Children; Cognition; Medically refractory epilepsy; Mood; Psychosocial adjustment; VNS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84872111744     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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