Long-term results of vagal nerve stimulation for adults with medication-resistant epilepsy who have been on unchanged antiepileptic medication

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-13

  García Navarrete, Eduardo ^a   Torres, Cristina V ^a,b   Gallego, Isabel ^b   Navas, Marta ^a   Pastor, Jesús ^b   Sola, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neuromodulation; Retrograde cerebral stimulation; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION RESISTANT EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872170111     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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