VNS induced desynchronization in gamma bands correlates with positive clinical outcome in temporal lobe pharmacoresistant epilepsy

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 536, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-18

  Fraschini, Matteo ^a   Puligheddu, Monica ^a,b   Demuru, Matteo ^a   Polizzi, Lorenzo ^b   Maleci, Alberto ^a   Tamburini, Giorgio ^a,b   Congia, Socrate ^a,b   Bortolato, Marco ^c   Marrosu, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Gamma band; Phase synchronization; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84873709373     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.12.044     Document Type: Article

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