Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation as a complementary therapy for pediatric epilepsy: A pilot trial

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-346

  He, Wei ^a   Jing, Xianghong ^a   Wang, Xiaoyu ^a   Rong, Peijing ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Shi, Hong ^a   Shang, Hongyan ^a   Wang, Yuping ^b   Zhang, Jianguo ^c   Zhu, Bing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Auricular branch of the vagus nerve; Pediatric epilepsy; Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SKIN ULCER; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRANSCUTANEOUS AURICULAR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AURICULAR BRANCH OF THE VAGUS NERVE; PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY; TRANSCUTANEOUS AURICULAR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84880314829     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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