Complications of vagal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: A single center longitudinal study of 143 patients

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 827-833

  Kahlow, Hannes ^a   Olivecrona, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complication; Epilepsy; Vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORROSION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MIOSIS; NERVE STIMULATOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE ADHESION; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84888011216     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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