Lead revision surgery for vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy: Outcomes and efficacy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-113

  Waseem, Hena ^a   Raffa, Scott J ^a   Benbadis, Selim R ^a   Vale, Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Intractable epilepsy; Lead revision; Seizure disorder; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTED VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR; LEAD FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NEUROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AED; ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG; EPILEPSY SURGERY; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LEAD REVISION; SEIZURE DISORDER; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VNS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891651557     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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