Vagus nerve stimulation therapy in epilepsy patients. Long-term outcome and adverse effects: A retrospective analysis;Vagusnervstimulationstherapie bei Epilepsiepatienten: Langzeitoutcome und Nebenwirkungen: eine retrospektive Analyse

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Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1473-1485

  Carius, A ^a   Wintermantel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Epilepsy; Long term outcome; Patient selection; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EPILEPSY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECISION TREES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892831946     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: 14330407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-013-3923-4     Document Type: Article

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