Combination of corpus callosotomy and vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of refractory epilepsy

European Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 65-74

  Guillamon E ^a   Miro J ^b   Gutierrez A ^a   Conde, R ^a   Falip, M ^b   Jaraba, S ^b   Plans, G ^b   Garces M ^a   Villanueva, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corpus callosotomy; Epilepsy; Treatment; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; RUFINAMIDE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CORPUS CALLOSOTOMY; DELTA RHYTHM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROP ATTACK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX; THETA RHYTHM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84894467122     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353979     Document Type: Article

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