Epilepsy: Responsive neurostimulation-modulating the epileptic brain

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 247-248

  Ben Menachem, Elinor ^a   Krauss, Gregory L ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION; THALAMUS; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRODE; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84900837722     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.69     Document Type: Article

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