The long-term effect of vagus nerve stimulation on quality of life in patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy: The PuLsE (Open Prospective Randomized Long-term Effectiveness) trial

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 893-900

  Ryvlin, Philippe ^a   Gilliam, Frank G ^b   Nguyen, Dang K ^c   Colicchio, Gabriella ^d   Iudice, Alfonso ^e   Tinuper, Paolo ^f   Zamponi, Nelia ^g   Aguglia, Umberto ^h   Wagner, Louis ⁱ   Minotti, Lorella ^j   Stefan, Hermann ^k   Boon, Paul ^l   Sadler, Mark ^m   Benna, Paolo ⁿ   Raman, Pradheep ^o   Perucca, Emilio ^p  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

ⁱ Kempenhaeghe Neurology Department   (Netherlands)

^j GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^l GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^m DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^o Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health related quality of life; QOLIE 89; Seizures; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEST MEDICAL PRACTICE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPHONIA; ELECTRODE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PARAMETERS; PHARMACORESISTANT FOCAL EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; THERAPY; THORAX PAIN; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EPILEPSY; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; QOLIE-89; SEIZURES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902360569     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12611     Document Type: Article

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