A controlled trial of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-110

  Aihua, Liu ^a   Lu, Song ^a   Liping, Li ^a   Xiuru, Wang ^a   Hua, Lin ^a   Yuping, Wang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Parasympathetic nervous system; Quality of life; Refractory epilepsy; Seizure; Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTED VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR; LIVERPOOL SEIZURE SEVERITY SCALE; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACORESISTANT EPILEPSY; QUALITY OF LIFE IN EPILEPSY INVENTORY; RATING SCALE; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR; TRANSCUTANEOUS VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907215573     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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