Vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: A European long-term study up to 24 months in 347 children

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1576-1584

  Orosz, Iren ^a   McCormick, David ^b   Zamponi, Nelia ^c   Varadkar, Sophia ^d   Feucht, Martha ^e   Parain, Dominique ^f   Griens, Roger ^g   Vallée, Louis ^h   Boon, Paul ⁱ   Rittey, Christopher ^j   Jayewardene, Amara K ^k   Bunker, Mark ^k   Arzimanoglou, Alexis ^l   Lagae, Lieven ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Riuniti Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^g MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^h LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^j SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^l University Hospitals of Lyon HCL   (France)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Clinical trial; Epilepsy; Pediatrics; Quality of life; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; DYSPHONIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTED VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR; INFANT; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84911493945     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12762     Document Type: Article

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