Vagus nerve stimulation: Indications and limitations

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 2, 2007, Pages 281-286

  Ansari, Sohail ^a   Chaudhri, K ^a   Al Moutaery, K ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

depression; epilepsy; Neuromodulation; refractory seizures; vagus nerve stimulation; VNS

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 85052609458     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33081-4_31     Document Type: Review

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