Electrical stimulation devices in the treatment of epilepsy

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 2, 2007, Pages 247-259

  Karceski, Steven ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; epilepsy; implanted device; Neuromodulation; review; seizures

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE;

BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 85052610368     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33081-4_28     Document Type: Review

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