Short-term Results of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Pediatric Patients with Refractory Epilepsy

Short-term Results of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Pediatric Patients with Refractory Epilepsy

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), an alternative method to manage patients with medically intractable epilepsy, has shown favorable results in reducing seizure relapse and improvements in quality of life. In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of this device as an adjunctive th...

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Main Authors: Chih-Yi Chen, Hsu-Tung Lee, Chu-Chin Chen, Shang-Yeong Kwan, Shyi-Jou Chen, Liang-Po Hsieh, Jeng-Dau Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
pediatric patients
refractory epilepsy
vagus nerve stimulation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957212000551

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