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- Title
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Treatment Modality for Epilepsy.
- Authors
Krapohl, Björn D.; Deutinger, Maria; Kömürcü, Fercan
- Abstract
Anticonvulsant medication is the golden standard for treatment of epilepsy. For patients who do not benefit sufficiently from anticonvulsants, vagal nerve stimulation using an implantable electrical nerve stimulator may be an option to reduce seizure frequency and intensity, thus improving patients' quality of life. The results of a series of vagus nerve stimulator implantations are described.
- Subjects
NEURAL stimulation; CRANIAL nerves; CENTRAL nervous system depressants; BRAIN diseases; EPILEPSY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
MEDSURG Nursing, 2007, Vol 16, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1092-0811
- Publication type
Article