Acupuncture for Refractory Epilepsy: Role of Thalamus
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Acupuncture for Refractory Epilepsy: Role of Thalamus
Neurostimulation procedures like vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and deep brain stimulation have been used to treat refractory epilepsy and other neurological disorders. While holding promise, they are invasive interventions with serious complications and adverse effects. Moreover, their efficacies are modest with less seizure free. Acupuncture is a simple, safe, and effective traditional healing...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1155/2014/950631