Transient Atrial Fibrillation after the Implantation of a Vagus Nerve Stimulator
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Operative and technical complications of vagus nerve stimulator implantation.
BACKGROUND The treatment of refractory epilepsy by vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a well-established therapy option for patients not suitable for epilepsy surgery and therapy refractory depressions. OBJECTIVE To analyze surgical and technical complications after implantation of left-sided VNS in patients with therapy-refractory epilepsy and depression. METHODS One hundred five patients re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.31004.x