Vagus nerve stimulation for medically refractory absence epilepsy
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Vagus nerve stimulation for medically refractory absence epilepsy
PURPOSE A proportion of patients with childhood and juvenile absence epilepsies (CAE, JAE) are likely to be classified as medically refractory. In view of evidence gap for the treatment of such patients, this series is reported to generate estimate for efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in this patient population. METHODS Patients were identified by a chart review of all VNS recipients...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.01.008