Vagus nerve stimulation: predictors of seizure freedom
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Vagus nerve stimulation: predictors of seizure freedom.
OBJECTIVES To identify predictive factors for the seizure-free outcome of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). METHODS All 47 patients who had undergone VNS implantation at one centre and had at least one year of follow up were studied. They underwent complete presurgical evaluation including detailed clinical history, magnetic resonance imaging, and long term video-EEG with ictal and interictal re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.037085