New-onset refractory status epilepticus treated with vagus nerve stimulation: A case report
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Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8558, Japan Department of Neurophysiology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8558, Japan Department of Neurology and Stroke, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, 15-749 Motomachi, Kyoto, 605-0981, Japan Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajimachi, Kyouto, 602-0841, Japan
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 47 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017