$The role of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy$

The role of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy

ABSTRACT Vagus nerve stimulation is an adjunctive therapy used to treat patients with refractory epilepsy who are not candidates for resective surgery or had poor results after surgical procedures. Its mechanism of action is not yet fully comprehended but it possibly involves modulation of the locus...

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Main Authors:	Tatiana Von Hertwig Fernandes de Oliveira, Alexandre Novicki Francisco, Zeferino Demartini Junior, Sergio Leandro Stebel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:	estimulação do nervo vago epilepsia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900657&lng=en&tlng=en
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