Successful removal and reimplant of vagal nerve stimulator device after 10 years

Successful removal and reimplant of vagal nerve stimulator device after 10 years

The number of implanted vagal nerve stimulators is growing and the need for removal or revision of the devices will become even more frequent. A significant concern about Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy is the presence of the spiral stimulating electrodes, wrapped around the nerve, once treatm...

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Main Authors: Marco Giulioni, Matteo Martinoni, Ilaria Naldi, Francesca Bisulli, Eugenio Pozzati, Paolo Tinuper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Electrical stimulation
epilepsy
epilepsy surgery
pharmacoresistant epilepsy
vagus nerve stimulation
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2012;volume=15;issue=2;spage=128;epage=129;aulast=Giulioni

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