Vagus nerve stimulator in patients with epilepsy: indications and recommendations for use
Epilepsy comprises a set of neurologic and systemic disorders characterized by recurrent spontaneous seizures, and is the most frequent chronic neurologic disorder. In patients with medically refractory epilepsy, therapeutic options are limited to ablative brain surgery, trials of experimental antie...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2013-11-01
|
Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001200902&lng=en&tlng=en |