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Efficacy and tolerability of vagus nerve stimulation therapy (VNS) in Slovenian epilepsy patients: younger age and shorter duration of epilepsy might result in better outcome

To review the outcome of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy in all implanted Slovenian patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, data on 48 patients implanted between 2001 and 2015 were obtained retrospectively from medical records. The outcome was assessed in 2016. Out of 48 patients, 39 responded...

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Autores principales: Kavčič, Alja, Kajdič, Nina, Rener-Primec, Zvonka, Krajnc, Natalija, Žgur, Tomaž
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6884381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31819321
http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.02.08