Vagus Nerve Stimulation Activates Central Nervous System Structures in Epileptic Patients During PET H215O Blood Flow Imaging
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 39 (2), 426-431
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199608000-00061
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:. To determine the central areas of activation by vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) in epilepsy. VNS is a promising neurosurgical method for treaKeywords
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