Effect of vagal nerve stimulation on patients with bitemporal epilepsy.

KUBA, Robert, Milan BRÁZDIL, Zdeněk NOVÁK, Jan CHRASTINA and Ivan REKTOR. Effect of vagal nerve stimulation on patients with bitemporal epilepsy. European Journal of Neurology. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2003, vol. 10, No 10, p. 91-94. ISSN 1351-5101.

Basic information

Original name

Effect of vagal nerve stimulation on patients with bitemporal epilepsy.

Authors

KUBA, Robert (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Milan BRÁZDIL (203 Czech Republic), Zdeněk NOVÁK (203 Czech Republic), Jan CHRASTINA (203 Czech Republic) and Ivan REKTOR (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

European Journal of Neurology, Oxford, Blackwell Science, 2003, 1351-5101

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.000

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/03:00009456

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

bitemporal epilepsy;intractable epilepsy; vagal nerve stimulation

Tags

bitemporal epilepsy, intractable epilepsy, vagal nerve stimulation

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Abstract

V originále

Patients with bitemporal epilepsy are characterized by the existence of independent bitemporal seizure onset zones. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chronic vagal nerve stimulation (VNS)on eight patients with bitemporal epilepsy.