Acute blood flow changes and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy
Henry T, Votaw J, Pennell P, Epstein C, Bakay R, Faber T, Grafton S, Hoffman J
Neurology · 1999
Key finding
PET-measured acute thalamic blood flow increases during VNS correlated with subsequent reduction in seizure frequency in partial epilepsy.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 11
Cite this study
Henry, T., Votaw, J., Pennell, P., Epstein, C., Bakay, R., Faber, T., Grafton, S., & Hoffman, J. (1999). Acute blood flow changes and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in partial epilepsy. Neurology.
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