Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Does It Make Sense?
Lam K, Hwang JY
The Permanente Journal · 2021
Key finding
Here we discuss the evidence of using vagus nerve stimulation for refractory tumor-related epilepsy and its challenges and gaps moving forward.
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- Cancer Support
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- taVNS
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- Controlled Clinical Trial
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Lam, K., & Hwang, J. Y. (2021). Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Does It Make Sense?. The Permanente Journal, 25(3), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/20.276
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