Surgical complications of vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: findings from 26 cases
Shimogawa T, Morioka T, Shimogawa T, Hamamura T, Hashiguchi K, Murakami N
No Shinkei Geka · 2014
Key finding
Across 26 implantation cases, surgical complications such as wound infection and hardware-related problems were reported, informing perioperative management of VNS surgery.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 26
Cite this study
Shimogawa, T., Morioka, T., Shimogawa, T., Hamamura, T., Hashiguchi, K., & Murakami, N. (2014). Surgical complications of vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: findings from 26 cases. No Shinkei Geka.
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