Learnings from 30 years of reported efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy treatment: A critical review
Toffa DH, Touma L, El Meskine T, Bouthillier A, Nguyen DK
Seizure · 2020
Key finding
Subsequent modifications improved the safety and the efficacy of the system.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Toffa, D. H., Touma, L., El Meskine, T., Bouthillier, A., & Nguyen, D. K. (2020). Learnings from 30 years of reported efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for epilepsy treatment: A critical review. Seizure, 83, 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2020.09.027
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