Therapeutic Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy - 11/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.ncl.2009.06.005
Juliana Lockman, MD, Robert S. Fisher, MD, PhD ⁎ 
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Room A343, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5235, USA
Corresponding author.Résumé |
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for epilepsy is a functional therapy that avoids many of the adverse effects associated with antiepileptic drug therapy and resective brain surgery. DBS is a relatively new therapy, and only recently has controlled evidence shown its efficacy. This article concentrates on clinical studies of DBS for epilepsy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Brain stimulation, Epilepsy, Seizures, Intractable, Refractory, Treatment
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| The senior author, Robert S. Fisher, was supported by the James and Carrie Anderson Fund for Epilepsy Research, the Susan Horngren Fund, and the Littlefield-DeFreyne Fund. He holds the Maslah Saul, MD Chair. |
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Vol 27 - N° 4
P. 1031-1040 - novembre 2009 Retour au numéro
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