Vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of refractory epilepsy.

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Published in Neurotherapeutics on April 01, 2009

Authors

Andrew H Milby1, Casey H Halpern, Gordon H Baltuch

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

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