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Vagus nerve stimulation in pediatric intractable epilepsy: a Korean bicentric study

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Epilepsy Center, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Korea

    H. C. Kang

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Center, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Korea

    Y. S. Hwang

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Handicapped Children’s Research Institute, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

    D. S. Kim

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Severance Hospital, Handicapped Children’s Research Institute, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

    H. D. Kim

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  1. Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Jin Woo Chang

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Kang, H.C., Hwang, Y.S., Kim, D.S., Kim, H.D. (2006). Vagus nerve stimulation in pediatric intractable epilepsy: a Korean bicentric study. In: Chang, J.W., Katayama, Y., Yamamoto, T. (eds) Advances in Functional and Reparative Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 99. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-35205-2_18

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