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The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on migraine in patient with intractable epilepsy: case report

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Abbreviations

VNS:

Vagus nerve stimulation

EEG:

Electroencephalography

IED:

Interictal epileptiform discharges

SPECT:

Single photon emission computed tomography

EEG:

Electroencephalography

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

V-EEG:

Video EEG

VAS:

Visual analogue scale

NTS:

Solitary tract nucleus

LC:

Locus coeruleus

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Av. Gojka Suska 6, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Silvio Basic, Davor Sporis, Darko Chudy, Gordan Grahovac & Branimir Nevajda

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Basic, S., Sporis, D., Chudy, D. et al. The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on migraine in patient with intractable epilepsy: case report. Neurol Sci 34, 797–798 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1135-5

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Keywords

  • Epilepsy therapy
  • Chronic pain
  • Headaches
  • Migraine
  • Vagus nerve stimulation