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Unusual early positive outcome of VNS therapy: anecdotal honeymoon or atypical prolonged immediate changes?

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  1. Unit for severe disabilities in developmental age and young adults (Developmental Neurology and Neurorehabilitation), Scientific Institute I.R.C.C.S. “Eugenio Medea”– Ass. “La Nostra Famiglia” - Brindisi Research Centre,, Ex Complesso Ospedaliero, A. “Di Summa-Piazza”, “A. Di Summa”, Brindisi, 72100, Italy

    Marta De Rinaldis & Antonio Trabacca

  2. Neurological Sciences Department, Neurosurgery, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Taranto, Italy

    Nicola Gigante

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De Rinaldis, M., Gigante, N. & Trabacca, A. Unusual early positive outcome of VNS therapy: anecdotal honeymoon or atypical prolonged immediate changes?. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 793–794 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0767-x

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