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Intraoperative methods for confirmation of correct placement of the vagus nerve stimulator Volume 3, numéro 2, June 2001

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  • Intraoperative methods for confirmation of correct placement of the vagus nerve stimulator

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Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7025, USA
  • Page(s) : 75-8
  • Année de parution : 2001

The promise of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as a therapy for patients with intractable epilepsy requires correct identification of the vagus nerve [1]. Anatomically, the vagus nerve is located in the carotid sheath, just posterior to the carotid artery. Other nerves such as the sympathetic chain, the accessory nerve and the smaller superior cardiac nerve pass relatively close to this area and may be mistaken for the vagus nerve. This [...]