This second edition presents a timely and practical discussion of vagal nerve stimulation in a clear and well-illustrated format. It provides a clinical approach to the treatment of patients with medically-intractable seizures, as well as for those with depression (a new indication since the publication of first edition). The book's focus has made it successful, as it zeros in on clinically relevant findings. The new edition includes downloadable resources with actual footage of the implantation procedure and the latest research findings of the treatment potential for depression and obesity. Vagus Nerve Stimulation gives the attending neurologist step-by-step information on this exciting method of treating epilepsy.

About the Author
Steven C Schachter MD (Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director of Research Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, USA), Dieter Schmidt MD (Emeritus Professor of Neurology, Epilepsy Research Group, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany)

Reviews

"...Some of the best clinical investigators in the field have written chapters in this book with impeccable literary and technical finesse."
-New England Journal of Medicine

Book Information
ISBN 9781841842578
Author Steven C. Schachter
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g