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Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for the treatment of epilepsy

Author

Steven C Schachter, MD

Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School

Section Editor

Timothy A Pedley, MD

Editor-in-Chief — Neurology

Section Editor — Epilepsy

Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Neurology

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Deputy Editor

April F Eichler, MD, MPH

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Neurology and Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School

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