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01-05-2013 | Letter to the Editor

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

Authors: Silvio Basic, Davor Sporis, Darko Chudy, Gordan Grahovac, Branimir Nevajda

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2013

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Title: The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on migraine in patient with intractable epilepsy: case report
Authors: Silvio Basic
Davor Sporis
Darko Chudy
Gordan Grahovac
Branimir Nevajda
Publication date: 01-05-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1135-5

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