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R. C. Gilmartin
Publications - 3
Citations - 2126
R. C. Gilmartin is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vagus nerve stimulation & Epilepsy. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 2012 citations.
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Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures A randomized active-control trial
Adrian Handforth,Adrian Handforth,Christopher M. DeGiorgio,Steven C. Schachter,Basim M. Uthman,Dean K. Naritoku,Evelyn S. Tecoma,Thomas R. Henry,Collins Stephen D,Bradley V. Vaughn,R. C. Gilmartin,Douglas Labar,George L. Morris,Martin C. Salinsky,Ivan Osorio,Ruzica Ristanovic,David M. Labiner,J. C. Jones,Jerome V. Murphy,G. C. Ney,J. Wheless +20 more
TL;DR: Vagus nerve stimulation is an effective and safe adjunctive treatment for patients with refractory partial-onset seizures and represents the advent of a new, nonpharmacologic treatment for epilepsy.
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Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures
Adrian Handforth,Christopher M. Degiorgio,Steven C. Schachter,Basim M. Uthman,Dean K. Naritoku,Evelyn S. Tecoma,Thomas R. Henry,Collins Stephen D,Bradley V. Vaughn,R. C. Gilmartin,Douglas Labar,George L. Morris,Martin C. Salinsky,Ivan Osorio,Ruzica Ristanovic,David M. Labiner,J. C. Jones,Jerome V. Murphy,G. C. Ney,James W. Wheless +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the efficacy and safety of therapeutic (high) vagus nerve stimulation with less (low) stimulation and found that the high stimulation was associated with more voice alteration and dyspnea.
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Prospective Long-Term Study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Seizures
Christopher M. DeGiorgio,Steven C. Schachter,Adrian Handforth,Martin C. Salinsky,J. Thompson,Basim M. Uthman,Robin Reed,S. Collin,Evelyn S. Tecoma,George L. Morris,Bradley V. Vaughn,Dean K. Naritoku,Thomas R. Henry,Thomas R. Henry,D. Labar,R. C. Gilmartin,D. Labiner,Ivan Osorio,R. Ristanovic,R. Ristanovic,Jana E. Jones,Jerome V. Murphy,G. C. Ney,J. Wheless,P. Lewis,Christianne N. Heck +25 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the largest prospective long-term study of VNS to date, showing that VNS improves during 12 months, and many subjects sustain >75% reductions in seizures.