Title |
PROMISING FDA-APPROVED EPILEPSY TREATMENT NOW OFFERED AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL |
Subject |
Implants, Experimental; Vagus Nerve Stimulation; Epilepsy; Academic Medical Centers; Hospitals, University; Public Relations; Communications Media; Mass Media; Social Marketing; Information Dissemination; News; Press Release |
Description |
A new device described as a "pacemaker for the brain" has been implanted in an epilepsy patient at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. The implantable vagus nerve stimulator was recently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. |
Publisher |
University of Utah Health Care Office of Public Affairs and Marketing |
Date |
1998-03-25 |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
University of Utah Health Care Office of Public Affairs and Marketing Collection |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2012 |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Scanning Technician |
sg |
Relation is Part of |
Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News |
Type |
Text |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zk8bf2 |
Setname |
ehsl_pahsc |
ID |
934257 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zk8bf2 |