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Vagal Nerve Stimulator (vagal + nerve_stimulator)

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Vagal nerve stimulators and anaesthesia

ANAESTHESIA, Issue 7 2001
G. Tovey
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Effect of vagal nerve stimulation in a case of Tourette's syndrome and complex partial epilepsy

MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Issue 8 2006
Alan Diamond DO
Abstract We report on a 30-year-old man with Tourette's syndrome (TS) and medication-refractory epilepsy whose tics improved after implantation of a vagal nerve stimulator (VNS). To verify the patient's observation, we performed a blinded video assessment using the modified Rush video-based tic rating scale. The patient underwent two separate video recordings (VNS on and VNS off). A rater, blinded to patient's VNS status, evaluated the videos with the modified Rush video-based tic rating scale. There were improvements in total tic score and motor and phonic tic frequency. If verified by controlled clinical trials, this observation may provide insights into the pathophysiology of tics and may lead to a novel therapy for patients with severe TS. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society [source]

Application of a vagal nerve stimulator in an epilepsy patient with cardiac pacemaker after post-ictal cardiac arrest

ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 2 2009
R. Cáceres
In this case report we present a patient with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) showing partial complex seizures and secondary generalization, and treated with several antiepileptic drugs. After two consecutive seizures she had an episode of cardiac arrest followed by AV-block III which led to the implantation of a cardiac pacemaker. She subsequently received a vagal nerve stimulator because of poor response to epilepsy treatment. Combined treatment with two different electromagnetic stimulators raises the question of safety during surgery which is discussed. [source]