Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation
Objectives:Vagal nerve stimulator is an effective treatment option for the medical treatment of the resistant-epilepsies. Surgical complication risks, as well as device-dependent risks, are also present. In this study, we aimed to draw attention to lead fractures from device-dependent complications....
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| author | Ahmet Eren SEÇEN Ayfer ASLAN Erkut Baha BULDUK İrem YILDIRIM Ayşe SERDAROĞLU Gökhan KURT |
| author_facet | Ahmet Eren SEÇEN Ayfer ASLAN Erkut Baha BULDUK İrem YILDIRIM Ayşe SERDAROĞLU Gökhan KURT |
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| description | Objectives:Vagal nerve stimulator is an effective treatment option for the medical treatment of the resistant-epilepsies. Surgical complication risks, as well as device-dependent risks, are also present. In this study, we aimed to draw attention to lead fractures from device-dependent complications.Methods:Between March 2005 and March 2015, patients who had vagal nerve stimulator implantation were screened in our clinic, and patients with lead fractures were included in this study.Results:Vagal nerve stimulator implants were implanted to over 170 patients in our clinic, and 11 of them were found to have lead fractures. They were all taken to revision surgery.Conclusion:Although lead fractures are not common, they form 11% of the device-dependent complications. High seizure severity, frequent frequency, long seizures and trauma may cause lead fractures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-245cfc345a14405db11ac84c9fa2fa532023-08-01T11:13:14ZengGalenos YayineviArchives of Epilepsy2792-05502019-12-0125313614010.14744/epilepsi.2018.9765913049054Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator ImplantationAhmet Eren SEÇEN0Ayfer ASLAN1Erkut Baha BULDUK2İrem YILDIRIM3Ayşe SERDAROĞLU4Gökhan KURT5 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey Department of Neurosurgery, Şırnak State Hospital, Şırnak, Turkey Department of Neurosurgery, Eskişehir State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Department of Pediatric Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Objectives:Vagal nerve stimulator is an effective treatment option for the medical treatment of the resistant-epilepsies. Surgical complication risks, as well as device-dependent risks, are also present. In this study, we aimed to draw attention to lead fractures from device-dependent complications.Methods:Between March 2005 and March 2015, patients who had vagal nerve stimulator implantation were screened in our clinic, and patients with lead fractures were included in this study.Results:Vagal nerve stimulator implants were implanted to over 170 patients in our clinic, and 11 of them were found to have lead fractures. They were all taken to revision surgery.Conclusion:Although lead fractures are not common, they form 11% of the device-dependent complications. High seizure severity, frequent frequency, long seizures and trauma may cause lead fractures. http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/lead-fractures-after-vagal-nerve-stimulator-mplant/54826 complicationlead fracturesvagus nerve stimulator |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Eren SEÇEN Ayfer ASLAN Erkut Baha BULDUK İrem YILDIRIM Ayşe SERDAROĞLU Gökhan KURT Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation Archives of Epilepsy complication lead fractures vagus nerve stimulator |
| title | Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation |
| title_full | Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation |
| title_fullStr | Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation |
| title_short | Lead Fractures after Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation |
| title_sort | lead fractures after vagal nerve stimulator implantation |
| topic | complication lead fractures vagus nerve stimulator |
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http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/lead-fractures-after-vagal-nerve-stimulator-mplant/54826
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