Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole
A 52-year-old female with a longstanding history of drug-resistant epilepsy that included focal impaired awareness seizure presented at end of service of her vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) generator. She had undergone a generator replacement in 2010 without complication. However, her latest replacemen...
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| Series: | Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
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| description | A 52-year-old female with a longstanding history of drug-resistant epilepsy that included focal impaired awareness seizure presented at end of service of her vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) generator. She had undergone a generator replacement in 2010 without complication. However, her latest replacement was accompanied by multiple bouts of asystole. We discuss the case, possible causes of the asystole, and its relevance to the future of VNS generator replacement and epilepsy treatment. Keywords: VNS, Asystole, Generator, Replacement |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39113e1741d34ea28d6cf08e562213aa2022-12-21T23:57:12ZengElsevierEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports2213-32322018-01-0110122123Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystoleKeith Conti0Steven M. Falowski1St. Luke's School of Medicine, 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, USA 18015; Corresponding author at: 3077 Oakhurst Drive, Center Valley, PA 18034, USA.Department of Neurosurgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, 701 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18107, USAA 52-year-old female with a longstanding history of drug-resistant epilepsy that included focal impaired awareness seizure presented at end of service of her vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) generator. She had undergone a generator replacement in 2010 without complication. However, her latest replacement was accompanied by multiple bouts of asystole. We discuss the case, possible causes of the asystole, and its relevance to the future of VNS generator replacement and epilepsy treatment. Keywords: VNS, Asystole, Generator, Replacementhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218301166 |
| spellingShingle | Keith Conti Steven M. Falowski Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
| title | Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
| title_full | Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
| title_fullStr | Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
| title_full_unstemmed | Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
| title_short | Routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
| title_sort | routine replacement of a vagal nerve stimulator generator leading to asystole |
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