Abstract
A 23-year-old woman without history of antecedent vocal, respiratory, or sleep disorders received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for refractory partial epilepsy and developed sleep-related stridor during the course of parameter titration. Reduction of VNS current during polysomnography completely eliminated stridor. We conclude that VNS may cause sleep-related stridor in rare cases, expanding the spectrum of known sleep-disordered breathing disorders associated with VNS therapy. Parameter adjustment during polysomnography may resolve nocturnal stridor caused by VNS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 76-80 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Epileptic Disorders |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs |
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State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Breathing
- Epilepsy
- Polysomnogram
- Sleep
- Stridor
- VNS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology