A Potential Novel Mechanism for Vagus Nerve Stimulator-Related Central Sleep Apnea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15717794 |
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| Authors | Inga Forde (Mayo Clinic), Meghna P Mansukhani (0000-0003-2351-5640, Mayo Clinic), Meghna Mansukhani (Mayo Clinic), Bhanu Prakash Kolla (0000-0001-6627-2410, Mayo Clinic), Bhanu Kolla (Mayo Clinic), Suresh Kotagal (0000-0002-8614-371X, Mayo Clinic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 86-86 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children4100086 |
| PMID | 28961186 |
| OpenAlex | W2760262932 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The treatment of epilepsy with vagus nerve stimulation can inadvertently cause obstructive and central sleep apnea (CSA). The mechanism for CSA seen in patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is not fully known. We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl in whom VNS activation induced tachypnea and post-hyperventilation central apnea. Following adjustment of VNS settings, the post-hyperventilation CSA resolved. Polysomnography may assist with management when patients with epilepsy develop sleep disruption after VNS placement
Anesthesia · Apnea · Central sleep apnea · Epilepsy · Hyperventilation · Polysomnography · Stimulation · Tachypnea · Vagus nerve · Vagus nerve stimulation · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Medicine · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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