Reversible sleep-related stridor during vagus nerve stimulation

Erik K. St Louis; Kevin Faber

doi:10.1684/epd.2010.0294

Reversible sleep-related stridor during vagus nerve stimulation

Erik K. St Louis, Kevin Faber

Neurology

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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)
Pages (from-to)	76-80
Number of pages	5
Journal	Epileptic Disorders
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1684/epd.2010.0294
State	Published - Mar 2010

Keywords

Breathing
Epilepsy
Polysomnogram
Sleep
Stridor
VNS

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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