Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) represents a valid therapeutic option for patients with medically intractable seizures who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery. Even when complete section of the nerve occurs, stimulation applied cranially to the involved nerve segment does not preclude the efficacy of VNS. Complete vagus nerve section with neuroma causing definitive left vocal cord palsy has never been previously reported in the literature.
Complete section of the left vagus nerve does not preclude the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation: illustrative case / Noris, Alice; Roncon, Paolo; Peraio, Simone; Zicca, Anna; Lenge, Matteo; Di Rita, Andrea; Genitori, Lorenzo; Giordano, Flavio. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY. CASE LESSONS.. - ISSN 2694-1902. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:(2021), pp. CASE21128-0. [10.3171/CASE21128]
Complete section of the left vagus nerve does not preclude the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation: illustrative case
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2021
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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) represents a valid therapeutic option for patients with medically intractable seizures who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery. Even when complete section of the nerve occurs, stimulation applied cranially to the involved nerve segment does not preclude the efficacy of VNS. Complete vagus nerve section with neuroma causing definitive left vocal cord palsy has never been previously reported in the literature.
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