Abstract
Background and Importance: Status epilepticus (SE) refractory to medical treatment has a high mortality rate and few effective treatments. Clinical Presentation: We describe the implantation of a vagal nerve stimulator to help terminate a case of refractory SE. A 23-year-old man was in SE for 3 weeks without being able to be weaned from intravenous anesthetic agents. After implantation of a vagal nerve stimulator, SE soon terminated, and the patient could be weaned from sedative agents and made a full recovery. Conclusion: Vagal nerve stimulator should be considered in cases of refractory SE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E1172-E1175 |
Journal | Neurosurgery |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology