Refractory status epilepticus treated with vagal nerve stimulation: Case report

Brent R. O'Neill; James Valeriano; Andrea Synowiec; Daniel Thielmann; Carole Lane; Jack Wilberger

doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e318223b979

Refractory status epilepticus treated with vagal nerve stimulation: Case report

Brent R. O'Neill
, James Valeriano
, Andrea Synowiec
, Daniel Thielmann
, Carole Lane
, Jack Wilberger

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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)
Pages (from-to)	E1172-E1175
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	69
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0b013e318223b979
State	Published - Nov 2011

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Clinical Neurology

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