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12005405

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of epilepsy is considered safe; reports of severe complications are rare. The authors report on two developmentally disabled patients who experienced vocal cord paralysis weeks after placement of a vagus nerve stimulator. In both cases, traction injury to the vagus nerve resulting in vocal cord paralysis was caused by rotation of the pulse generator at the subclavicular pocket by the patient. Traumatic vagus nerve injury caused by patients tampering with their device has never been reported and may be analogous to a similar phenomenon reported for cardiac pacemakers in the literature. As the use of vagus nerve stimulation becomes widespread it is important to consider the potential for this adverse event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
949-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Self-inflicted vocal cord paralysis in patients with vagus nerve stimulators. Report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports