[Sleep-disordered breathing as a consequence of vagus nerve stimulation].

CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome in patients with refractory epilepsy, implantation of VNS should be ideally preceded by an assessment of the breathing during sleep. Furthermore, sleep-disordered breathing should be considered as a rare complication of VNS, and sleep apnoea should be investigated alongside data regarding VNS firing.
PMID: 32100278 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - February 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Pérez-Carbonell L, Higgins S, Koutroumanidis M, Leschziner G Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research