Aggravation of seizures and status epilepticus after vagal nerve stimulation therapy: the first pediatric case and review of the literature.
Childs Nerv Syst
; 34(9): 1799-1801, 2018 09.
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| ID: mdl-29680919
BACKGROUND: We describe the first child with drug-resistant epilepsy in whom vagus nerve stimulation aggravated seizures and emerged status epilepticus after the increase in vagal nerve stimulation current output. OBJECTIVE: A 13-year-old girl presented with refractory secondary generalized focal epilepsy. Vagal nerve stimulator was implanted because of drug-resistant epilepsy. After the increase of vagal nerve stimulator current output to a relatively high level, the patient experienced seizure aggravation and status epilepticus. CONCLUSION: We conclude that vagus nerve stimulation may induce paradoxical seizures and may lead to status epilepticus, similarly to some antiepileptic drugs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Seizures
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Status Epilepticus
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Childs Nerv Syst
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Country of publication:
Germany