The therapeutic dilemma of vagus nerve stimulator-induced sleep disordered breathing
Intermittent vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with refractory epilepsy, but can affect respiration in sleep. Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can worsen seizure frequency. Unfortunately, OSA and VNS-induced sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may occ...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854063/ |