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Review
. 2017 Aug:42:114-115.
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.03.044. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Successful implantation and immediate activation of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) during pregnancy in a patient with intractable epilepsy: A case illustration and review of the literature

N Jazebi  1 , N Moghimi  2 , R Lall  3 , E Osadebey  3 , J Ortega-Barnett  3 , T Masel  2
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Successful implantation and immediate activation of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) during pregnancy in a patient with intractable epilepsy: A case illustration and review of the literature

N Jazebi et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

While Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is proven to be a safe and effective adjunctive therapy in the general population with medically intractable seizures, little is published about its implantation during pregnancy. Here we illustrate the case of a 21year old primigravid woman with medically refractory seizures who underwent safe and successful VNS implantation and immediate activation of the device in her 32nd week of pregnancy, resulting in dramatically improved seizure control and subsequent delivery of a healthy baby.

Keywords: Epilepsy; Pregnancy; Refractory seizures; Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS).

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