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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 27;16(11):e255897.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255897.

Perianaesthetic management on a child with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement

Tat Boon Yeap  1 , Thai Hau Koo  2 , Song Yee Ang  3 , Laila Ab Mukmin  4
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Perianaesthetic management on a child with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement

Tat Boon Yeap et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neurostimulatory modality in treating patients with medically resistant epilepsy (MRE). It was introduced in 1997 and has been proven to reduce patients' dependency on antiepileptic drugs and seizure frequency. However, the usage of VNS in children with MRE has been limited, especially those with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Our teenage boy with this syndrome developed MRE and successfully underwent VNS placement. We discuss the perianaesthetic challenges, a brief description of VNS and the reported successes in patients with LGS.

Keywords: Anaesthesia; Epilepsy and seizures; Neuroanaesthesia; Neurosurgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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