Aggravation of seizures and status epilepticus after vagal nerve stimulation therapy: the first pediatric case and review of the literature

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Arhan E., Serdaroğlu A., Hırfanoğlu T., Kurt G.

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, cilt.34, sa.9, ss.1799-1801, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00381-018-3806-x
  • Dergi Adı: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1799-1801
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, Seizures, Vagal nerve stimulation, EPILEPSY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.