Short-term discontinuation of vagal nerve stimulation alters 18F-FDG blood pool activity: an exploratory interventional study in epilepsy patients.
Ellen BoswijkRenee FranssenGuy H E J VijgenRoel WiertsJochem A J van der PolAlma M A MingelsErwin M J CornipsMarian H J M MajoieWouter D van Marken LichtenbeltFelix Manuel MottaghyJoachim E WildbergerJan BuceriusPublished in: EJNMMI research (2019)
Short-term discontinuation of VNS did not show a consistent change in arterial wall 18F-FDG-uptake. However, VNS did alter insulin and 18F-FDG blood levels, possibly as a result of sympathetic activation.