Hypercapnic ventilatory response in epilepsy patients treated with VNS: A case-control study.

Rup K SainjuDeidre N DragonHarold B WinnikePatrick Ten EyckMark A GrannerBrian K GehlbachGeorge B Richerson

Published in: Epilepsia (2021)

Chronic electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve by VNS may be associated with an attenuated CCR [Correction added on 24 November 2021, after first online publication: The preceding sentence has been revised from “Chronic electrical stimulation of VNS nerve by VNS…”]. A larger prospective study may help to establish the time course of this effect in relation to the time of VNS implantation, whether there is a causal relationship, and determine how it affects SUDEP risk.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
social media
peripheral nerve
healthcare
dendritic cells
immune response
respiratory failure
mechanical ventilation