Cervical spinal MRI in a patient with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS)

Summary Cranial MRI has been shown to be a safe procedure in patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), but body MRI may cause overheating of the stimulator lead. Here we report a case of a patient with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator who required a cervical spinal MRI due to a rapidly progre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsy research 2009-04, Vol.84 (2), p.273-275
Hauptverfasser:	Roebling, Robert, Huch, Klaus, Kassubek, Jan, Lerche, Holger, Weber, Yvonne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Body magnetic resonance imaging Cervical Vertebrae - pathology Decompression, Surgical - methods Epilepsy - pathology Epilepsy - therapy Female Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Medical sciences Nervous system Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Risk Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - therapy Tesla Vagus nerve stimulation Vagus Nerve Stimulation - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Cranial MRI has been shown to be a safe procedure in patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), but body MRI may cause overheating of the stimulator lead. Here we report a case of a patient with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator who required a cervical spinal MRI due to a rapidly progressive paraparesis. The spinal MRI was performed in a 1.5 T scanner without complications showing a nearly complete compression of the spinal cord.
ISSN:	0920-1211 1872-6844
DOI:	10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.02.008