Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy activates the vocal folds maximally at therapeutic levels

Summary Purpose Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for medically refractory epilepsy can give hoarseness due to stimulation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. For a group of VNS-therapy users this side-effect interferes severely with their daily activities. Our goal was to investigate the severity of intr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsy research 2010-05, Vol.89 (2), p.227-231
Hauptverfasser:	Ardesch, J.J, Sikken, J.R, Veltink, P.H, van der Aa, H.E, Hageman, G, Buschman, H.P.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Anticonvulsants. Antiepileptics. Antiparkinson agents Biological and medical sciences Electromyography EMG Epilepsy Epilepsy - therapy Female Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Hoarseness Hoarseness - etiology Hoarseness - physiopathology Humans Laryngeal Muscles - innervation Laryngeal Muscles - physiopathology Laryngoscopy Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Neuropharmacology Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Treatment Outcome Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology Vagus Nerve - physiopathology Vagus nerve stimulation Vagus Nerve Stimulation - adverse effects Vagus Nerve Stimulation - methods Vocal Cords - innervation Vocal Cords - physiopathology Vocal fold
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