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Perianaesthetic challenges in patients undergoing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement
Tat Boon Yeap1, Laila Ab Mukmin2, Song Yee Ang3
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia boontat@ums.edu.my.
BMJ Case Reports
|February 7, 2023
Abstract:
Patients with medically refractory epilepsy (MRE) are indicated for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement. Anaesthesia for VNS placement is extremely challenging and requires several considerations. We present a man in his 20s with MRE who successfully underwent VNS placement. We review the mechanism of action of VNS, anaesthetic challenges and measures to prevent seizures.

