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Case Reports: Novel treatment (new drug/interventions; established drug/procedure in new situation)
Perianaesthetic challenges in patients undergoing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement
  1. Tat Boon Yeap1,
  2. Laila Ab Mukmin2,
  3. Song Yee Ang3 and
  4. Ab Rahman Ghani3
  1. 1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  2. 2Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bahru, Malaysia
  3. 3Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bahru, Malaysia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Tat Boon Yeap; boontat{at}ums.edu.my

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.

  • Anaesthesia
  • Neuroanaesthesia
  • Epilepsy and seizures

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-252692

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors TBY and LAM were the anaesthesiologists in charge of the patient. SYA and ARG were the neurosurgeons involved in the surgery. TBY is the main and corresponding author for this manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.