PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tat Boon Yeap
AU  - Laila Ab Mukmin
AU  - Song Yee Ang
AU  - Ab Rahman Ghani
TI  - Perianaesthetic challenges in patients undergoing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) placement
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2022-252692
DP  - 2023 Feb 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e252692
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/2/e252692.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/2/e252692.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2023 Feb 01; 16
AB  - 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.