Vagus nerve stimulation improves severely impaired heart rate variability in a patient with Lennox-Gastaut-Syndrome.
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a new therapeutic option for refractory epilepsy. We report a patient with Lennox-Gastaut-Syndrome (LGS) and a severe impairment of heart rate variability (HRV), we could demonstrate in our patient that HRV was improved by VNS.
Koenig
Stephan A
SA
Children's Hospital, University of Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, Mannheim, Germany. Drstkoenig@aol.com
Longin
Elke
E
Bell
Nellie
N
Reinhard
Julia
J
Gerstner
Thorsten
T
D000293:Adolescent; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology*