title: Vagus nerve stimulation improves severely impaired heart rate variability in a patient with Lennox-Gastaut-Syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors: Children's Hospital, University of Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, Mannheim, Germany. Drstkoenig@aol.com
authors: Stephan A
authors: SA
authors: Koenig
authors: Elke
authors: E
authors: Longin
authors: Nellie
authors: N
authors: Bell
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Reinhard
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Gerstner
mesh_terms: 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*