title: Cervical spinal MRI in a patient with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS).
abstract: Cranial MRI has been shown to be a safe procedure in patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), but body MRI may cause overheating of the stimulator lead. Here we report a case of a patient with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator who required a cervical spinal MRI due to a rapidly progressive paraparesis. The spinal MRI was performed in a 1.5T scanner without complications showing a nearly complete compression of the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Clinic, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roebling
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huch
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kassubek
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lerche
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*