Cervical spinal MRI in a patient with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS).
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.
Roebling
Robert
R
Neurological Clinic, University of Ulm, Germany.
Huch
Klaus
K
Kassubek
Jan
J
Lerche
Holger
H
Weber
Yvonne
Y
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*