Failure of a Vagus Nerve Stimulator following a Nearby Lightning Strike

• Published in: Pediatric neurosurgery Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 72 - 73
• Main Authors: Terry, Garth E., Conry, Joan A., Taranto, Eleanor, Yaun, Amanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Attention; Case Report; Children; Electric Stimulation Therapy - instrumentation; Electricity; Electromagnetics; Epilepsy - diagnosis; Epilepsy - therapy; Equipment Failure; Female; Humans; Lightning; Neurological disorders; Neurosurgery; Pediatrics; Seizures; Severity of Illness Index; Vagus Nerve; Young Adult; Vagus nerve stimulator; Seizure; Malfunction; Electromagnetic interference; Epilepsy

We recently reported our experience with implanted vagus nerve stimulators (VNS) in 62 children over a 7-year period. Here, we present a case of a VNS that successfully reduced the number and severity of seizures in a patient with an unusual seizure pattern, and failed to function shortly after a li...