Vocal cord paralysis after vagus nerve stimulator battery replacement successfully treated with medialization thyroplasty

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 788-790

  Hoerth, Matthew ^a   Drazkowski, Joseph ^a   Sirven, Joseph ^a   Hinni, Michael ^a   Smith, Benn ^a   Labiner, David ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hoarse voice; Medialization thyroplasty; Seizure; Vagus nerve stimulator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; MEDIALIZATION THYROPLASTY; RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER; THYROID SURGERY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MALE; SILICONES; THYROID CARTILAGE; VAGUS NERVE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 34548583938     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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