Lead breakage and vocal cord paralysis following blunt neck trauma in a patient with vagal nerve stimulator

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 132-135

  Tran, Yvan ^a   Shah, Aashit K ^a   Mittal, Sandeep ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; Vagal nerve stimulation; vagus nerve injury; VNS malfunction; VNS stimulation symptoms; vocal cord paralysis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DEVICE REMOVAL; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; LEAD BREAKAGE; NECK INJURY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953311632     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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