Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy affects respiration during sleep and can interrupt sleep. VNS has also been noted to improve excessive daytime sleepiness. The authors present a patient who developed excessive daytime sleepiness after VNS placement, as a consequence of apneas and arousals associated with intermittent electrical stimulation of the left vagus nerve.
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NYU, Coll Nursing, John A Hartford Inst Geriatr Nursing, New York, NY 10012 USANYU, Coll Nursing, John A Hartford Inst Geriatr Nursing, New York, NY 10012 USA
Mitty, Ethel
Flores, Sandi
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