Vocal Cord Adduction Causing Obstructive Sleep Apnea from Vagal Nerve Stimulation: Case Report - 18/04/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.01.045
Margaret Aron, MD 1, ⁎ 
, Helen Vlachos-Mayer, MD 2, Dominique Dorion, MD, FRCSC, FACS 1
, Helen Vlachos-Mayer, MD 2, Dominique Dorion, MD, FRCSC, FACS 1 1 Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
2 Department of Pediatrics, Service of Pulmonology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Reprint requests: Margaret Aron, MD, Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, CHUS-Hôtel Dieu, 580 rue Bowen Sud, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1G 2E8.Abstract |
A recognized complication of vagal nerve stimulation is new or worsening sleep apnea. Its pathophysiology is not clearly understood. We report a patient with obstructive sleep apnea that was directly associated with vagal nerve stimulation causing recurring vocal cord adduction. Adjusting the stimulator settings resolved the problem.
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