| Title | Vagus nerve stimulation improves severely impaired heart rate variability in a patient with Lennox-Gastaut-Syndrome. | ||
| Author | Koenig, Stephan A; Longin, Elke; Bell, Nellie; Reinhard, Julia; Gerstner, Thorsten | ||
| Journal | Seizure | Publication Year/Month | 2008-Jul |
| PMID | 18096413 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation | 1.Children's Hospital, University of Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, Mannheim, Germany. Drstkoenig@aol.com. | ||
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a new therapeutic option for refractory epilepsy. We report a patient with Lennox-Gastaut-Syndrome (LGS) and a severe impairment of heart rate variability (HRV), we could demonstrate in our patient that HRV was improved by VNS.