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Vagal nerve stimulator induced chin electromyography artifact.

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Vagal nerve stimulator(VNS) is a FDA approved therapy for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. It can affect the sleep of patients in many ways. In this report, we describe a… Click to show full abstract

Vagal nerve stimulator(VNS) is a FDA approved therapy for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. It can affect the sleep of patients in many ways. In this report, we describe a very specific and unique artifact seen during the Polysomnography as a result of the firing of the VNS along with review of literature.

Keywords: induced chin; vagal nerve; nerve stimulator; stimulator induced

Journal Title: Sleep medicine
Year Published: 2017

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