Vagus nerve stimulation during pregnancy: an instructive case

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Grazia SalernoNelia Zamponi

Abstract

Little is known about the safety of vagus nerve stimulation during pregnancy. Herein we report the case of a young woman affected by childhood-onset partial epilepsy, obesity, and depression in which a malfunctioning of VNS was detected during pregnancy. Although device functioning was not optimal during the critical period of organogenesis, no morphological abnormalities of the fetus were detected. A confirmation of VNS safety may increase its use during pregnancy, thus reducing possible systemic effects of antiepileptic drugs and antidepressants on the women and the baby.

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