Depicting and defining sleep disturbed breathing associated with vagal nerve stimulation
Garrett AL, Burch J, Zhang Y, Li H, Sundar KM, Farney RJ
Sleep Medicine · 2023
Key finding
Polysomnographic analysis characterises VNS-associated sleep disturbed breathing, showing stimulation-locked respiratory changes that define a distinct sleep-related adverse effect of implanted VNS.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 26
Cite this study
Garrett, A. L., Burch, J., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Sundar, K. M., & Farney, R. J. (2023). Depicting and defining sleep disturbed breathing associated with vagal nerve stimulation. Sleep Medicine, 110, 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2023.07.034
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