Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children With Drug Resistant Epilepsy: A Retrospective Case Series
Lamagrande-Casanova N, Romero-Adújar F, Lloris A, Sifontes K, González-Alguacil E, Cantarín V, Bascuas M, Benítez C, Ballará M, García-Peñas JJ, et al.
Pediatric Neurology · 2026
Key finding
OSA was identified in 11 of 14 children with new-onset snoring after VNS, with obstructive events synchronised to stimulation cycles and resolved by nighttime VNS parameter adjustment in 67%.
- Condition
- Respiratory
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Case Report / Series
- Participants
- 14
Cite this study
Lamagrande-Casanova, N., Romero-Adújar, F., Lloris, A., Sifontes, K., González-Alguacil, E., Cantarín, V., Bascuas, M., Benítez, C., Ballará, M., García-Peñas, J. J., Duat-Rodríguez, A., & Soto-Insuga, V. (2026). Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children With Drug Resistant Epilepsy: A Retrospective Case Series. Pediatric Neurology, 176, 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.12.010
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