| Literature DB >> 19269790 |
Robert Roebling1, Klaus Huch, Jan Kassubek, Holger Lerche, Yvonne Weber.
Abstract
Cranial MRI has been shown to be a safe procedure in patients with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), but body MRI may cause overheating of the stimulator lead. Here we report a case of a patient with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator who required a cervical spinal MRI due to a rapidly progressive paraparesis. The spinal MRI was performed in a 1.5T scanner without complications showing a nearly complete compression of the spinal cord.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19269790 DOI： 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Res ISSN： 0920-1211 Impact factor: 3.045