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Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

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• Research Article   
  Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VNS) as a Novel Approach in the Treatment of an Adult with CHARGE Syndrome
  Author(s): Roya Vakili*, Lekaa Elhajjmoussa, Barzin Omidi-Shal and Kim Blake
  
  Objective: The purpose of this case report is to highlight the successful treatment of a patient with Coloboma, Heart defect, Atresia choanae, Retarded growth and development, Genital hypoplasia, Ear anomalies/deafness, (CHARGE syndrome) using a Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VNS). Background: This is the first documented case report, to the authors' best knowledge, for a patient with CHARGE syndrome, epilepsy, autism and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) that was successfully treated with an implanted VNS therapeutic device. Case presentation: A 25-year-old young lady diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome, drug-resistant epilepsy and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) underwent successful treatment with a Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VNS) implantation. Prior to VNS implantation, patient experienced o.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-7890.24.14.413

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