Fast cycle of vagus nerve stimulation is associated with increased sleep-related breathing disorder in patients with epilepsy.

Epilepsia · 2026 · PMC13179660 · PMID 41685701

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did not reach statistical significancep = .070so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

We also found a negative correlation between Stim‐OFF phase duration and AHI, which did not reach statistical significance (Spearman, ρ = −.39, p = .070).

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may be significantno p-value reported

Therefore, we cannot exclude that the effect of output current on laryngeal muscle, which is one of the putative mechanisms of VNS‐induced SBD, has already decreased with chronic stimulation, although it may be significant in acute stimulation.

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