It was reported that the patient had an episode of increased heartrate and discoloration of his arm.After that episode, he was in and out of the hospital at least 3 times.During the admissions, he began developing memory loss and confusion.Between admissions, the patient had a "bad seizure" and mom swiped the magnet because "he looked dead." he had fever, nausea/vomiting, and mom drove him to the hospital.In the er, he was still nonresponsive but per the mother they treated him like a psychiatric case.The mother, however, wanted the vns checked as she was unsure the vns was working and was concerned that there was something else beyond psychiatric issues.When the patient's device was turned off for an mri, it was determined that the patient's vns was set to correct settings and was functioning normally.No further relevant information has been received to date.
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