It was reported that the patient passed away the day following initial vns implant.The patient's mother reported that an autopsy was planned and that she did not know if the death was a complication of surgery, stroke, embolism, heart attack, etc.The surgeon indicated that he was "not able" to provide system diagnostics from the implant procedure to confirm device function at the time of implant.The patient was not receiving vns therapy at the time of death.Neither generator or lead were explanted after the patient's death.The believed cause of death was reported to be sudep.The surgeon indicated that the relationship between the vns and death was unknown.The surgeon indicated that an autopsy was not performed and that the patient was found unresponsive by the family.The patient had no history of drug or alcohol abuse and no history of cardiac or respiratory problems.The patient was compliant with antiepileptic medications.
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