It was reported that a patient had passed away due to vomiting and suffering from aspiration.The patient suffered a severe drug-resistant epileptic encephalopathy.Additional information was received from the patient's physician indicating that the death was not related to vns, that the patient had responded to vns therapy and experienced a reduction in seizures as a result, and the patient was receiving vns therapy at the time of the death.The patient's device was not explanted and no autopsy was performed.The patient did not have a history of drug or alcohol abuse and had no history of cardiac or respiratory problems.Information was later received via an article entitled "adverse effects and surgical complications in pediatric patients undergoing vagal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy" where the physician indicated that the patient had passed away due to sudep.
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