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What happens if the patient has a vagal nerve stimulator in place before surgery? Does it need to be addressed?

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What happens if the patient has a vagal nerve stimulator in place before surgery? Does it need to be addressed?

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• If the patient has a vagal nerve stimulator, it will be turned off before all radiographic studies (MRI) and surgeries. The stimulator can interfere with the test results of the MRI, and the facility providing treatment should be informed of its existence. After surgical treatment, the stimulator may be turned back on at the discretion of the team neurologist. • document.