Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation
Complications related to surgical procedure Intracranial hemorrhage Epilepsy Air embolism Follett KA n = 299 2 – – Deuschl G n = 78 3.8 – – Kleiner-Fisman G n = 921 3.9 1.5 – PahwaR…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy: Evidence for Limbic Network Disruption via Chronic Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus and Hippocampus Stimulation
Study Type No. of patients Seizure type Follow up Stimulation parameters Resultsa SANTE Multi-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial 108 Partial onset 3 months (blinded) 145 Hz, 1 min on, 5…
Symptoms and Signs of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Fig. 3.1 Postural abnormality of a patient with Parkinson’s disease. The elbows, hips, and knees are flexed; the trunk is bent forward; and the arms are held in front of…
Mechanism of DBS: Inhibition, Excitation, or Disruption?
Fig. 2.1 Proposed mechanism underling effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS dissociates input and output signals in the stimulated nucleus, resulting in disruption of abnormal information flow through the…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
Fig. 13.1 Clinical trials in deep brain stimulation, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) clinical trials registry (From Lozano and Lipsman (2013) with permission) 13.2 MDD 13.2.1 Epidemiology…
