Transient global amnesia associated with accidental high-frequency stimulation of the right hippocampus in deep brain stimulation for segmental dystonia.
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
; 91(5): 335-7, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
We report on a 66-year-old woman with segmental dystonia treated with chronic bilateral deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus, in whom accidental high-voltage, high-frequency stimulation induced an episode of transient global amnesia (TGA) via an electrode contact which was misplaced in the right hippocampus. A possible mechanism underlying this TGA episode may have been the inhibition of local neuronal activity or fiber activation by high current density via direct electrical stimulation of hippocampal structures. While a unifying etiology of TGA has not been proven so far, our case demonstrates a possible link between focal electrical stimulation of hippocampal structures and the full clinical picture of the syndrome.
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Asunto principal:
Amnesia Global Transitoria
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Trastornos Distónicos
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Estimulación Encefálica Profunda
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Traumatismos por Electricidad
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Amnesia Retrógrada
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Hipocampo
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania