Surgical and hardware complications in subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation.
J Clin Neurosci
; 14(7): 643-9, 2007 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-17532500
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the surgical and hardware complications in 26 consecutive patients with movement disorders undergoing subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in early practice at our institute.METHODS:
The 26 patients in our institute were analyzed retrospectively. Group A included the first eight patients treated while we had no facility for microelectrode recording (MER), 16 intracranial procedures were performed and 8 batteries were implanted. Group B (with MER) included 18 patients, 35 intracranial procedures were performed and 18 batteries were implanted.RESULTS:
The intracranial morbidity was 18.75% in group A and 5.71% in group B. The extracranial morbidity was 37.5% in group A and 16.67% in group B. There was no hardware-related infection in our study. The overall mortality rate was 7.69%, and deaths were not surgical related.CONCLUSIONS:
The associated morbidity is significant in STN-DBS. The use of MER may improve the clinical outcome while decreasing the morbidity.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Núcleo Subtalâmico
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Estimulação Encefálica Profunda
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Transtornos dos Movimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article