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Intracerebral Infections as a Complication of Deep Brain Stimulation

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Background: Intracerebral infections after deep brain stimulation (DBS) are rare. The published material is limited to 2 case reports. A review of 20 publications of 3,818 patients focusing on complications of DBS did not reveal one single case. For that reason, we decided to present our own experience of 4 patients with this complication. Objectives: To analyze and present our material regarding intracerebral infections after DBS. Methods: Four patients with intracerebral infection after DBS were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The 4 patients exhibited signs of intracerebral infection 2-14 days after DBS for Parkinson's disease. CT and MRI verified signs of possible cerebral involvement. In 3 patients, positive cultures were obtained from the extracted electrodes. All patients recovered completely following treatment with antibiotics and removal of the implanted hardware. Two of the patients were later re-implanted. Conclusions: Intracerebral infection is a rare complication of DBS. It does, however, occur occasionally and should be taken into consideration when evaluating the risks of DBS. Copyright (c) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

92-96

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volym

90

Issue

2

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Karger

Ämne

  • Surgery

Nyckelord

  • Abscess
  • Deep brain stimulation
  • Intracerebral infection

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1011-6125