Postoperative Externalization of Deep Brain Stimulation Leads Does Not Increase Infection Risk.

Abteen MostofiFahd BaigFotios BourlogiannisMicaela UbertiFrancesca MorganteErlick A C Pereira

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)

Our data suggest that externalization of leads does not increase the risk of infective complications in DBS surgery. Lead externalization is a safe procedure which can provide a substrate for unique neurophysiological studies to advance knowledge and therapy of disorders treated with DBS.

Keyphrases

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parkinson disease
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structural basis
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