Seizure frequency reduction after posteromedial hypothalamus deep brain stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy associated with intractable aggressive behavior.
Juan C Benedetti-IsaacMartin Torres-ZambranoAndres Vargas-ToscanoEsther Perea-CastroGabriel Alcalá-CerraLuciano L FurlanettiThomas ReithmeierTravis S TierneyConstantin AnastasopoulosErich T FonoffWilliam Omar Contreras LópezPublished in: Epilepsia (2015)
In well-selected patients, DBS of the pHyp seems to be a safe and effective procedure for treatment of DRE associated with refractory aggressive behavior. Larger and prospective series are needed to define the pHyp as a target for DRE in different contexts.
Keyphrases
- deep brain stimulation
- drug resistant
- parkinson disease
- multidrug resistant
- end stage renal disease
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- acinetobacter baumannii
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- cystic fibrosis
- temporal lobe epilepsy