Successful subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation therapy after significant lead displacement from a subdural hematoma. Issue 2 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Henderson, Esmiralda Yeremeyeva; Goble, Timothy; D'Haese, Pierre-François; Pallavaram, Srivatsan; Oluigbo, Chima; Agrawal, Punit; Deogaonkar, Milind; Rezai, Ali
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 2(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 387
• Page End: 390
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.07.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="ab010"> <title id="st055">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010">A 57-year-old man with a 21 year history of Parkinson's disease underwent bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (DBS) placement. One week postoperatively he developed an acute left subdural hematoma from a fall with significant displacement of the DBS leads. It was promptly evacuated, the patient slowly recovered neurologically, and the leads again moved near to the original position. Six months of stimulation therapy attained 50% reduction in symptoms. This case report demonstrates the movement of DBS leads due to brain shift and their ability to come back to previous location once the brain shift is corrected.</p> </sec> </abstract>