• Neuromodulation · Jan 2004

    Failure of chronic pallidal stimulation in dystonic patients is a medical emergency.

    • John Yianni, Dipankar Nandi, M Ch, Jonathan Hyam, Vanessa Elliott, Peter Bain, Ralph Gregory, and Tipu Aziz.
    • The Oxford Movement Disorder Group, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford; Division of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital Campus; University Department of Physiology, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
    • Neuromodulation. 2004 Jan 1;7(1):9-12.

    AbstractDeep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is a continually expanding field of functional neurosurgery for the treatment of movement disorders and neuropathic pain. However, occurrence of adverse events related to implanted hardware cannot be ignored, particularly in patients with dystonic conditions. We report on two such patients who required emergency hospital admission and pulse generator re-implantation following sudden and unexpected cessation of DBS effectiveness resulting from battery failure.

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