Hematoma-induced Twiddler-like phenomenon as a presentation of DBS hardware failure: Case report

Hematoma-induced Twiddler-like phenomenon as a presentation of DBS hardware failure: Case report

Deep brain stimulators (DBS) may fail for a multitude of reasons. We present a 79-year-old Parkinson's disease patient who suffered a DBS failure following impulse generator (IPG) replacement surgery due to the IPG flipping within an expanded capsular pocket. This creation of the pocket was uni...

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Main Authors: Marshall T. Holland, Abraham Alvarado-Gonzalez, Joshua K. Wong, Leonardo Brito de Almeida, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Wissam Deeb, Addie Patterson, Michael S. Okun, Kelly D. Foote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation
Twiddler's syndrome
neurostimulator failure
pocket hematoma
impulse generator
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1160237/full

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