Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2014
Reuse of internal pulse generator in cases of infection after deep brain stimulation surgery.
Hardware-related infection after deep brain stimulation (DBS) is one of the most serious complications and may need additional interventions. ⋯ Management of hardware-related infections can be challenging. The medical and economic costs associated with these infections are enormous. The IPG can often be saved in infected patients. Thus, a significant cost burden is eliminated. Properly executed, reuse of IPG should markedly reduce the costs of these devices.
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2014
Impact of preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging during awake craniotomy procedures for intraoperative guidance and complication avoidance.
We wanted to study the role of functional MRI (fMRI) in preventing neurological injury in awake craniotomy patients as this has not been previously studied. ⋯ The routine use of fMRI was not useful in identifying language sites as performed and, more importantly, practiced tasks failed to prevent neurological deficits following awake craniotomy procedures.