AUTHOR=Jung In-Ho , Chang Kyung Won , Park So Hee , Chang Won Seok , Jung Hyun Ho , Chang Jin Woo 

TITLE=Complications After Deep Brain Stimulation: A 21-Year Experience in 426 Patients

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/aging-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.819730

DOI=10.3389/fnagi.2022.819730

ISSN=1663-4365

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Deep brain stimulation is an established treatment for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. However, various complications that occur after deep brain stimulation are a major concern for patients and neurosurgeons.</p></sec><sec><title>Objective</title><p>This study aimed to analyze various complications that occur after deep brain stimulation.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>We reviewed the medical records of patients with a movement disorder who underwent bilateral deep brain stimulation between 2000 and 2020. Among them, patients requiring revision surgery were analyzed.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>A total of 426 patients underwent bilateral deep brain stimulation for a movement disorder. The primary disease was Parkinson’s disease in 315 patients, followed by dystonia in 71 patients and essential tremor in 40 patients. Twenty-six (6.1%) patients had complications requiring revision surgery; the most common complication was infection (12 patients, 2.8%).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Various complications may occur after deep brain stimulation, and patient prognosis should be improved by reducing complications.</p></sec>