ReviewNeurosurgical review2022
Prevalence of distinct types of hardware failures related to deep brain stimulation.
Review in Neurosurgical review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Long-term brain pressure monitoring via a discrete microimplant; a first-in-human safety and initial efficacy trial in adults and children with hydrocephalus.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- A guide to neuromodulation in drug-resistant epilepsy.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2026Review
- Denial of Hardware-Related Skin Erosion in Patients with Effective Deep Brain Stimulation: A Novel Phenomenon.Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Impedance Problems and Their Causes-A Single-Center Analysis of 601 Patients with De Novo Deep Brain Stimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Multitarget neurostimulation of the deep brain: clinical opportunities, challenges, and emerging technologies.Journal of neural engineering · 2025Review
- Mechanical Forces Guide Axon Growth through the Nigrostriatal Pathway in an Organotypic Model.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Surgical Complications in Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: Experience in 800 Patients.Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Investigation of a Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) System.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Subsuperficial Pectoralis Fascial Placement of Implantable Pulse Generators in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: Technical Note.Neurosurgery practice · 2023Article
- Modulating Brain Activity with Invasive Brain-Computer Interface: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment of several types of neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and epilepsy. Despite technological progress in the past 10 years, the number of studies reporting side effects of DBS has increased, mainly due to hardware failures. This review investigated studies published between 2017 and 2021 to identify the prevalence of distinct types of hardware failures related to DBS. In total, fifteen studies were selected for the estimate of the prevalence of five distinct types of hardware failures: high impedance, fracture or failure of the lead or other parts of the implant, skin erosion and infection, lead malposition or migration, and implantable pulse generator (IPG) malfunction. The quality evaluation of the studies suggests a need to report results including populations from distinct regions of the world so that results can be generalized. The objective analysis of the prevalence of hardware failures showed that skin erosion and infection presented the highest prevalence in relation to other hardware failures. Despite the sophistication of the surgical technique of DBS over time, there is a considerable complication rate, about 7 per 100 individuals ([Formula: see text], in which CI is the confidence interval). Future research can also include correlation analysis with the aim of understanding the correlation between distinct hardware failures and variables such as gender, type of disorder, and age.
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