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Perioperative seizures following deep brain stimulation in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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Following a total of 386 deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures in Oxford, only two seizures have been recorded in the peri-operative period. Both patients had MS and underwent thalamic DBS for tremor and these 2 cases are presented here. The incidence of peri-operative seizures in MS patients undergoing DBS procedures is more than 8-fold greater than that expected for patients undergoing DBS procedures. Further experience with DBS procedures in MS patients is needed to determine whether the...

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10.3109/02688690903577631

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Surgical Sciences
Role:
Author
Journal:
British journal of neurosurgery
Volume:
24
Issue:
3
Pages:
289-290
Publication date:
2010-06-01
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EISSN:
1360-046X
ISSN:
0268-8697
Language:
English
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pubs:141423
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uuid:0505cf4e-901d-4b47-a7da-a5e97aea52d1
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pubs:141423
Source identifiers:
141423
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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