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

Journal article

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 there is a role for peri-operative anticonvulsants in these patients.

Authors: Johnson, R; Qadri, SR; Joint, C; Moir, L; Green, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of neurosurgery
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 289-290
• Publication date: 2010-06-01
• DOI: 10.3109/02688690903577631
• EISSN: 1360-046X
• ISSN: 0268-8697
• Language: English
• Keywords: Treatment Outcome; Tremor; Deep Brain Stimulation; Multiple Sclerosis; Humans; Adult; Female; Seizures