Successful Management of Hemorrhage-associated Hemiballism after STN DBS with Pallidal Stimulation: A Case Report

Conclusion In our case pallidal DBS was effective in treating hemiballism that arose as a result of traumatic displacement of STN DBS electrodes. Medical management and changes in stimulation parameters failed to produce any significant change in the hemiballism. This report is only the third of its kind in the literature wherein hemiballism arising as a result of STN damage after DBS was successfully treated with pallidal stimulation.
Source: World Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research