Deep brain stimulation lead removal in Tourette syndrome

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder. A small percentage of individuals with TS will persist to experience severe, refractory, and impairing tics. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been increasingly used for symptom management especially in these settings. In this article, we aim to evaluate the rate and reasons for removal or explantation of DBS hardware in TS patients.

Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - June 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Wissam Deeb, Albert F.G. Leentjens, Alon Y. Mogilner, Domenico Servello, Fangang Meng, Jianguo Zhang, Tommaso Francesco Galbiati, Michael S. Okun Source Type: research