Skin erosion over implants in deep brain stimulation patients

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-126

  Peña, Esteban ^a   Pastor, Jesus ^a   Hernando, Virgilio ^a   Gallego, Isabel ^a   Pedrosa, Manuel ^a   Carrasco, Rodrigo ^a   Sola, Rafael G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Infection; Kinetra; Parkinson's disease, complications; Skin erosion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EROSION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EROSION;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 40349102155     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000116216     Document Type: Article

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