Technical analysis of dual channel pulse generators used in deep brain stimulation; a safety evaluation

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Lanmüller, Hermann ^a   Wernisch, Johann ^b   Alesch, François ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Hardware failure; Parkinson's disease; Pulse generator; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATIGUE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SAFETY;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 58849106240     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-0161-9     Document Type: Article

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