Monophasic but not biphasic pulses induce brain tissue damage during monopolar high-frequency deep brain stimulation

Neurosurgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Piallat, Brigitte ^a   Chabardès, Stéphan ^b,d   Devergnas, Annaelle ^b   Torres, Napoleon ^b   Allain, Marjolaine ^b   Barrat, Elodie ^b   Benabid, Alim Louis ^c  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Biphasic pulse; Deep brain stimulation; High frequency stimulation; Monophasic pulse; Substancia nigra; Subthalamic nucleus; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEMISPHERE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT; ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 62449142705     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000336331.88559.CF     Document Type: Article

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