Intracerebral infections as a complication of deep brain stimulation

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 92-96

  Blomstedt, Patric ^a   Bjartmarz, Hjalmar ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abscess; Deep brain stimulation; Intracerebral infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; MEROPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857133860     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335712     Document Type: Article

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