Lesioning Through a Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Lead in the Subthalamic Nucleus
Creating a lesion through a DBS lead using radiofrequency ablation is a therapeutic option for patients not interested in later re-implantation or for those with a history of multiple DBS related infections. Lesioning through segmented leads introduces more complexity into the procedure.
Authors
- Alfonso Enrique Martinez-Nunez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4570-7977)
- Justin D. Hilliard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3764-9079)
- Michael S. Okun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6247-9358)
- Dorian Kusyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-5160)
- Joshua K. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4632-3417)
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.993
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00