Short-term 30-day adverse events following awake versus asleep deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: a nationwide registry-based study
In this matched analysis using data from a prospective multicenter database of U.S. hospitals, asleep and awake DBS demonstrated comparable 30-day outcomes. No significant differences were observed in complication rates, readmissions, reoperations, discharge disposition, or length of hospital stay. These findings support clinical equipoise between the two approaches and underscore the importance of tailoring the choice of technique to individual patient characteristics and preferences.
Authors
- Victor E. Staartjes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-2098)
- Abdul Karim Ghaith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-609X)
- Victor Gabriel El-Hajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-761X)
- Rushna Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-1468)
- Adrian Elmi‐Terander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-6136)
- Ryan Nguyen
- Christian Möhrlen
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Spine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2025.104393
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00