Staged Versus Simultaneous Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation: A Matched Comparison of Outcomes and Resource Utilization
Staged and simultaneous bilateral DBS yield similar clinical outcomes; however, staged procedures require significantly greater resource utilization and subject patients to a more prolonged treatment course.
Authors
- Tyler Ball (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-7330)
- Austin Michael Hilvert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0990-9929)
- R Li
- Sameer Sundrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-0462)
- Isabel Long
- Natasha Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-3306)
- Sharonya Battula
- Sarah Kathleen Bick
- Lola B. Chambless
- Jordan Vanleuven
- Robert Shults
- Astoria Chao
- Dario J. Englot
- Benoit M. Dawant
- Travis Hassell
- Emma Ye
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003893
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00