Infected internal pulse generator: Treatment without removal

BACKGROUND: One of the rare but devastating complications of deep brain stimulation (DBS) is internal pulse generator (IPG) infection. In the majority of the cases, removal of the device is required, despite appropriate antibiotic therapy. We demonstrate that eradication of an IPG infection is feasi...

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Autores principales: Themistocleous, Marios S., Boviatsis, Efstathios J., Stathis, Pantelis, Stavrinou, Lampis C., Sakas, Damianos E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475645
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.78240

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475645
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.78240

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