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Is cardiac defibrillation contraindicated in patients with deep brain stimulation? A post-mortem case report

M Kronenbürger, K Nolte, A Grave, C Fromm, V Sturm, J Weiss · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2005 · Heft 10

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Aktuelle Neurologie
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M Kronenbürger, K Nolte, A Grave, C Fromm, V Sturm, J Weiss
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Heft 10 / 2005
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Erschienen: 2005-10-26 00:00:00
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0302-4350
DOI
10.1055/s-2005-919511

Zusammenfassung

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is increasingly applied for Parkinson's Disease. High energy supply needed for cardiac defibrillation (CD) in patients treated with DBS raises concern if it could lead to severe damage. Objective: Does CD lead to damage of DBS-device or brain tissue? Methods: A 63 year old Parkinsonian patient obtained bilateral DBS implants in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in 2002 with good clinical effects. In 2004, CD with eight shocks, 360 joule each, was applied for ventricular fluttering resulting from myocardial infarction (MI). The patient died because of the MI and an autopsy was performed.…

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Aktuelle Neurologie