Anesthesia for Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation

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Anesthesia for Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation

In patients refractory to medical therapy, deep brain stimulations (DBSs) have emerged as the treatment of movement disorders particularly Parkinson's disease. Their use has also been extended in pediatric and adult patients to treat epileptogenic foci. We here performed a retrospective chart review of anesthesia records from 28 pediatric cases of patients who underwent DBS implantation for dystonia using combinations of dexmedetomidine and propofol-based anesthesia. Complications with anestheti

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Tags: Brain, Movement Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, Disease and Condition, Anesthesia, Children's Health

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VCU Medical Center Surgeons Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Movement Disorder Caused by Rare Pediatric Condition – VCU News Center

news.vcu.edu — “A deep brain stimulator that Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center doctors implanted this summer in the brain of a 7-year old girl is giving her parents and physicians reason to be hopeful the therapy might work.” View full resource at news.vcu.edu