Deep Brain Stimulator Device Infections: Mayo Clinic 2008–2014

Update on Deep Brain Stimulation at Mayo Clinic

The goal of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and motor cortex stimulation (MCS) is to restore function or relieve pain by stimulating neural activity through surgically implanted electrodes (Figures 1, 2, and 3). Developed in the 1980s, DBS was principally used to treat movement disorders associated with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson disease (PD). Today, its applications include other types o...

Mayo Clinic Papers, 1912

subject within the available space. The first two hundred odd pages contain many and varied papers on subjects connected with The Alimentary Canal. In making mention of two only, namely, one on " The Diagnostic Worth of the Glycyltryptopban and Tryptophan Tests in Diseases of the Stomach," and the other on "Intestinal Diverticula," it is evident that, in the variety offered for perusal in this ...

An Analysis of Scalp Thickness and Other Novel Risk Factors for Deep Brain Stimulator Infections

INTRODUCTION  Deep brain stimulator (DBS) infections are a persistent problem for patients undergoing this procedure. They may require further surgery, treatment with antibiotics, or even removal of the device. To date, no consensus exists on the best practices to avoid DBS infections or what factors predispose patients to an eventual infection. The goal of this study was to examine several pat...

Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation

A new policy now governs the selection of material for these reprints. The volume is a complete reference record of all papers from the Mayo Clinic in 1924, but only those articles likely to be of general interest are reprinted in cxtenso. More technical or highly specialised articles are either presented as an abstract or referred to by their titles alone. This is an excellent departure, as it...

Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation