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Incidence of symptomatic hemorrhage after stereotactic electrode placement.

Sansur CA; Frysinger RC; Pouratian N; Fu KM; Bittl M; Oskouian RJ; Laws ER; Elias WJ;
Journal of neurosurgery. 2007-Nov; 107(998-1003):5
 
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is the most significant complication associated with the placement of stereotactic intracerebral electrodes. Previous reports have suggested that hypertension and the use of microelectrode recording (MER) are risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage. The authors evaluated the incidence of symptomatic ICH in a large cohort of patients with various diseases treated with stereotactic electrode placement. They examined the effect of comorbidities on the risk of ICH and independently assessed the risks associated with age, sex, use of MER, diagnosis, target location, hypertension, and previous use of anticoagulant medications. The authors also evaluated the effect of hemorrhage on length of hospital stay and discharge disposition.
 
PMID: 17977273    doi: 10.3171/JNS-07/11/0998
 

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