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Implantation of deep brain stimulation electrodes in unshaved patients. Technical note
Yasushi Miyagi1, Fumio Shima, Katsuya Ishido
1Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Kaizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. SuiteCello@aol.com
Journal of Neurosurgery
|January 1, 2003
Abstract:
Although hair removal prior to neurosurgery may increase the risk of infection, the practice of shaving the patient's entire head is still common, particularly in implant surgery. The authors describe a technique for implanting a deep brain stimulation electrode without shaving the patient's hair and present a retrospective analysis of 261 implantations in 221 cases.