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Published on: July 16, 2014
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Massimo Piacentino1, Giacomo Beggio2, Lara Zordan2
1Department of Neurosurgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Viale Rodolfi, 37, 36100, Vicenza, Italy. massimo.piacentino@ulssvicenza.it.
Abstract:
Hippocampal deep brain stimulation (DBS) can provide an effective alternative for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. In this case report, we describe a peculiar outcome after a post-traumatic wire-disconnection of a bilateral hippocampal DBS device. The patient presented a postoperative long-term significant reduction in seizure frequency even with an absent electric stimulation. This case gives the possibility to consider alternatives in epilepsy surgery, based on stimulation interference (lesional or electrical disturbing) in the epileptogenic zone.
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