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Gregory Davis1, Zachary Levine2,3
1Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, gdavis7@gwu.edu.
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
|October 18, 2020
Summary
Cardiac defibrillation in patients with deep brain stimulator (DBS) systems is rare. This case shows that only the DBS generator may be affected, with symptoms resolving after generator replacement.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Deep brain stimulator (DBS) systems are used for essential tremor.
- Cardiac defibrillation is a critical intervention for cardiac arrest.
- Limited data exists on the interaction between cardiac defibrillation and DBS systems.
