Longitudinal Neuropsychological Assessment of Symptomatic Edema after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: A Case Series Study

• Main Authors: Silvia De Ieso (Author), Giulia Di Rauso (Author), Francesco Cavallieri (Author), Daniela Beltrami (Author), Alessandro Marti (Author), Manuela Napoli (Author), Rosario Pascarella (Author), Alberto Feletti (Author), Valentina Fioravanti (Author), Giulia Toschi (Author), Vittorio Rispoli (Author), Francesca Antonelli (Author), Annette Puzzolante (Author), Giacomo Pavesi (Author), Federico Gasparini (Author), Franco Valzania (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Severe non-infectious or non-haemorrhagic brain edema surrounding the electrode represents a rare complication of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) surgery. The aim of this study is to report three patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease (PD) who developed symptomatic brai...