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DBS Under General Anesthesia: Comparison To The Standard Technique

NCT01997398 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2016-01-01

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Summary

There is a growing trend in functional neurosurgery toward direct anatomical targeting for deep brain stimulation (DBS). This study describes a method and reports the initial experience placing DBS electrodes under general anesthesia without the use of microelectrode recordings (MER), using a portable head CT scanner to verify accuracy intra-operatively.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francisco A Ponce, MD · BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE / SJHMC

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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