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Neurology 2001;56:1384-1386
© 2001 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

DBS and diathermy interaction induces severe CNS damage

J. G. Nutt, MD;, V. C. Anderson, PhD;, J. H. Peacock, MD, PhD;, J. P. Hammerstad, MD; and K. J. Burchiel, MD

From the Departments of Neurology (Drs. Nutt and Hammerstad) and Neurological Surgery (Drs. Anderson and Burchiel), Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland; and Division of Neurology (Dr. Peacock), University of Nevada, School of Medicine and VAMC, Reno.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. John Nutt, Professor of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Department of Neurology, OP32, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201-3098; e-mail: nuttj{at}ohsu.edu

Pulse-modulated radiofrequency diathermy treatment to the maxilla produced permanent diencephalic and brainstem lesions and a vegetative state in a patient with PD with implanted subthalamic electrodes for deep brain stimulation.




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