Article ; Online: Increased electrode impedance as an indicator for early detection of deep brain stimulation (DBS) hardware Infection: Clinical experience and in vitro study.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
2024 Volume 120, Page(s) 76–81
Abstract: Background: When deep brain stimulation (DBS) infections are identified, they are often too advanced to treat without complete hardware removal. New objective markers to promptly identify DBS infections are needed. We present a patient with GPi (globus ... ...
Abstract | Background: When deep brain stimulation (DBS) infections are identified, they are often too advanced to treat without complete hardware removal. New objective markers to promptly identify DBS infections are needed. We present a patient with GPi (globus pallidus interna) DBS for dystonia, where the electrode impedance unexpectedly increased 3-months post-operatively, followed by serologic and hematologic markers of inflammation at 6-months, prompting explantation surgery. We recreated these conditions in a laboratory environment to analyze the pattern of changing of electrical impedance across the contacts of a DBS lead following Staphylococcus biofilm formation. Methods: A stainless-steel culture chamber containing 1 % brain heart infusion agar was used. A DBS electrode was dipped in peptone water containing a strain of S. aureus and subsequently introduced into the chamber. The apparatus was incubated at 37 °C for 6 days. Impedance was measured at 24hr intervals. A control experiment without S. Aureus inoculation was used to determine changes in impedance over a period of 6-days. Results: The mean monopolar impedance on day-1 was 751.8 ± 23.8 Ω and on day-3 was 1004.8 ± 68.7 Ω, a 33.7 % rise (p = 0.007). A faint biofilm formation could be seen around the DBS lead by day-2 and florid growth by day-3. After addition of the linezolid solution, a 15.9 % decrease in monopolar impedance was observed from day 3-6 (p = 0.003). Conclusion: This study gives insight into impedance trends following a hardware infection in DBS. Increased impedance outside expected norms may be valuable for early prediction of infection. Furthermore, timely management using antibiotics might reduce the frequency of infection-related explant surgeries. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Electric Impedance ; Deep Brain Stimulation ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Electrodes ; Dystonic Disorders ; Globus Pallidus/physiology ; Treatment Outcome |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-10 |
Publishing country | Scotland |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1193674-5 |
ISSN | 1532-2653 ; 0967-5868 |
ISSN (online) | 1532-2653 |
ISSN | 0967-5868 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.01.004 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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