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In this video, where we will discuss the risks of brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, who it should not be performed on and up to what age it can be performed, we will talk about the risks of brain stimulation surgery in detail. In addition, in this video, we will talk about which patients and in which cases brain stimulation surgery should not be performed, and at what age this surgery should not be performed. What are the Risks of Brain Stimulation Surgery? Although this surgery is a brain surgery, it has a lower risk than other brain surgeries since it is not a skull operation performed during classical brain surgeries. The surgery is performed through two small holes the size of a 50-cent coin opened in the skull. Electrodes are placed in the previously targeted areas of the brain while the patient is awake, but the patient does not feel any pain during this time. The risks of brain stimulation surgery are generally as follows; Infection risk It can be significantly reduced by the antibiotic dose to be given before the surgery and by paying utmost attention to sterility conditions during the surgery. Bleeding risk If the target coordinates are determined before the surgery and the paths to be followed during the placement of the electrodes are carefully evaluated, this risk can be reduced to a very low amount. Damage that may occur in brain regions The rate of occurrence of such risks is quite low. Careful evaluation of the path to be followed in preoperative calculations prevents such damage. Under what conditions should brain stimulation surgery not be performed? Brain stimulation surgery is not performed in the following cases If Parkinson's diagnosis has not been definitively established If there is Parkinson's disease for less than 5 years If the patient has psychiatric problems If the patient is over 80 years old If the patient has an active infection. For the rest of the article; https://www.beyinvesinircerrahisi.com... #dratillayilmaz #deepbrainstimulation #DBS #brainstimulation #Neuromodulation #parkinson #tremor