Prevalence of Twiddler's syndrome as a cause of deep brain stimulation hardware failure
… We reviewed our deep brain stimulation patient database to … referred to as twiddler’s
syndrome. A prospectively collected … Three of them were due to twiddler’s syndrome, representing …
syndrome. A prospectively collected … Three of them were due to twiddler’s syndrome, representing …
“Twiddler syndrome” in two patients with deep brain stimulation
M Gelabert-Gonzalez, JL Relova-Quinteiro… - Acta …, 2010 - Springer
… The only case of twiddler syndrome described in a patient undergoing DBS was recently …
disease undergoing deep brain stimulation with a twiddler syndrome that caused stimulation …
disease undergoing deep brain stimulation with a twiddler syndrome that caused stimulation …
Twiddler's syndrome in a patient with a deep brain stimulation device for generalized dystonia
A Astradsson, PM Schweder, C Joint, AL Green… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
… (DBS) is the technique of neurostimulation of deep brain structures for the treatment of … ’s
disease and chronic pain syndromes. The procedure uses implanted deep brain stimulation …
disease and chronic pain syndromes. The procedure uses implanted deep brain stimulation …
A systematic review of Twiddler's syndrome: A hardware-related complication of deep brain stimulation
… deep brain stimulation (or deep brain stimulator) AND any of the following: Twiddler’s
syndrome OR reel syndrome OR Ratchet syndrome OR coiling syndrome OR twist syndrome OR …
syndrome OR reel syndrome OR Ratchet syndrome OR coiling syndrome OR twist syndrome OR …
Twiddler's syndrome in a patient with epilepsy treated with deep brain stimulation
DL Penn, C Wu, C Skidmore, MR Sperling… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… On 4-month follow-up the deep brain stimulator remained stable and untwisted; however, it
… , twiddler’s syndrome is a rare complication occurring in patients with deep brain stimulator …
… , twiddler’s syndrome is a rare complication occurring in patients with deep brain stimulator …
How to avoid Twiddler's syndrome in deep brain stimulation for dystonia?
C Menghetti, E Zekaj, C Saleh, M Porta… - …, 2014 - neuromodulationjournal.org
… We report an unusual hardware complication after deep brain stimulation (DBS) for primary
dystonia. A 43-year-old woman with primary refractory dystonia, characterized by dysphonia, …
dystonia. A 43-year-old woman with primary refractory dystonia, characterized by dysphonia, …
[HTML][HTML] A case of deep brain stimulation for Tourette's complicated by twiddler's syndrome
MH Pourfar, CL Budman… - … Disorders Clinical Practice, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… , the first report of “twiddler's syndrome” in a TS patient. We speculate that patients with TS
and obsessive‐compulsive disorder may be at higher risk for this syndrome. Placement of the …
and obsessive‐compulsive disorder may be at higher risk for this syndrome. Placement of the …
The deep brain stimulation “Twiddler Syndrome”
… Twiddler syndrome was first described in patients with cardiac pacemakers 2 and has … In
addition to complaints of a mobile IPG, the clinical features of the Twiddler syndrome that would …
addition to complaints of a mobile IPG, the clinical features of the Twiddler syndrome that would …
Surgical management of “Twiddler syndrome” in patients with deep brain stimulation: a technical note and review of the literature
ZK Molle, P Slotty, J Vesper - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2022 - Springer
… Hereby, we report on a technique for revision surgery in patients diagnosed with Twiddler
syndrome after undergoing previous deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. For revision …
syndrome after undergoing previous deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. For revision …
[HTML][HTML] The unsuccessful twiddler: a case of twiddler's syndrome without deep brain stimulator lead breakage
… Twiddler’s syndrome in DBS patients usually presents with failure of hardware due to lead
breakage. Our report highlights a unique case of Twiddler's syndrome with leads intact and …
breakage. Our report highlights a unique case of Twiddler's syndrome with leads intact and …