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Deep brain stimulation and electromagnetic interference
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has evolved into an approved and efficacious treatment for movement, obsessive-compulsive, and epilepsy disorders that are refractory to medical therapy, with current investigation into other disease conditions. However, there are unintentional and intentional sources of external electromagnetic interference (EMI) that can lead to either malfunctioning or damaged DBS devices, as well as injury to human tissue. Comprehensive studies and guidelines on such topics in the medical literature are scarce. Herein, we review the principles behind EMI, as well as the various potential sources of interference, both unintentional (e.g. stray EMI fields) and intentional (e.g. MRI scans, "brainjacking"). Additionally, we employ the Manufacturer and User Device Facility Experience (MAUDE) database to assess real-world instances of EMI (e.g., airport body scanners, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electrosurgery) affecting DBS devices commonly implanted in the United States (US).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rahimpour, S., Kiyani, M., Hodges, S. E., & Turner, D. A.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rahimpour, Shervin
- Venue
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-04
- Volume
- 203
- Pages
- 106577
- ISSN
- 0303-8467 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8081063
- OpenAlex
- W3131287423
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 1.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-004 (stm-asf)
- Locations
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (UH3NS103468, UH3NS129898)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Keywords
- deep brain stimulation, electromagnetic interference, MRI safety, electrosurgery, MAUDE database, movement disorders, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder
- MeSH terms
- Electromagnetic Fields, Electronics, Humans, Deep Brain Stimulation, Implantable Neurostimulators
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