title: An unusual complication of intracranial electrodes.
abstract: This report describes two patients who developed persistent neurologic deficits during intracranial EEG recording without clear evidence of intracranial edema or infarction. Both patients had previously received high-dose brain radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Because of this experience, we strongly caution the use of intracranial electrodes in patients with similar profiles.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA. Barbara.C.Jobst@Hitchcock.org
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jobst
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Coughlin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Thadani
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014743:Videotape Recording
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents