title: Excoriation disorder as a risk factor for deep brain stimulation hardware removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology - Movement Disorders, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calandrella
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology - Movement Disorders, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ferré
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology - Movement Disorders, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: luigiromito@istituto-besta.it.
authors.forename: Luigi M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Romito
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D000071057:Tardive Dyskinesia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016138:Walking
keywords: Adverse events; Basal ganglia; Bipolar disorder; Clozapine; DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Excoriation disorder; Globus pallidus; Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders; Pallidotomy; Skin picking disorder; Tardive dystonia