Safety of deep brain stimulation in pregnancy: A comprehensive review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is increasingly used to treat the symptoms of various neurologic and psychiatric conditions. People can undergo the procedure during reproductive years but the safety of DBS in pregnancy remains relatively unknown given the paucity of published cases. We thus conducted a review of the literature to determine the state of current knowledge about DBS in pregnancy and to determine how eligibility criteria are approached in clinical trials with respect to pregnancy and the potential for pregnancy.

Methods

A literature review was conducted in EMBASE to identify articles involving DBS and pregnancy. Two reviewers independently analyzed the articles to confirm inclusion. Data extracted for analysis included conditions treated, complications

SUBMITTER: King C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557283 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature