Delayed hemorrhage following deep brain stimulation device placement in a patient with Parkinson’s disease and lupus anticoagulant syndrome: illustrative case
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Treatment options for Parkinson’s disease (PD) include both medical and surgical approaches. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that aims to improve motor symptomatology.
OBSERVATIONS
A 66-year-old White male with a 9-year history of PD presented to the neurosurgery clinic for DBS consideration. On the morning of scheduled surgery, preoperative laboratory test results revealed a prolonged prothrombin time of 50 seconds. Surgery was postponed, and further work-up revealed that the… Show more
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