Pathological crying induced by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease

Marc E Wolf; Mahmoud Abdallat; Christian Blahak; Joachim K Krauss

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2017.08.020

Pathological crying induced by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease

J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Nov:45:159-161. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.08.020. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Authors

Marc E Wolf¹, Mahmoud Abdallat², Christian Blahak³, Joachim K Krauss²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address: marc.wolf@umm.de.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School Hannover MHH, Hannover, Germany.
³ Department of Neurology, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.

PMID: 28887071
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.08.020

Abstract

We report on a patient with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for Parkinson's disease (PD) who developed pathologic crying (PC) immediately postoperatively. A spread of DBS current to adjacent cortico-ponto-cerebellar pathways might be responsible. In contrast to the few cases published previously, there was no pre-existing additional lesion that would have favoured occurrence of PC. Treating physicians should be aware of DBS-induced PC.

Keywords: Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson; Pathological crying; Subthalamic nucleus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Crying*
Deep Brain Stimulation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Parkinson Disease / physiopathology*
Parkinson Disease / therapy
Postoperative Complications
Subthalamic Nucleus / physiology*