TABLE 2.
Adverse events
| ANT-DBS | TL-RNS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse event | N = 26 | N = 32 | p-value |
| Surgical (no. of patients) | 5 | 5 | .74 |
| Wound infection | 1 | 0 | |
| Wound dehiscence | 1 | 2 | |
| Hardware malfunction | 0 | 0 | |
| Hardware revision | 1 | 2 | |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 2 | 1 | |
| Stimulation (number of patients) | 9 | 18 | .12 |
| Headache | 3 | 6 | |
| Mood change | 1 | 1 | |
| Paresthesias | 0 | 4 | |
| Drowsiness | 3 | 0 | |
| Motor Twitching/jerking | 0 | 5 | |
| Visual phenomenon | 0 | 2 | |
| Memory changes | 1 | 0 |
Abbreviations: ANT, anterior nucleus of the thalamus; DBS, deep brain stimulation; N, number; RNS, responsive neurostimulation.