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Objective: This study aimed to determine the incidence, timing, and clinical factors associated with lead fractures in a large cohort of DBS patients over a 10-year period. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data from 325 patients who underwent bilateral DBS implantation at the National Centre for Neurosurgery from 2013 to 2023. The analysis specifically focused on 17 patients who experienced lead fractures during the long-term follow-up period. Results: Among the 325 patients, lead fractures were identified in 17 patients (5.23%), affecting 18 electrodes. The majority of cases involved patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease (76.5%) or dystonia (23.5%), with an average age of 59.17 \u00b1 8.77 years. Nearly all patients with lead fractures had a history of trauma. Additionally, two cases were associated with active engagement in sports, particularly activities involving movements like pulling up on a horizontal bar, while Twiddler\u2019s Syndrome was identified in two other cases. All electrode fractures required surgical revision. Conclusions: Lead fractures, while rare, remain a significant complication in DBS systems. Precise surgical techniques, early detection, and advancements in DBS hardware design may help to mitigate this risk. Future innovations, such as durable leads or wireless systems, may improve long-term outcomes in DBS therapy for movement disorders.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13247509","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,10]],"date-time":"2024-12-10T11:17:20Z","timestamp":1733829440000},"page":"7509","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Managing Lead Fractures in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: A Decade-Long Case Series from a National Neurosurgical Centre"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8251-7980","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chingiz","family":"Nurimanov","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0427-1751","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Iroda","family":"Mammadinova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3021-6350","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karashash","family":"Menlibayeva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Management Department, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6301-4050","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seitzhan","family":"Aidarov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5105-9315","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nurtay","family":"Nurakay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8200-1223","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Assylbek","family":"Kaliyev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yerbol","family":"Makhambetov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Serik K.","family":"Akshulakov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Management Department, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34\/1 Turan Avenue, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"300","DOI":"10.1159\/000338222","article-title":"Deep Brain Stimulation Hardware Complications in Patients with Movement Disorders: Risk Factors and Clinical Correlations","volume":"90","author":"Mostile","year":"2012","journal-title":"Stereotact. 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