Safety, feasibility, and outcomes of deep brain stimulation in young children excluded from the FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption: analysis of the CHILD-DBS registry.

The mean age at the time of surgery was 4.72 years (range 2.96-6.83 years), and the mean weight was 16.5 kg (range 9.3-30.8 kg).

Three children had transgression of stereotactic frame pins beyond the inner table of the skull, while 4 other children had wound complications requiring surgical intervention.