Table 2 Complications

Periprocedural complications

Local cerebral bleeding

2/106 (2%)

Seed repositioning due to migration and/or positional deviation from the original treatment plan

3/106 (3%)

Wound healing disturbance with concomitant cerebritis whereupon a premature seed-explantation had to be performed

1/106 (1%)

Long-term complications

Prolonged edema

11/106 (10%)

Of the eleven, three developed radionecrosis, resulting in

 parenchymal bleeding with brainstem compression or

 hemiparesis

Total

17/106 (16%)