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The influence of intraoperative microelectrode recording and clinical testing on the final stimulation site in deep brain stimulation
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Veröffentlicht: | 4. Juni 2012 |
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Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of microelectrode recording and intraoperative clinical testing on the final stimulation site in deep brain stimulation.
Methods: 22 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, who consecutively underwent bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation, were investigated. We compared MRI-based and atlas-based DBS target points in relation to the adjusted targets after intraoperative, multi-track microelectrode recording (MER) and clinical testing as well as in relation to the localization of the active contact 4 weeks after the operation. Each target and stimulation site was related to one of 27 segments of a standardized, reconstructed, 3-dimensional MRI-defined subthalamic nucleus (STN) as well as to the mid-point between the anterior and posterior commissure.
Results: Atlas-based targets were positioned more superior and more medial within and even outside the MRI-STN than the MRI-based targets, which were all located in the center of the STN. The optimal stimulation sites after MER and clinical testing found during the operation were located more lateral and slightly more superior than both planned targets. Eventually, the location of the active contacts 4 weeks after the operation were the most superior and most lateral in and often outside the MRI-STN. The differences in the distributions of our 4 targets reached statistical significance (p = 0.015).
Conclusions: Intraoperative, multi-track microelectrode recording and clinical testing influence the location of the final stimulation site significantly.