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Coubes P, Roubertie A, Vayssiere N, Hemm S, Echenne B. Treatment of DYT1-generalised dystonia by stimulation of the internal globus pallidus. Lancet 2000; 355:2220-1. [PMID: 10881900 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02410-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In seven selected patients with dystonia musculorum deformans-1 generalised dystonia (DYT1), continuous bilateral stimulation of the globus pallidus internus was associated with substantial improvement of dystonia and functional disability.
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Jahanshahi M, Ardouin CM, Brown RG, Rothwell JC, Obeso J, Albanese A, Rodriguez-Oroz MC, Moro E, Benabid AL, Pollak P, Limousin-Dowsey P. The impact of deep brain stimulation on executive function in Parkinson's disease. Brain 2000; 123 ( Pt 6):1142-54. [PMID: 10825353 DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.6.1142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) improves Parkinson's disease and increases frontal blood flow. We assessed the effects of bilateral DBS on executive function in Parkinson's disease patients, seven with electrodes implanted in the STN and six in the GPi. Patients were assessed off medication with stimulators off, on and off again. The groups showed differential change with stimulation on the Reitan Trail-Making test (TMT B) (STN more improved) and on some measures of random number generation and Wisconsin Card Sorting (STN improved, GPi worse with stimulation). Across the groups, stimulation speeded up responding (Stroop control trial, TMT A) and improved performance on paced serial addition and missing digit tests. Conversely, conditional associative learning became more errorful with stimulation across the two groups. In general, change in performance with stimulation was significant for the STN but not the GPi group. These results support two opposite predictions. In support of current models of Parkinson's disease, 'releasing the brake' on frontal function with DBS improved aspects of executive function. Conversely, disruption of basal ganglia outflow during DBS impaired performance on tests requiring changing behaviour in novel contexts as predicted by Marsden and Obeso in 1994.
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- M Jahanshahi
- Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neruology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
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Benabid AL, Koudsié A, Benazzouz A, Fraix V, Ashraf A, Le Bas JF, Chabardes S, Pollak P. Subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Arch Med Res 2000; 31:282-9. [PMID: 11036179 DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00077-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation by high frequency (HFS) has been developed starting in the thalamic target (Vim) from pragmatic observations and subsequently followed by other targets, such as the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and pallidum as an application of current knowledge from basic preclinical research in neuroscience. The mechanism involved by this neurosurgical approach is not completely solved. For Vim we have formed the hypothesis that HFS induces a jamming of sensory-motor loops but for the STN, from our experimental research in rats we have shown that HFS induces functional inhibition of cell activity in the target nuclei. In our patients the implantation of the stimulation electrodes was carried out stereotactically, under local anesthesia, using ventriculography, MRI, microrecordings and clinical evaluation of the effects of stimulation on rigidity. When the stimulation is turned ON in the STN area a significant decrease in rigidity was determined by the neurologists. Stimulation or even penetration of the electrode may be responsible for transient dyskinesias. The average location of the clinically efficient contact of the chronic stimulating electrodes is statistically located at 5.02 +/- 0.71 1/12 degrees of AC-PC in the AP direction, at -1.5 +/- 0.66 1/8 degrees of the height of the thalamus in the ventricle direction, with laterality at 11.98 +/- 1.12 mm in the lateral direction. The beneficial effects of STN stimulation are significant providing that the electrodes are correctly placed into the target. There is strong improvement of the symptoms of the triad in which akinesia, rigidity, and tremor are reduced on average to 41. 6, 48.6, and 27%, respectively, when compared with the previous preoperative level. From our experience, HFS of the STN could be considered the surgical therapy of choice at advanced stages of Parkinson's disease.
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- A L Benabid
- Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
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Bejjani BP, Dormont D, Pidoux B, Yelnik J, Damier P, Arnulf I, Bonnet AM, Marsault C, Agid Y, Philippon J, Cornu P. Bilateral subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease by using three-dimensional stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiological guidance. J Neurosurg 2000; 92:615-25. [PMID: 10761650 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.4.0615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Several methods are used for stereotactically guided implantation of electrodes into the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for continuous high-frequency stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors present a stereotactic magnetic resonance (MR) method relying on three-dimensional (3D) T1-weighted images for surgical planning and multiplanar T2-weighted images for direct visualization of the STN, coupled with electrophysiological recording and stimulation guidance. METHODS Twelve patients with advanced PD were enrolled in this study of bilateral STN implantation. Both STNs were visible as 3D ovoid biconvex hypointense structures located in the upper mesencephalon. The coordinates of the centers of the STNs were determined with reference to the patient's anterior commissure-posterior commissure line by using a new landmark, the anterior border of the red nucleus. Electrophysiological monitoring through five parallel tracks was performed simultaneously to define the functional target accurately. Microelectrode recording identified high-frequency, spontaneous, movement-related activity and tremor-related cells within the STNs. Acute STN macrostimulation improved contralateral rigidity and akinesia, suppressed tremor when present, and could induce dyskinesias. The central track, which was directed at the predetermined target by using MR imaging, was selected for implantation of 19 of 24 electrodes. No surgical complications were noted. CONCLUSIONS At evaluation 6 months after surgery, continuous STN stimulation was shown to have improved parkinsonian motor disability by 64% and 78% in the "off' and "on" medication states, respectively. Antiparkinsonian drug treatment was reduced by 70% in 10 patients and withdrawn in two patients. The severity of levodopa-induced dyskinesias was reduced by 83% and motor fluctuations by 88%. Continuous high-frequency stimulation of the STN applied through electrodes implanted with the aid of 3D MR imaging and electrophysiological guidance is a safe and effective therapy for patients suffering from severe, advanced levodopa-responsive PD.
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- B P Bejjani
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Fédération de Neurologie, INSERM U 289, Service de Neuroradiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Trépanier LL, Kumar R, Lozano AM, Lang AE, Saint-Cyr JA. Neuropsychological outcome of GPi pallidotomy and GPi or STN deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Brain Cogn 2000; 42:324-47. [PMID: 10753483 DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1999.1108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This paper highlights the neuropsychological sequelae of posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) at 3/6 months postoperatively. Results are based on our extensive experience with PVP and our preliminary observations with DBS. Patients with borderline cognitive or psychiatric functioning risk postoperative decompensation. Nonlateralizing attentional and hemisphere-specific impairments of frontostriatal cognitive functions followed unilateral PVP. "Frontal" behavioral dyscontrol was observed in approximately 25% of patients. Three cases of staged bilateral PVP suggest that premorbid factors may predict outcome, although lesion size and location are also critical. Older patients are at risk for significant cognitive and behavioral decline after bilateral STN DBS, while GPi DBS may be safer.
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- L L Trépanier
- Toronto Western Hospital--Research Institute, University of Toronto and The Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Tröster AI. Introduction to neurobehavioral issues in the neurosurgical treatment of movement disorders: basic issues, thalamotomy, and nonablative treatments. Brain Cogn 2000; 42:173-82. [PMID: 10744918 DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1999.1098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- A I Tröster
- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7314, USA.
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Pallidal stereotactic surgery is a well-accepted treatment alternative for Parkinson's disease. Another indication for this procedure is medically refractory dystonia, especially generalized dystonia with abnormal axial and extremity movements and postures. Improvement of dystonia after pallidotomy has been reported in several recent papers. In this report the authors describe three patients with generalized dystonia (two primary, one secondary) and their improvement after bilateral pallidal stimulation at follow-up times of between 6 and 18 months.
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- V M Tronnier
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospital, Heidelberg College of Medicine, Germany.
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Fields JA, Tröster AI. Cognitive outcomes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a review of initial studies and recommendations for future research. Brain Cogn 2000; 42:268-93. [PMID: 10744924 DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1999.1104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Modern ablative surgery for movement disorders probably results in less frequent and severe cognitive morbidity than seen in early surgical series. Nonetheless, recent studies indicate that neurobehavioral functions commonly compromised in Parkinson's disease (PD) (e.g., executive functions, verbal fluency, and memory) are negatively impacted in some patients by lesion placement. The potential reversibility of cognitive dysfunction after chronic electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) for PD has lead some to favor this treatment modality over ablation. This paper reviews the initial studies of the cognitive effects of thalamic, pallidal, and subthalamic DBS. These studies suggest that DBS is relatively safe from a cognitive standpoint and that the benefits of motor improvements probably outweigh the cost of minimal cognitive morbidity. This conclusion must be offered with caution, however, given the small numbers of studies to date and their methodological limitations. Neurobehavioral research has yet to adequately address (1) outcome relative to appropriate control groups; (2) effects of electrode placement versus stimulation; (3) laterality- and site-specific effects of DBS; (4) long-term effects of DBS; (5) effects of stimulation parameters; (6) risk factors for cognitive dysfunction with DBS; (7) whether cognitive dysfunction associated with DBS is reversible; and (8) comparative neurobehavioral outcome after DBS and ablation. DBS affords an exciting opportunity to clarify the neurobehavioral role of the basal ganglia.
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- J A Fields
- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7314, USA
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Loher TJ, Hasdemir MG, Burgunder JM, Krauss JK. Long-term follow-up study of chronic globus pallidus internus stimulation for posttraumatic hemidystonia. J Neurosurg 2000; 92:457-60. [PMID: 10701534 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.3.0457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors report the first case of chronic globus pallidus internus (GPi) stimulation for treatment of medically intractable hemidystonia for which long-term follow-up data are available. The patient had developed left-sided low-frequency tremor and hemidystonia after a severe head trauma sustained at 15 years of age. He experienced relief of the tremor but not of the hemidystonia after a thalamotomy was performed in the right hemisphere 3 years postinjury. When the patient was 24 years old, the authors performed a magnetic resonance-guided stereotactic implantation of a monopolar electrode in the right-sided posteroventral GPi. Chronic deep brain stimulation resulted in remarkable improvement of dystonia-associated pain, phasic dystonic movements, and dystonic posture, which was accompanied by functional gain. Postoperative improvement was sustained after 4 years of follow up. Chronic GPi stimulation appears to be a valuable treatment option for posttraumatic dystonia.
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- T J Loher
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Favre J, Burchiel KJ, Taha JM, Hammerstad J. Outcome of unilateral and bilateral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease: patient assessment. Neurosurgery 2000; 46:344-53; discussion 353-5. [PMID: 10690723 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200002000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Pallidotomy has recently regained acceptance as a safe and effective treatment for Parkinson's disease symptoms. The goal of this study was to obtain the patients' perspective on their results after undergoing this procedure. Special attention was focused on the potential complications and the respective advantages and risks of unilateral versus bilateral pallidotomy. METHODS Fifty-six patients were studied during a 2-year period; 44 completed the evaluation, with a median follow-up of 7 months. Of these patients, 22 underwent unilateral pallidotomy, and 17 had bilateral simultaneous pallidotomy. Five patients who underwent staged bilateral pallidotomy were excluded from the statistical analysis, because the number of patients was considered too small for analysis. The procedures were performed with magnetic resonance imaging determination of the target, combined with physiological confirmation, including microelectrode recording. RESULTS According to Visual Analog Scale scores, unilateral pallidotomy significantly improved dyskinesias (P < 0.05) but no other symptoms. Simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy improved slowness, rigidity, tremor, and dyskinesias (P < 0.05) but worsened speech function (P < 0.05). According to the patients' most frequently chosen answers to multiple-choice questions, unilateral pallidotomy improved night sleep, muscle pain, freezing, overall "on," overall "off," and the duration of "off periods," but it worsened the volume of the voice and articulation, increased drooling, and reduced concentration. Bilateral pallidotomy improved night sleep, muscle pain, freezing, overall "on," overall "off," duration of "off periods," and the amount of medication taken, but it increased drooling and worsened the volume of the voice, articulation, and writing. Subjective visual disturbance was noted in 36 and 41% of patients who underwent unilateral and simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy, respectively. Globally, the result of the procedure was rated "good" or "excellent" by 64% of the patients who underwent unilateral pallidotomy and by 76% of the patients who underwent bilateral pallidotomy. An age less than 70 years was a positive prognostic factor for the global outcome (P < 0.05), as were severe preoperative dyskinesias (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study confirms that, from a patient standpoint, unilateral and simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy can reduce all the key symptoms of Parkinson's disease (i.e., akinesia, tremor, and rigidity) and the side effects of L-dopa treatment (i.e., dyskinesias). Preoperative severe dyskinesias and younger age are positive prognostic factors for a successful outcome. Simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy was more effective than unilateral pallidotomy regarding tremor, rigidity, and dyskinesias, but it conferred a higher risk of postoperative speech deterioration.
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- J Favre
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Civico, Lugano, Switzerland
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Iansek R, Rosenfeld JV, Feniger H, Huxham F. Physiological localisation in functional neurosurgery for movement disorders: a simple approach. J Clin Neurosci 2000; 7:29-33. [PMID: 10847647 DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1998.0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Controversy exists between anatomical methods and single cell recording as the preferred approach in target localisation in functional neurosurgery for movement disorders. The controversy centres on accuracy as compared to practicality. We describe a mapping technique of semi-microstimulation utilising threshold measurements which has been used in 66 procedures in 50 subjects. We compared the accuracy of anatomical localisation with the final chosen target using the above technique. We also compared the benefit, the side effects and the surgical complication rate with published data on single cell recording and anatomical localisation. The mean difference in 3-dimensional space between the anatomical target and the physiological target was 6.85 mm (P < 0.0001). A good response was obtained in 80% of procedures. Mortality was 1.5%. The surgical complication rate was 1.5%. Mild side effects, serious side effects, transient side effects and permanent side effects were evident in 4.5%, 10.6%, 6.1% and 9.1% of procedures. These figures compared better than anatomical studies and similar to single cell recording studies. It is concluded that this approach provides both accuracy and simplicity and is recommended as a compromise to the currently available methods.
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- R Iansek
- Geriatric Neurology Service, Kingston Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Burchiel KJ, Anderson VC, Favre J, Hammerstad JP. Comparison of pallidal and subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson's disease: results of a randomized, blinded pilot study. Neurosurgery 1999; 45:1375-82; discussion 1382-4. [PMID: 10598706 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199912000-00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been reported to be effective in alleviating the symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Although recent studies suggest that STN stimulation may be superior to GPi stimulation, a randomized, blinded comparison has not been reported. The present study was designed to provide a preliminary comparison of the safety and efficacy of DBS at either site. METHODS Ten patients with idiopathic PD, L-dopa-induced dyskinesia, and response fluctuations were randomized to implantation of bilateral GPi or STN stimulators. Neurological condition was assessed preoperatively with patients on and off L-dopa and on DBS at 10 days and 3, 6, and 12 months after implantation. Patients and evaluating clinicians were blinded to stimulation site throughout the study period. Complete follow-up data were analyzed for four GPi patients and five STN patients. RESULTS When off-L-dopa, both GPi and STN groups demonstrated a similar response, with approximately 40% improvement in Unified PD Rating Scale motor scores after 12 months of DBS. Rigidity, tremor, and bradykinesia improved in both groups. In combination with L-dopa, Unified PD Rating Scale motor scores were more improved by GPi stimulation than by STN stimulation. On-L-dopa axial symptoms were clinically improved in the GPi but not the STN group. L-Dopa-induced dyskinesia was reduced by DBS at either site, although medication requirement was reduced only in the STN group. There were no serious intraoperative complications among patients in either group. CONCLUSION Pallidal and STN stimulation appears to be safe and efficacious for the management of advanced PD. A larger study is needed to investigate further the differences in symptom response and the interaction of L-dopa with stimulation at either site.
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- K J Burchiel
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA
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Limousin-Dowsey P, Pollak P, Van Blercom N, Krack P, Benazzouz A, Benabid A. Thalamic, subthalamic nucleus and internal pallidum stimulation in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 1999; 246 Suppl 2:II42-5. [PMID: 10526001 DOI: 10.1007/bf03161080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The limits of drug therapy in severe forms of Parkinson's disease have lead to a renewal of functional neurosurgery of the basal ganglia and the thalamus. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of these structures was developed with the aims of reducing the morbidity of surgery and of offering an adaptative treatment. DBS was first applied to the thalamus in patients with severe tremor. Tremor of the hemibody is greatly reduced by stimulation of the contralateral electrode in 85% of the cases. There is little change in other symptoms. However, motor fluctuations and dyskinesias are a more frequent problem than severe tremor; in attempt to treat these symptoms, DBS has recently been applied to the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and the internal pallidum (GPi). STN stimulation greatly decreases off motor symptoms and motor fluctuations, which allows a reduction of drug dosage and consequently of dyskinesias. GPi stimulation decreases dyskinesias in most patients, but the effect on off motor symptoms is more variable from one series to another, from very good to nil. The severe morbidity of DBS applied to these 3 targets is low. Comparative studies of the cost and the efficacy of DBS and lesions applied to these different targets are now required.
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- P Limousin-Dowsey
- MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, Institute of Neurology, 23 Queen Square, London WC1N3BG,
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Honey C, Gross RE, Lozano AM. New developments in the surgery for Parkinson's disease. Can J Neurol Sci 1999; 26 Suppl 2:S45-52. [PMID: 10451760 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100000093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Despite optimization of medical therapy, a large number of patients with Parkinson's disease continue to be disabled. For this group, alternate treatment strategies such as neurosurgical intervention can be considered. Recent advances in neurosurgical techniques and in understanding the pathophysiology of motor disturbances in PD have made surgery safer and more effective. Functional neurosurgical procedures to lesion or electrically modulate dysfunctional basal ganglia circuits or to protect or restore dopaminergic transmission are being increasingly used. These procedures are having a profound impact on the motor disturbances of PD and are producing important improvements in quality of life of patients.
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- C Honey
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease can be performed in the thalamus, the pallidum and the subthalamic nucleus. The efficacy and safety of unilateral pallidotomy is well established. Deep brain stimulation has a lower morbidity and is preferred for bilateral surgery. The subthalamic nucleus presently seems to be the most promising target in advanced stage Parkinson's disease.
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- P Krack
- Neurology Department, University of Kiel, Germany.
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Ghika J, Ghika-Schmid F, Fankhauser H, Assal G, Vingerhoets F, Albanese A, Bogousslavsky J, Favre J. Bilateral contemporaneous posteroventral pallidotomy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease: neuropsychological and neurological side effects. Report of four cases and review of the literature. J Neurosurg 1999; 91:313-21. [PMID: 10433321 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors report the underestimated cognitive, mood, and behavioral complications in patients who have undergone bilateral contemporaneous pallidotomy, as seen in their early experience with functional neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease (PD) that is accompanied by severe motor fluctuations before pallidal stimulation. Four patients, not suffering from dementia, with advanced (Hoehn and Yahr Stages III-IV), medically untreatable PD featuring severe "on-off" fluctuations underwent bilateral contemporaneous posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP). All patients were evaluated according to the Core Assessment Program for Intracerebral Transplantations (CAPIT) protocol without positron emission tomography scans but with additional neuropsychological cognitive, mood, and behavior testing. For the first 3 to 6 months postoperatively, all patients showed a mean improvement of motor scores on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), in the best "on" (21%) and worst "off" (40%) UPDRS III motor subscale, a mean 30% improvement in the UPDRS II activities of daily living (ADL) subscore, and 60% on the UPDRS IV complications of treatment subscale. Dyskinesia disappeared almost completely, and the mean daily duration of the off time was reduced by an average of 60%. Despite these good results in the CAPIT scores, one patient experienced a partially regressive corticobulbar syndrome with dysphagia, dysarthria, and increased drooling. No emotional lability was found in this patient, but he did demonstrate severe bilateral postoperative pretarsal blepharospasm (apraxia of eyelid opening), which interfered with walking and which required treatment with high-dose subcutaneous injections of botulinum toxin. No patient showed visual field defects or hemiparesis, but postoperative depression, changes in personality, behavior, and executive functions were seen in two individuals. Postoperative abulia was reported by the family of one patient, who lost his preoperative aggressiveness and drive in terms of ADL, speech, business, family life, and hobbies, and became more sleepy and fatigued. One patient reported postoperative mental automatisms, such as compulsive mental counting, and circular thoughts and reasoning during off phases; postoperative depression was found in two patients. However, none of the patients demonstrated these symptoms during intraoperative microelectrode stimulation. These findings are compatible with previous reports on bilateral pallidal lesions. A progressive lowering of UPDRS subscores was seen after 12 months, consistent with the progression of the disease. Bilateral simultaneous pallidotomy may be followed by emotional, behavioral, and cognitive deficits such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and loss of psychic autoactivation-abulia, as well as disabling corticobulbar dysfunction and apraxia of eyelid opening, in addition to previously described motor and visual field deficits, which make this surgery undesirable even though significant improvement in motor deficits can be achieved.
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- J Ghika
- Division Autonome de Neuropsychologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Defer GL, Widner H, Marié RM, Rémy P, Levivier M. Core assessment program for surgical interventional therapies in Parkinson's disease (CAPSIT-PD). Mov Disord 1999; 14:572-84. [PMID: 10435493 DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199907)14:4<572::aid-mds1005>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 559] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In 1992 the Core Assessment Program for Intracerebral Transplantations (CAPIT) was published providing the minimal requirements for a common patient evaluation protocol. Despite the intent, the program was thought to be too laborious to carry out in large scale trials, and it also lacked evaluations of cognitive functions and quality of life. Moreover, the CAPIT was designed for neural transplantation only and has not been revised since. Since then, pallidotomy and deep brain stimulation have emerged as additional treatment modalities but there exists no common tool for evaluation of, and between, the techniques. In 1996, within the framework of NECTAR (Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration), a dedicated program entitled "Neurosurgical Interventions in Parkinson's Disease" (NIPD) was funded by the European Union Biomed 2 program to develop a new Core Assessment Program for Surgical Interventional Therapies in PD (CAPSIT-PD) and to establish an European registry for patients with PD subjected to functional neurosurgery. This article presents the recommendations of this new program.
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- G L Defer
- Service de Neurologie Déjerine and Inserm U 320, CHU de la Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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Hariz MI. Decrease in akinesia seems to result from chronic electrical stimulation in the external (GPe) rather than internal (Gpi) pallidum. Mov Disord 1999; 14:536-40. [PMID: 10348492 DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199905)14:3<536::aid-mds1035>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Yokoyama T, Sugiyama K, Nishizawa S, Yokota N, Ohta S, Uemura K. Visual evoked potentials during posteroventral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease. Neurosurgery 1999; 44:815-22; discussion 822-4. [PMID: 10201307 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199904000-00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of intracerebral recording of visual evoked potentials (VEPs) during posteroventral pallidotomy comparing macro- and microelectrode stimulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The optic tract was identified by intracerebral recording of VEPs in 16 patients. Electrical stimulation through a lesioning electrode (macroelectrode stimulation: biphasic wave, 50 Hz, 0.2 ms, 0-6 V) and a microelectrode (microelectrode stimulation: impedance of 1 M(omega) at 300 Hz, biphasic pulse, 300 Hz, 0.2 ms, 10-50 microA) was delivered to assess visual responses. RESULTS VEPs were recorded in every patient from 18.0+/-3.3 mm (n = 14) to 22.8+/-3.4 mm (n = 14) in the mediolateral direction. The mean amplitude at this midpoint (57.7+/-15.4 microV, n = 35) was significantly higher than other amplitudes (t test, P < 0.05). Significant increment of amplitudes appeared at 4 mm (64.3+/-18.5 microV, n = 16) below the initial target along trajectories that pass close to the midpoint of the optic tract. The distance from the initial target to the dorsal surface of the optic tract along these trajectories ranged from 3 to 6 mm, with a mean of 5.0+/-0.7 mm (n = 16), whereas adjusted distances perpendicular to the intercommissural plane ranged from 1.3 to 4.1 mm, with a mean of 3.0+/-0.7 mm (n = 16) below, and the distance from the optic tract to the intercommissural plane ranged from 6.3 to 8.7 mm, with a mean of 7.5+/-0.7 mm (n = 16). Macroelectrode stimulation evoked visual responses at various sites in the pallidal region, totaling 27 sites in 11 of 16 patients (68.7%). Microelectrode stimulation evoked responses at only five sites in 3 of 13 patients (23.1 %), within a very limited area 4 to 7 mm below the target where the electrode was very close to the optic tract. Physiological targeting of VEPs necessitated change of the initial target in 13 of 16 patients (81.2%). CONCLUSION VEPs of prominent oscillatory potentials with high amplitudes indicate the location of the optic tract, which allows easy identification of the optic tract and facilitates neurophysiological targeting of the globus pallidus internus in conjunction with microelectrode recording.
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- T Yokoyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Vingerhoets G, Lannoo E, van der Linden C, Caemaert J, Vandewalle V, van den Abbeele D, Wolters M. Changes in quality of life following unilateral pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease. J Psychosom Res 1999; 46:247-55. [PMID: 10193915 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(98)00090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease (age range 38-70 years) completed the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) 2 months before and 3 months after long-term high-frequency electrostimulation of the globus pallidus internus to improve clinical symptoms. The SIP provides an estimate of perceived quality of life on 12 health-status categories. Neurological assessment with the Hoehn and Yahr scale and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale revealed a significant postoperative reduction in clinical symptomatology (p<0.001). The patients experienced a general improvement in self-reported quality of life that exceeded the purely motor and physical aspects of quality of life. The significant postoperative drop in perceived impairment of communication skills can be considered the most important subjective improvement. Longitudinal research on a larger sample of patients is necessary to evaluate the durability of the subjective improvement in quality of life after unilateral pallidal stimulation.
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- G Vingerhoets
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Samii A, Turnbull IM, Kishore A, Schulzer M, Mak E, Yardley S, Calne DB. Reassessment of unilateral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease. A 2-year follow-up study. Brain 1999; 122 ( Pt 3):417-25. [PMID: 10094251 DOI: 10.1093/brain/122.3.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Unilateral pallidotomy has gained popularity in treating the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. We present the results of a 2-year post-pallidotomy follow-up study. Using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), the Goetz dyskinesia scale and the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPBT), we evaluated 20 patients at regular intervals both off and on medications for 2 years post-pallidotomy. There were no significant changes in the dosages of antiparkinsonian medications from 3 months pre-pallidotomy to 2 years post-pallidotomy. On the side contralateral to the operation, the improvements were preserved in 'on'-state dyskinesia (83% reduction from pre-pallidotomy to 2 years post-pallidotomy, P < 0.001) and 'off'-state tremor (90% reduction from pre-pallidotomy to 2 years post-pallidotomy, P = 0.005). There were no statistically significant differences between pre-pallidotomy scores and those at 2 years post-pallidotomy in ipsilateral dyskinesia, axial dyskinesia, 'off'- or 'on'-state PPBT, 'off'-state Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and 'off'-state gait and postural stability. After 2 years, the 'on'-state ADL scores worsened by 75%, compared with pre-pallidotomy (P = 0.005). We conclude that 2 years after pallidotomy, the improvements in dyskinesia and tremor on the side contralateral to pallidotomy are preserved, while the initial improvements in most other deficits disappear, either because of progression of pathology or loss of the early efficacy achieved by surgery.
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- A Samii
- Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, BC, Canada
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Surgical treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) have again become important adjuncts of care in these patients. We have learned much from the thousands of lesions performed historically, and are now advancing the entire field of movement disorder surgery to new levels of sophistication and understanding. The last 5 years have seen more precise and reliable lesioning and the arrival of multiple sites of intervention afforded by recent developments in deep brain stimulators. Because patients typically derive significant benefit in their quality of life from these procedures, while undergoing little risk, the surgical options should be carefully considered for selected PD patients.
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- J E Arle
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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Vingerhoets G, van der Linden C, Lannoo E, Vandewalle V, Caemaert J, Wolters M, Van den Abbeele D. Cognitive outcome after unilateral pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999; 66:297-304. [PMID: 10084527 PMCID: PMC1736258 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.3.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic high frequency electrostimulation of the globus pallidus internus mimics pallidotomy and improves clinical symptoms in Parkinson's disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the cognitive consequences of unilateral deep brain stimulation. METHODS Twenty non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease (age range 38-70 years) were neuropsychologically assessed 2 months before and 3 months after unilateral pallidal stimulation. The cognitive assessment included measures of memory, spatial behaviour, and executive and psychomotor function. In addition to group analysis of cognitive change, a cognitive impairment index (CII) was calculated for each individual patient representing the percentage of cognitive measures that fell more than 1 SD below the mean of a corresponding normative sample. RESULTS Neurological assessment with the Hoehn and Yahr scale and the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale disclosed a significant postoperative reduction in average clinical Parkinson's disease symptomatology (p<0.001). Repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (using right/left side of stimulation as a between subjects factor) showed no significant postoperative change in cognitive performance for the total patient group (main effect of operation). The side of stimulation did not show a significant differential effect on cognitive performance (main effect of lateralisation). There was no significant operation by lateralisation interaction effect. Although the patients experienced significant motor symptom relief after pallidal stimulation, they remained mildly depressed after surgery. Analysis of the individual CII changes showed a postoperative cognitive decline in 30% of the patients. These patients were significantly older and took higher preoperative doses of levodopa than patients showing no change or a postoperative cognitive improvement. CONCLUSIONS Left or right pallidal stimulation for the relief of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease seems relatively safe, although older patients and patients needing high preoperative doses of levodopa seem to be more vulnerable for cognitive decline after deep brain stimulation.
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- G Vingerhoets
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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Limousin P, Speelman JD, Gielen F, Janssens M. Multicentre European study of thalamic stimulation in parkinsonian and essential tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999; 66:289-96. [PMID: 10084526 PMCID: PMC1736277 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.3.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Thalamic stimulation has been proposed to treat disabling tremor. The aims of this multicentre study were to evaluate the efficacy and the morbidity of thalamic stimulation in a large number of patients with parkinsonian or essential tremor. METHODS One hundred and eleven patients were included in the study and 110 were implanted either unilaterally or bilaterally. Patients were evaluated with clinical scales, before and up to 12 months after surgery. RESULTS Upper and lower limb tremor scores were reduced in both groups. Eighty five per cent of the electrodes satisfied the arbitrary criteria of two point reduction in rest tremor reduction in the parkinsonian tremor group and 89% for postural tremor reduction in the essential tremor group. In the parkinsonian tremor group, limb akinesia and limb rigidity scores were moderately but significantly reduced. Axial scores were unchanged. In the essential tremor group, head tremor was significantly reduced only at 3 months and voice tremor was non-significantly reduced. Activities of daily living were improved in both groups. Changes in medication were moderate. Adverse effects related to the surgery were mild and reversible. CONCLUSIONS Thalamic stimulation was shown to be an effective and relatively safe treatment for disabling tremor. This procedure initially applied in a very limited number of centres has been successfully used in 13 participating centres.
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- P Limousin
- Department of Clinical and Biological Neurosciences, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
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Winkler C, Bentlage C, Nikkhah G, Samii M, Björklund A. Intranigral transplants of GABA-rich striatal tissue induce behavioral recovery in the rat Parkinson model and promote the effects obtained by intrastriatal dopaminergic transplants. Exp Neurol 1999; 155:165-86. [PMID: 10072293 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intrastriatal transplantation of fetal ventral mesencephalon (VM) is currently explored as a potential clinical therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD). Although providing substantial benefit for the patient, behavioral recovery so far obtained with intrastriatal VM grafts is not complete. Using the 6-hydroxydopamine lesion model of PD, we show here that near-complete restoration of the striatal dopamine (DA) innervation can be achieved by multiple intrastriatal microtransplants of fetal DA cells; nevertheless, complete recovery in complex sensorimotor behaviors was not obtained in these animals. In line with the current model of basal ganglia function, this suggests that the lesion-induced overactivity of the basal ganglia output structures, i.e., the substantia nigra (SN) and the entopeduncular nucleus, may not be completely reversed by intrastriatal VM grafts. In the present study, we have transplanted fetal VM tissue or fetal striatal tissue, as a source of DA and GABA neurons, respectively, into the SN of DA-depleted rats. Intranigral VM grafts induced behavioral recovery in some sensorimotor behaviors (forelimb akinesia and balance tests), but the effect did not exceed the recovery observed after intrastriatal VM grafts. Intranigral grafts of striatal tissue induced a pattern of functional recovery which was distinctly different from that observed after intranigral VM grafts, and recovery in coordinated forelimb use in the paw-reaching test was even more pronounced than after intrastriatal transplantation of VM cells. Combined transplantation of DA neurons into the striatum and GABA-rich striatal neurons into the SN induced additive effects of behavioral recovery observed in the forelimb akinesia test. We propose that intranigral striatal transplants, by a GABA-mediated inhibitory action, can reduce the overactivity of the host SN projection neurons and can induce significant recovery in complex motor behavior in the rat PD model and that such grafts may be used to increase the overall functional efficacy of intrastriatal VM grafts.
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- C Winkler
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Lund University, S-22362 Lund, Sweden
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Starr PA, Vitek JL, DeLong M, Bakay RA. Magnetic resonance imaging-based stereotactic localization of the globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus. Neurosurgery 1999; 44:303-13; discussion 313-4. [PMID: 9932883 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199902000-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To optimize the accuracy of initial stereotactic targeting for movement disorders surgery, we performed stereotactic localization of the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) using magnetic resonance imaging protocols in which the borders of these nuclei were directly visualized. METHODS Fifty-one consecutive cases using the pallidal target and six using the subthalamic target were studied. Localization of these nuclei was performed using the Leksell stereotactic head frame and inversion recovery sequences (GPi) or T2-weighted spin echo sequences (STN). Targeting accuracy and individual variation in the spatial coordinates of these structures were independently measured by identification of nuclear boundaries during multiple microelectrode penetrations. RESULTS The lateral and vertical coordinates of an atlas-defined point in the GPi, with respect to the line between the anterior and posterior commissures, was highly variable. Initial targeting the GPi based on direct visualization of the target boundaries (external medullary lamina and optic tract) resulted in greater precision than would be expected using fixed anterior and posterior commissure-based coordinates. Initial targeting the STN using magnetic resonance imaging was sufficiently precise to place the initial microelectrode penetration within STN in all six cases. CONCLUSION Magnetic resonance imaging-based initial stereotactic targeting of the GPi, based on direct visualization of the target boundaries, is useful to improve target accuracy over that of purely indirect anterior and posterior commissure-based targeting methods. Initial targeting of the STN was reliably accomplished by direct visualization. However, there remains sufficient variability that the final target location in both GPi and STN required electrophysiological mapping in all cases.
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- P A Starr
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
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Caparros-Lefebvre D, Blond S, N'guyen JP, Pollak P, Benabid AL. Chronic deep brain stimulation for movement disorders. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 1999; 25:61-136; discussion 136-8. [PMID: 10370717 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6412-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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- D Caparros-Lefebvre
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of French West Indies, Pointe à Pitre, France
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Graybiel AM, Penney JB. Chemical architecture of the basal ganglia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8196(99)80025-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Merello M, Nouzeilles MI, Kuzis G, Cammarota A, Sabe L, Betti O, Starkstein S, Leiguarda R. Unilateral radiofrequency lesion versus electrostimulation of posteroventral pallidum: a prospective randomized comparison. Mov Disord 1999; 14:50-6. [PMID: 9918344 DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199901)14:1<50::aid-mds1010>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Microelectrode-guided posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP) has shown to be an effective method in the treatment of a group of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. A nonlesioning approach by means of deep brain electrodes connected to a programmable neuropacemaker has also been used to inhibit the internal segment of globus pallidus (posteroventral stimulation [PVS]) reporting comparable clinical efficacy to the one obtained with the ablative method. Nevertheless, no controlled studies have been performed to compare the efficacy of both procedures. A prospective series of 13 patients with a clinical indication for globus pallidus surgery was randomized either to a pallidotomy or stimulator implantation, and comparisons on motor and neuropsychologic measurements were made on a 3-month follow-up basis. Primary measurements of efficacy showed a comparable effect on Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and activities of daily living score after both procedures. Secondary measurements of efficacy showed that although both techniques improve hand tapping score and dyskinesia score, the bilateral improvement in the former was greater after PVS whereas the latter improved more significantly after PVP. No significant changes in neuropsychologic parameters were observed after either PVP or PVS. Side effects and surgery complications occurred in six of 13 patients (three after PVP and three after PVS): they were mild, transient, and unrelated to optic tract injury. In conclusion, the short-time effect and safety of both procedures is comparable.
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- M Merello
- Neurology Department, Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research, FLENI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gao DM, Benazzouz A, Piallat B, Bressand K, Ilinsky IA, Kultas-Ilinsky K, Benabid AL. High-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus suppresses experimental resting tremor in the monkey. Neuroscience 1999; 88:201-12. [PMID: 10051201 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00235-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effect of high-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on parkinsonian-like resting tremor was investigated in two monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Unilateral tremor of the arm and leg was induced by electrical coagulation of the brainstem area including the substantia nigra and the red nucleus. The tremor was only seen at rest condition with a very stable frequency of 4.46+/-0.59 Hz (mean+/-S.D.). Apomorphine (0.10-0.4 mg/kg, s.c.) completely blocked the tremor, suggesting that it was a dopaminergic-dependent symptom just like the parkinsonian tremor. When the stimulating frequency varied from 20 to 1000 Hz, both mono- and bipolar stimulation (square pulses, 0-5 mA, 0.06 ms) of the subthalamic nucleus suppressed resting tremor in a frequency-dependent manner but monopolar stimulation was more effective. These effects remained stable for more than two years. The present results suggest that the subthalamic nucleus is involved in the control and mechanism of resting tremor and that the high-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus can be used as an alternative therapy in parkinsonian patients with akinesia, rigidity and resting tremor.
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- D M Gao
- Department of Physiology, Jinzhou Medical College, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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At the initial stages of Parkinson's disease (PD), levodopa (LD) is able to reduce most motor symptoms and to significantly improve the patient's quality of life. However, in the vast majority of patients with prolonged LD usage, some decline in efficacy occurs and motor complications eventually begin to appear. These complications consist not only of daily fluctuations in the voluntary motor performance often accompanied by involuntary movements, but also of fluctuations in cognitive, autonomic, and sensory functions. Several recent studies on LD complications in PD have led to a better understanding of their pathophysiology and of the possible therapeutic interventions, and a summary of these findings is presented in this review. Different observations now suggest that postsynaptic pharmacodynamic factors play a major role in determining fluctuations in PD. Two explanations are given: chronic intermittent dopaminergic therapy may lead to postsynaptic receptor downregulation in PD; or, receptor changes in the striatum may occur independently of treatment as a result of structural adaptation of the postsynaptic dopaminergic system to the progressive decline of the nigrostriatal pathway. The hypothesis of reversible postsynaptic changes as the main mechanism underlying a fluctuating response to LD lends itself to a possible pharmacological manipulation of the dopaminergic response to reverse, or even avoid, motor fluctuations (initial monotherapy with dopamine agonists and early combination LD/dopamine agonists). The role of peripheral pharmacokinetics factors is also critical and the use of controlled release LD formulations, of monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B and of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors may all, to a different degree, improve such phenomena. In the last decade, there has been a resurgence in surgical therapies in advanced PD, due to higher levels of accuracy and safety provided by the new surgical devices, and to a more precise localization of the target areas allowed by the neurophysiological mapping techniques. The surgical procedures currently used in advanced PD are stereotactic brain lesions (internal globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus), chronic brain stimulation (of the same nuclei) and striatal grafting of dopamine-producing cells. All these procedures have already shown their efficacy in the management of severe fluctuations in PD, but their indications, and relative advantages and disadvantages, are still the subject of considerable debate and controversy.
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- C Colosimo
- I Clinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Universita La Sapienza, viale dell'Universita 30, I-00185, Rome, Italy
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Volkmann J, Sturm V, Weiss P, Kappler J, Voges J, Koulousakis A, Lehrke R, Hefter H, Freund HJ. Bilateral high-frequency stimulation of the internal globus pallidus in advanced Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 1998; 44:953-61. [PMID: 9851441 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We report here the results of an open prospective study in 9 patients suffering from severe Parkinson's disease with on/off fluctuations and restricted off-period mobility, who underwent bilateral implantation of stimulating electrodes in the internal pallidum. At 3-month follow-up, the total Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor score in the medication-off state was reduced from 54.1+/-14.8 to 23.9+/-11.7 (44.2%) when stimulation was turned on. Comparison of UPDRS subscores revealed significant improvements for tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, gait and posture, and dyskinesias. The results of the clinical scoring could be confirmed by significant changes in the quantitative assessment of hand function and walking. Bilateral pallidal stimulation reduced the amount and severity of on/off fluctuations. Additional follow-up at 6 months (n=6), 9 months (n=6), and 12 months (n=4) did not show a decline in effectiveness of stimulation. There was no permanent morbidity associated with the procedure. A subtle reduction of verbal fluency, which was not evident to the patients, was the only cognitive side effect of the procedure in neuropsychological testing. Chronic bilateral high-frequency stimulation of the internal pallidum seems to be a neurologically safe and highly effective treatment for "off" symptoms, dyskinesias, and motor fluctuations in advanced stages of Parkinson's disease.
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- J Volkmann
- Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Benabid AL, Benazzouz A, Hoffmann D, Limousin P, Krack P, Pollak P. Long-term electrical inhibition of deep brain targets in movement disorders. Mov Disord 1998; 13 Suppl 3:119-25. [PMID: 9827607 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870131321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Stimulation of the thalamic nucleus ventralis intermedius (Vim) at high (130-Hz) frequency has been used over the last 8 years as a treatment in 134 patients with movement disorders (91 Parkinson's disease [PD], 23 essential tremor [ET], 21 various dyskinesias and dystonias, including four multiple sclerosis [MS]), implanted with long-term electrodes connected to a programmable stimulator. In PD patients, tremor was selectively suppressed for < or = 11 years. In ET patients, results were satisfactory, but in 35% of the cases deteriorated with time, when tremor had an action component. Other types of dyskinesias were much less influenced. Sixty-eight patients were bilaterally implanted, and 14 were implanted contralateral to a previous thalamotomy. Side effects were often minor, well tolerated, and immediately reversible. Three secondary scalp infections led to temporary removal of implanted material. There was no permanent morbidity. Long-term Vim stimulation, which is reversible, adaptable, and well tolerated, even by bilaterally operated-on (68 of 134) and by elderly patients, should replace thalamotomy in the regular surgical treatment of parkinsonian and essential tremors. More recently, we stimulated the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in 51 patients (44 bilateral) and the globus pallidus internus (GPi) in 12 patients (seven bilateral). STN stimulation has a spectacular effect on akinesia and rigidity and may improve the patients so as to maintain them all day at a level similar to their best "on" periods. A 30-50% reduction in drug dosage was possible in most of the patients. GPi stimulation has indications and effects similar to those of pallidectomy: abnormal involuntary movements are totally suppressed, whereas effects on akinesia and rigidity are not so important as they are with STN stimulation. For all three targets, morbidity is low and reversible, even when bilateral implantations are performed. The deep-brain stimulation method has now proved its safety as compared with ablative surgery and is able to provide a significant improvement to these severely disabled patients. Long-term follow up is establishing the security of the method, which should be considered in earlier stages of the disease actively to participate to rehabilitation.
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- A L Benabid
- Department of Clinical and Biological Neurosciences, INSERM Preclinical Neurobiology, Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, Hôpital A. Michallon, France
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Starr PA, Vitek JL, Bakay RA. Ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Neurosurgery 1998; 43:989-1013; discussion 1013-5. [PMID: 9802843 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199811000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Surgical options for Parkinson's disease (PD) are rapidly expanding and include ablative procedures, deep brain stimulation, and cell transplantation. The target nuclei for ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation are the motor thalamus, the globus pallidus, and the subthalamic nucleus. Multiple factors have led to the resurgence of interest in the surgical treatment of PD: 1) recognition that long-term medical therapy for PD is often unsatisfactory, with patients eventually suffering from drug-induced dyskinesias, motor fluctuations, and variable responses to medication; 2) greater understanding of the pathophysiology of PD, providing a better scientific rationale for some previously developed procedures and suggesting new targets; and 3) use of improved techniques, such as computed tomography- and magnetic resonance imaging-guided stereotaxy and single-unit microelectrode recording, making surgical intervention in the basal ganglia more precise. We review the present status of ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation for PD, including theoretical aspects, surgical techniques, and clinical results.
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- P A Starr
- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Tröster AI, Wilkinson SB, Fields JA, Miyawaki K, Koller WC. Chronic electrical stimulation of the left ventrointermediate (Vim) thalamic nucleus for the treatment of pharmacotherapy-resistant Parkinson's disease: a differential impact on access to semantic and episodic memory? Brain Cogn 1998; 38:125-49. [PMID: 9853093 DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1998.1025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Thalamotomy for medically refractory Parkinson's disease (PD) is considered to be efficacious and relatively safe. Because a minority of patients experience decrements in language and memory (often mild and transient) after thalamotomy, chronic thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) might be a safer treatment given its reversibility and the modifiability of stimulation parameters. Two preliminary studies support the relative cognitive safety of unilateral DBS of the ventral intermediate (Vim) thalamic nucleus, but it is unclear whether possibly subtle changes in language and memory represent effects of "microthalamotomy" or of stimulation per se. This report provides preliminary data concerning effects of left thalamic stimulation on information processing speed, semantic memory (verbal fluency and visual confrontation naming), and verbal episodic memory in a patient with PD. In addition to being evaluated before and 3 and 6 months after surgery, the patient was tested 18 months after surgery either on or off medications and with the stimulator turned either on or off (order counterbalanced across medication conditions). Test performance differences between the stimulation conditions were attenuated "off" as compared to "on" medication. Vim stimulation consistently, albeit subtly, improved semantic verbal fluency but interfered with immediate recall of word lists. Parallels to findings from acute, intraoperative thalamic stimulation studies are explored. The hypothesis is offered that left Vim stimulation might facilitate access to semantic memory, but interfere with episodic memory processes.
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- A I Tröster
- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7314, USA.
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Ghika J, Villemure JG, Fankhauser H, Favre J, Assal G, Ghika-Schmid F. Efficiency and safety of bilateral contemporaneous pallidal stimulation (deep brain stimulation) in levodopa-responsive patients with Parkinson's disease with severe motor fluctuations: a 2-year follow-up review. J Neurosurg 1998; 89:713-8. [PMID: 9817406 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.5.0713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of bilateral contemporaneous deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients who have levodopa-responsive parkinsonism with untreatable motor fluctuations. Bilateral pallidotomy carries a high risk of corticobulbar and cognitive dysfunction. Deep brain stimulation offers new alternatives with major advantages such as reversibility of effects, minimal permanent lesions, and adaptability to individual needs, changes in medication, side effects, and evolution of the disease. METHODS Patients in whom levodopa-responsive parkinsonism with untreatable severe motor fluctuations has been clinically diagnosed underwent bilateral pallidal magnetic resonance image-guided electrode implantation while receiving a local anesthetic. Pre- and postoperative evaluations at 3-month intervals included Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) scoring, Hoehn and Yahr staging, 24-hour self-assessments, and neuropsychological examinations. Six patients with a mean age of 55 years (mean 42-67 years), a mean duration of disease of 15.5 years (range 12-21 years), a mean "on/off' Hoehn and Yahr stage score of 3/4.2 (range 3-5), and a mean "off' time of 40% (range 20-50%) underwent bilateral contemporaneous pallidal DBS, with a minimum follow-up period lasting 24 months (range 24-30 months). The mean dose of levodopa in these patients could not be changed significantly after the procedure and pergolide was added after 12 months in five patients because of recurring fluctuations despite adjustments in stimulation parameters. All but two patients had no fluctuations until 9 months. Two of the patients reported barely perceptible fluctuations at 12 months and two at 15 months; however, two patients remain without fluctuations at 2 years. The mean improvements in the UPDRS motor score in the off time and the activities of daily living (ADL) score were more than 50%; the mean off time decreased from 40 to 10%, and the mean dyskinesia and complication of treatment scores were reduced to one-third until pergolide was introduced at 12 months. No significant improvement in "on" scores was observed. A slight worsening after 1 year was observed and three patients developed levodopa- and stimulation-resistant gait ignition failure and minimal fluctuations at 1 year. Side effects, which were controlled by modulation of stimulation, included dysarthria, dystonia, and confusion. CONCLUSIONS Bilateral pallidal DBS is safe and efficient in patients who have levodopa-responsive parkinsonism with severe fluctuations. Major improvements in motor score, ADL score, and off time persisted beyond 2 years after the operation, but signs of decreased efficacy started to be seen after 12 months.
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- J Ghika
- Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Gálvez-Jiménez N, Lozano A, Tasker R, Duff J, Hutchison W, Lang AE. Pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease patients with a prior unilateral pallidotomy. Neurol Sci 1998; 25:300-5. [PMID: 9827231 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100034314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate, in a double-blind fashion, the efficacy of deep brain stimulation of the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) contralateral to a previous unilateral medial pallidotomy (MP). METHODS This pilot study involved 4 patients with a previous MP and one previously unoperated patient unable to tolerate any antiparkinsonian drugs. One of the patients with a prior unilateral MP had two electrodes implanted in the contralateral side, one in GPi and one in Vim thalamus. Detailed neurologic assessments were performed after overnight drug withdrawal and in the drug "on" state at baseline, 1 week and 3 months (in all), and 9 and 12 months (one) with patients and evaluators blinded to the status of stimulation. RESULTS GPi stimulation resulted in improvements in "off-period" contralateral bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor in all patients. Dyskinesias and freezing episodes were ameliorated in one patient each but dyskinesias were transiently induced in another. The patient with GPi + Vim electrodes had complete resolution of contralateral tremor with thalamic stimulation but less benefit from acute GPi stimulation. One patient experienced a single seizure one week post-op and no other surgical complications were observed. CONCLUSIONS Deep brain stimulation can be applied safely and effectively in patients who have already had a pallidotomy on the contralateral side. The effect of stimulation at different sites on different symptom profiles and levodopa-induced dyskinesias requires further evaluation.
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- N Gálvez-Jiménez
- Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre, Division of Neurology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nasser JA, Confort CI, Ferraz A, Bouza AA. Preliminary results in surgery of Parkinson's disease. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 1998; 56:533-9. [PMID: 9850746 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The authors present the preliminary results of 20 patients selected to be operated on between January 1996 and April 1997. These patients presented one of the present indications for stereotactic posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP), such as: rigidity, akinesia/bradykinesia, gait dysfunction, drug induced dyskinesias and tremor. Every patient of this protocol was evaluated by: UPDRS score, Schwab and England scale, Hoehn and Yahr Staging Scale before and after surgery. The results in 3 months showed a remarkable improvement after PVP (P < 0.01) in all functional assessments, except for facial expression, speech and posture. The morbidity was 5%. 5 patients (25%) who were in Hoehn and Yahr 5 underwent a bilateral simultaneous PVP. In 5 patients (25%), who had tremor, during the PVP, VIM thalamotomy was added. These preliminary results, suggest that PVP is highly effective for PD symptoms.
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- J A Nasser
- Mestrando em Neurologia pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)-Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Brasil
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Krack P, Pollak P, Limousin P, Hoffmann D, Benazzouz A, Benabid AL. Inhibition of levodopa effects by internal pallidal stimulation. Mov Disord 1998; 13:648-52. [PMID: 9686769 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870130407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We report three patients with bilateral GPi stimulation for stage 4 Parkinson's disease (PD) with severe levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LID). In all three it was possible to completely inhibit LID using high-stimulation parameters. Parallel to complete inhibition of LID, an inhibition of the anti-akinetic effect of levodopa was observed, whereas, at the same time, rigidity was markedly improved. GPi stimulation is adaptable over time, and stimulation parameters have to be programmed according to off- and on-period motor symptoms. The main interest of stimulation is the possibility of finding a compromise between LID alleviation in on-phase without loss of the beneficial motor effects and improvement in parkinsonism in off-phase. In some patients, residual dyskinesias have to be accepted so as not to aggravate on-period motor symptoms by a presumed overinhibition of basal ganglia outflow.
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- P Krack
- Department of Clinical and Biological Neurosciences and INSERM U318, Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France
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Merello M, Cammarota A, Nouzeilles MI, Betti O, Leiguarda R. Confirmation of the antidyskinetic effect of posteroventral pallidotomy by means of an intraoperative apomorphine test. Mov Disord 1998; 13:533-5. [PMID: 9613748 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870130325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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We present a series of six consecutive Parkinson's disease patients undergoing posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP), who received an apomorphine injection after thermolesioning the posteroventral region of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) to evaluate the effect of the lesion on drug-induced dykinesias and therefore to proceed with further lesions or to conclude the surgery. Five of six patients failed to present dykinesias or did so to a significantly lesser degree (F [2,10] 42.6; p < 0.0001) so that surgery was concluded. One patient continued having contralateral dyskinesia despite an improvement in rigidity and bradykinesia, therefore, a new track was performed followed by a new lesion. No differences were found between intrasurgical and 1-month postoperative apomorphine test values. This report indicates that the use of an apomorphine test after thermolesioning may provide a reliable tool to check lesion efficacy on dyskinesia. The development of techniques that provide additional clinical information to the electrophysiological recording could help improve the outcome of patients undergoing pallidotomy.
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- M Merello
- Movement Disorders Section, Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Speelman JD, Bosch DA. Resurgence of functional neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease: a historical perspective. Mov Disord 1998; 13:582-8. [PMID: 9613759 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870130336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The history of functional neurosurgery for the treatment of Parkinson's disease is reviewed. Two major stages may be distinguished: (1) open functional neurosurgery, which started in 1921 with bilateral cervical rhizotomy by Leriche. In 1937 Bucy performed the first motor cortectomy in a tremor patient, and subsequently introduced lesioning of the corticospinal tract at different levels. In 1939 Meyers started open transventricular surgery of the basal ganglia, which was abandoned in the 1940s because of high mortality. However, this operation drew attention to the basal ganglia and their efferent pathways as surgical targets for the relief of parkinsonian symptoms. (2) Stereotactic (closed) functional neurosurgery in patients was in 1947 for the first time performed by Spiegel and Wycis, soon followed by surgeons in various countries. Originally, the globus pallidus and the ansa lenticularis were the surgical targets but were replaced at the end of the 1950s by the ventrolateral thalamus. A few surgeons positioned their lesions in the subthalamic area. In both targets favorable results were reported for the treatment of tremor and rigidity with acceptable adverse events. In selected patients, bilateral surgery was performed. In 1969 the results of more than 37,000 stereotactic operations had been published. Criteria for the surgical technique and selection of patients were described, and various stereotaxic atlases became available. At that time, L-dopa became generally available and the number of stereotactic operations declined dramatically. However, as a result of the shortcomings of the L-dopa therapy in the long-term treatment of Parkinson's disease, the thalamotomy gradually regained its place. New developments were the reintroduction of the pallidotomy by Laitinen in 1992 and the thalamic stimulation for pharmacotherapy-resistant tremor by Benabid and collaborators in 1991. New insights in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease supported the revival of the functional stereotactic neurosurgery and recently caused the introduction of the subthalamic nucleus as a surgical target in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- J D Speelman
- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Koller WC, Wilkinson S, Pahwa R, Miyawaki EK. Surgical Treatment Options in Parkinson's Disease. Neurosurg Clin N Am 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Parent A, Cicchetti F. The current model of basal ganglia organization under scrutiny. Mov Disord 1998; 13:199-202. [PMID: 9539330 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870130202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Krack P, Pollak P, Limousin P, Hoffmann D, Benazzouz A, Le Bas JF, Koudsie A, Benabid AL. Opposite motor effects of pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 1998; 43:180-92. [PMID: 9485059 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410430208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We studied the effects--on parkinsonian signs, on levodopa-induced dyskinesias, and on levodopa response--of acute experimental high-frequency stimulation of the internal pallidum (GPi) during off-drug and on-drug phases. Thirteen quadripolar electrodes were evaluated in 8 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Stimulation of the most ventral contacts, lying at the ventral margin of or just below the GPi, led to pronounced improvement in rigidity and a complete arrest of levodopa-induced dyskinesias. The antiakinetic effect of levodopa was also blocked and the patients became severely akinetic. Stimulation of the most dorsal contacts, lying at the dorsal border of the GPi or inside the external pallidum, usually led to moderate improvement of off-drug akinesia and could also induce dyskinesias in some patients. When using an intermediate contact for chronic stimulation, a good compromise between these opposite effects was usually obtained, mimicking the effect of pallidotomy. We conclude that there are at least two different functional zones within the globus pallidus, at the basis of a different pathophysiology of the cardinal symptoms of PD. The opposite effects may explain the variable results of pallidal surgery reported in the literature and may also largely explain the paradox of PD surgery. A possible anatomical basis for these differential functional effects could be a functional somatotopy within the GPi, with the segregation of the pallidofugal fibers from the outer portion of the GPi, on one hand, forming the ventral ansa lenticularis and from the inner portion of the GPi, on the other hand, forming the dorsal lenticular fasciculus.
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- P Krack
- Department of Clinical and Biological Neurosciences, and INSERM U318, Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France
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Burbaud P, Bonnet B, Guehl D, Lagueny A, Bioulac B. Movement disorders induced by gamma-aminobutyric agonist and antagonist injections into the internal globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticulata of the monkey. Brain Res 1998; 780:102-7. [PMID: 9473611 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)01158-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Injections of bicuculline into the medial segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) of the monkey induced dose-dependent hypokinesia with dystonic attitudes in contralateral limbs whereas muscimol injections elicited choreiform movements. Injections of the same drugs in substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) provoked severe axial postural anomalies with rotational behavior. Conversely, contralateral hypertonia after bicuculline and contralateral hypotonia after muscimol injections were observed. These data suggest that GABA inputs into GPi and SNr play different roles in terms of motor and postural control and add new insights into the pathophysiology of dystonias.
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- P Burbaud
- Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, UMR CNRS 5543, Université de Bordeaux II, France. bdneuro@umr5543;u-bordeaux1.fr
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Hailey D, Harstall C. Posteroventral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease: assessment and policy on a technology in transition. Health Policy 1998; 43:55-64. [PMID: 10178801 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8510(97)00074-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP) is a neurosurgical technique used in the management of persons with Parkinson's Disease whose symptoms can no longer be controlled by medical treatment. There is pressure on policy areas to provide support for this intervention. An assessment of the status of the technology concluded that the available evidence of efficacy of PVP was only fair to poor, and that the technology was continuing to evolve. Nevertheless, it was suggested that support for PVP, linked to collection of outcomes data, would be justified, taking account of the morbidity and poor quality of life for this type of patient, and limitations of alternative methods of management. This case study provides an example of the dilemmas facing policy areas in dealing with evolving technology, with limited available evidence and with the prospect of further management options becoming available.
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- D Hailey
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton, Canada.
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