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Lefaucheur JP, Moro E, Shirota Y, Ugawa Y, Grippe T, Chen R, Benninger DH, Jabbari B, Attaripour S, Hallett M, Paulus W. Clinical neurophysiology in the treatment of movement disorders: IFCN handbook chapter. Clin Neurophysiol 2024; 164:57-99. [PMID: 38852434 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
In this review, different aspects of the use of clinical neurophysiology techniques for the treatment of movement disorders are addressed. First of all, these techniques can be used to guide neuromodulation techniques or to perform therapeutic neuromodulation as such. Neuromodulation includes invasive techniques based on the surgical implantation of electrodes and a pulse generator, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) or spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on the one hand, and non-invasive techniques aimed at modulating or even lesioning neural structures by transcranial application. Movement disorders are one of the main areas of indication for the various neuromodulation techniques. This review focuses on the following techniques: DBS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation, including transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), and focused ultrasound (FUS), including high-intensity magnetic resonance-guided FUS (MRgFUS), and pulsed mode low-intensity transcranial FUS stimulation (TUS). The main clinical conditions in which neuromodulation has proven its efficacy are Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremor, mainly using DBS or MRgFUS. There is also some evidence for Tourette syndrome (DBS), Huntington's disease (DBS), cerebellar ataxia (tDCS), and axial signs (SCS) and depression (rTMS) in PD. The development of non-invasive transcranial neuromodulation techniques is limited by the short-term clinical impact of these techniques, especially rTMS, in the context of very chronic diseases. However, at-home use (tDCS) or current advances in the design of closed-loop stimulation (tACS) may open new perspectives for the application of these techniques in patients, favored by their easier use and lower rate of adverse effects compared to invasive or lesioning methods. Finally, this review summarizes the evidence for keeping the use of electromyography to optimize the identification of muscles to be treated with botulinum toxin injection, which is indicated and widely performed for the treatment of various movement disorders.
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- Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur
- Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, Henri Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; EA 4391, ENT Team, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France.
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, CHU of Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human Neurophysiology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Neuroscience Graduate Program, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Service of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Davidson B, Bhattacharya A, Sarica C, Darmani G, Raies N, Chen R, Lozano AM. Neuromodulation techniques - From non-invasive brain stimulation to deep brain stimulation. Neurotherapeutics 2024; 21:e00330. [PMID: 38340524 PMCID: PMC11103220 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurot.2024.e00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Over the past 30 years, the field of neuromodulation has witnessed remarkable advancements. These developments encompass a spectrum of techniques, both non-invasive and invasive, that possess the ability to both probe and influence the central nervous system. In many cases neuromodulation therapies have been adopted into standard care treatments. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) are the most common non-invasive methods in use today. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord stimulation (SCS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), are leading surgical methods for neuromodulation. Ongoing active clinical trials using are uncovering novel applications and paradigms for these interventions.
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- Benjamin Davidson
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Malik RN, Samejima S, Shackleton C, Miller T, Pedrocchi ALG, Rabchevsky AG, Moritz CT, Darrow D, Field-Fote EC, Guanziroli E, Ambrosini E, Molteni F, Gad P, Mushahwar VK, Sachdeva R, Krassioukov AV. REPORT-SCS: minimum reporting standards for spinal cord stimulation studies in spinal cord injury. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:016019. [PMID: 38271712 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad2290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Objective.Electrical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has emerged as a promising therapy for recovery of motor and autonomic dysfunctions following spinal cord injury (SCI). Despite the rise in studies using SCS for SCI complications, there are no standard guidelines for reporting SCS parameters in research publications, making it challenging to compare, interpret or reproduce reported effects across experimental studies.Approach.To develop guidelines for minimum reporting standards for SCS parameters in pre-clinical and clinical SCI research, we gathered an international panel of expert clinicians and scientists. Using a Delphi approach, we developed guideline items and surveyed the panel on their level of agreement for each item.Main results.There was strong agreement on 26 of the 29 items identified for establishing minimum reporting standards for SCS studies. The guidelines encompass three major SCS categories: hardware, configuration and current parameters, and the intervention.Significance.Standardized reporting of stimulation parameters will ensure that SCS studies can be easily analyzed, replicated, and interpreted by the scientific community, thereby expanding the SCS knowledge base and fostering transparency in reporting.
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- Raza N Malik
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Nearlab, Department di Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, and We-Cobot Laboratory, Polo Territoriale di Lecco, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center, Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Physiology & Biophysics, and the Center for Neurotechnology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America
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- Shepherd Center, Crawford Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biological Sciences, Program in Applied Physiology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center, Valduce Hospital, Costa Masnaga, Lecco, Italy
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- Nearlab, Department di Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, and We-Cobot Laboratory, Polo Territoriale di Lecco, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center, Valduce Hospital, Costa Masnaga, Lecco, Italy
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- SpineX Inc., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine and Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Network, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Spinal Cord Research Program, G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Staudt MD. Spinal Cord Stimulation Paddle-to-Percutaneous Revision: Case Series and Technical Description. World Neurosurg 2024; 182:e891-e898. [PMID: 38128757 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Spinal cord stimulators (SCSs) can be implanted via a percutaneous or paddle approach, the latter technique requiring a laminotomy or laminectomy. Revision surgery may be necessary in instances of migrated, misplaced, or failed stimulators. When revision of a percutaneous system is necessary, it is common to replace the electrodes with a paddle SCS. This study aims to describe a case series of patients with failed paddle SCS electrodes who underwent revision with percutaneous SCS hardware. METHODS A series of 5 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Medical records were reviewed for demographic data, operative technique, postoperative follow-up, and complications. RESULTS Five patients were included in this series. The median age was 63 (range 51-84), and the median duration from initial implantation to revision surgery was 19 months (range 5-60). The median operative duration was 92 minutes (mean 99 ± 19.6 minutes). The median length of follow-up after surgery was 24 months (mean 21.8 ± 6.0 months). All patients had improved pain relief and therapeutic coverage with no complications. CONCLUSIONS Paddle-to-percutaneous SCS surgery is a feasible and durable revision option in appropriately selected patients.
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- Michael D Staudt
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Neuroscience Center, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
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Harland TA, Staudt MD, Bandlamuri S, Juneja A, Pilitsis JG, Sukul VV. Predictors of Skip Laminotomy for Placement of Paddle Leads for Spinal Cord Stimulation. Neuromodulation 2024; 27:183-187. [PMID: 37632516 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2023.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Placement of a standard paddle lead for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) requires a laminotomy for positioning of the lead within the epidural space. During initial placement, an additional laminotomy or laminectomy, termed a "skip" laminotomy, may be necessary at a higher level to pass the lead to the appropriate midline position. Patient and radiographic factors that predict the need for a skip laminotomy have yet to be identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants who underwent SCS paddle placement at Albany Medical Center between 2016 and 2017 were identified. Operative reports were reviewed to identify the paddle type, level of initial laminotomy, target level, and skip laminotomy level. Preoperative thoracic magnetic resonance images (MRIs) were reviewed, and spinal canal diameter, interpedicular distance, and dorsal cerebral spinal fluid thickness were measured for each participant when available. RESULTS A total of 106 participants underwent thoracic SCS placement. Of these, 97 had thoracic MRIs available for review. Thirty-eight participants required a skip laminotomy for placement of the paddle compared with 68 participants who did not. There was no significant difference in demographic features including age, sex, body mass index, and surgical history. Univariate analyses that suggested trends were selected for further analysis using binary logistic regression. Level of initial laminotomy (odds ratio [OR] = 1.51, p = 0.028), spinal canal diameter (OR = 0.71, p = 0.015), and dorsal cerebrospinal fluid thickness (OR = 0.61, p = 0.011) were correlated with skip laminotomy. Target level (OR = 1.27, p = 0.138) and time from trial (1.01, p = 0.117) suggested potential association. The multivariate regression was statistically significant, X2(10) = 28.02, p = 0.002. The model explained 38.3% of the variance (Nagelkerke R2) and predicted skip laminectomy correctly in 73.3% of cases. However, for the multivariate regression, only a decrease in spinal canal diameter (OR = 0.59, p = 0.041) was associated with a greater odds of skip laminotomy. CONCLUSIONS This study aims to characterize the patient and radiographic factors that may predict the need to perform a skip laminotomy during the initial placement of SCS paddles. Here, we show that radiographic and anatomic variables, primarily spinal canal diameter, play an important role in predicting the need for a skip laminotomy. Furthermore, we suggest that target level for placement and level of initial laminotomy also may contribute. Further investigation of the predictive factors for performing a skip laminotomy would help optimize surgical planning and preoperative patient selection and counseling.
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- Tessa A Harland
- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Neuroscience Center, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
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Mirzakhalili E, Rogers ER, Lempka SF. An optimization framework for targeted spinal cord stimulation. J Neural Eng 2023; 20:056026. [PMID: 37647885 PMCID: PMC10535048 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/acf522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Objective. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a common neurostimulation therapy to manage chronic pain. Technological advances have produced new neurostimulation systems with expanded capabilities in an attempt to improve the clinical outcomes associated with SCS. However, these expanded capabilities have dramatically increased the number of possible stimulation parameters and made it intractable to efficiently explore this large parameter space within the context of standard clinical programming procedures. Therefore, in this study, we developed an optimization approach to define the optimal current amplitudes or fractions across individual contacts in an SCS electrode array(s).Approach. We developed an analytic method using the Lagrange multiplier method along with smoothing approximations. To test our optimization framework, we used a hybrid computational modeling approach that consisted of a finite element method model and multi-compartment models of axons and cells within the spinal cord. Moreover, we extended our approach to multi-objective optimization to explore the trade-off between activating regions of interest (ROIs) and regions of avoidance (ROAs).Main results. For simple ROIs, our framework suggested optimized configurations that resembled simple bipolar configurations. However, when we considered multi-objective optimization, our framework suggested nontrivial stimulation configurations that could be selected from Pareto fronts to target multiple ROIs or avoid ROAs.Significance. We developed an optimization framework for targeted SCS. Our method is analytic, which allows for the fast calculation of optimal solutions. For the first time, we provided a multi-objective approach for selective SCS. Through this approach, we were able to show that novel configurations can provide neural recruitment profiles that are not possible with conventional stimulation configurations (e.g. bipolar stimulation). Most importantly, once integrated with computational models that account for sources of interpatient variability (e.g. anatomy, electrode placement), our optimization framework can be utilized to provide stimulation settings tailored to the needs of individual patients.
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- Ehsan Mirzakhalili
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Vanegas-Arroyave N, Jankovic J. Spinal cord stimulation for gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2023; 23:651-659. [PMID: 37345383 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2023.2228492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gait disturbances are a major contributor to the disability associated with Parkinson's disease. Although pharmacologic therapies and deep brain stimulation improve most motor parkinsonian features, their effects on gait are highly variable. Spinal cord stimulation, typically used for the treatment of chronic pain, has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach to improve gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease. AREAS COVERED The authors review the available evidence on the effects of spinal cord stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease, targeting primarily gait abnormalities. They also discuss possible mechanisms, safety, and methodological implications for future clinical trials. This systematic review of originally published articles in English language was performed using The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).
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- Nora Vanegas-Arroyave
- Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Fisher LE, Lempka SF. Neurotechnology for Pain. Annu Rev Biomed Eng 2023; 25:387-412. [PMID: 37068766 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-111022-121637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
Abstract
Neurotechnologies for treating pain rely on electrical stimulation of the central or peripheral nervous system to disrupt or block pain signaling and have been commercialized to treat a variety of pain conditions. While their adoption is accelerating, neurotechnologies are still frequently viewed as a last resort, after many other treatment options have been explored. We review the pain conditions commonly treated with electrical stimulation, as well as the specific neurotechnologies used for treating those conditions. We identify barriers to adoption, including a limited understanding of mechanisms of action, inconsistent efficacy across patients, and challenges related to selectivity of stimulation and off-target side effects. We describe design improvements that have recently been implemented, as well as some cutting-edge technologies that may address the limitations of existing neurotechnologies. Addressing these challenges will accelerate adoption and change neurotechnologies from last-line to first-line treatments for people living with chronic pain.
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- Lee E Fisher
- Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biointerfaces Institute, and Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;
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Stieve BJ, Richner TJ, Krook-Magnuson C, Netoff TI, Krook-Magnuson E. Optimization of closed-loop electrical stimulation enables robust cerebellar-directed seizure control. Brain 2023; 146:91-108. [PMID: 35136942 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Additional treatment options for temporal lobe epilepsy are needed, and potential interventions targeting the cerebellum are of interest. Previous animal work has shown strong inhibition of hippocampal seizures through on-demand optogenetic manipulation of the cerebellum. However, decades of work examining electrical stimulation-a more immediately translatable approach-targeting the cerebellum has produced very mixed results. We were therefore interested in exploring the impact that stimulation parameters may have on seizure outcomes. Using a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, we conducted on-demand electrical stimulation of the cerebellar cortex, and varied stimulation charge, frequency and pulse width, resulting in over 1000 different potential combinations of settings. To explore this parameter space in an efficient, data-driven, manner, we utilized Bayesian optimization with Gaussian process regression, implemented in MATLAB with an Expected Improvement Plus acquisition function. We examined three different fitting conditions and two different electrode orientations. Following the optimization process, we conducted additional on-demand experiments to test the effectiveness of selected settings. Regardless of experimental setup, we found that Bayesian optimization allowed identification of effective intervention settings. Additionally, generally similar optimal settings were identified across animals, suggesting that personalized optimization may not always be necessary. While optimal settings were effective, stimulation with settings predicted from the Gaussian process regression to be ineffective failed to provide seizure control. Taken together, our results provide a blueprint for exploration of a large parameter space for seizure control and illustrate that robust inhibition of seizures can be achieved with electrical stimulation of the cerebellum, but only if the correct stimulation parameters are used.
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- Bethany J Stieve
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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Cedeño DL, Vallejo R, Kelley CA, Platt DC, Litvak LM, Straka M, Dinsmoor DA. Spinal Evoked Compound Action Potentials in Rats With Clinically Relevant Stimulation Modalities. Neuromodulation 2023; 26:68-77. [PMID: 35961888 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Rats are commonly used for translational pain and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) research. Although many SCS parameters are configured identically between rats and humans, stimulation amplitudes in rats are often programmed relative to visual motor threshold (vMT). Alternatively, amplitudes may be programmed relative to evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds (ECAPTs), a sensed measure of neural activation. The objective of this study was to characterize ECAPTs, evoked compound muscle action potential thresholds (ECMAPTs), and vMTs with clinically relevant SCS modalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS We implanted ten anesthetized rats with two quadripolar epidural SCS leads: one for stimulating in the lumbar spine, and another for sensing ECAPs in the thoracic spine. We then delivered two SCS paradigms to the rats. The first used 50-Hz SCS with 50-, 100-, 150-, and 200-μs pulse widths (PWs), whereas the second used a 50-Hz, 150-μs PW low-rate program (LRP) multiplexed to a 1200-Hz, 50-μs PW high-rate program (HRP). We increased SCS amplitudes up to the vMT in the first paradigm, and in the second, we increased HRP amplitudes up to the HRP ECAPT with a fixed amplitude (70% of the vMT) LRP. For each test case, we captured ECAPTs, ECMAPTs, and vMTs from each rat. RESULTS vMTs were 3.0 ± 0.7 times greater than ECAPTs, with vMTs marginally (3.0 ± 3.6%) greater than ECMAPTs (mean ± SD) across all PWs with the first paradigm. With the second paradigm, we noted a negligible increase (3.6 ± 6.2%) on the LRP ECAP as HRP amplitudes were increased. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate reasonable levels of neural activation in anesthetized rats with SCS amplitudes appropriately programmed relative to vMT or ECMAPT when using clinically relevant SCS modalities. Furthermore, we demonstrate the feasibility of ECAP recording in rats with multiplexed HRP SCS.
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Telkes I, Hadanny A, DiMarzio M, Chitnis G, Paniccioli S, O'Connor K, Grey R, McCarthy K, Khazen O, McLaughlin B, Pilitsis JG. High-Resolution Spinal Motor Mapping Using Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Pain. Neurosurgery 2022; 91:459-469. [PMID: 35876669 PMCID: PMC10553191 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High-resolution spinal cord stimulation (HR-SCS) paddle can stimulate medial-dorsal columns and extend stimulation coverage to the laterally positioned spinal targets. OBJECTIVE To investigate the medio-lateral selectivity of an HR-SCS paddle in patients with chronic pain. METHODS During standard-of-care spinal cord stimulation (SCS) placement, epidurally evoked electromyography and antidromic dorsal column-evoked potentials were recorded in 12 subjects using an HR-SCS paddle with 8 medio-lateral sites spanning the full epidural width at thoracic T9-12 and a commercial paddle consecutively. RESULTS Recruitment maps were aligned with respect to physiological midline which was overlapping with anatomic midline in 10 of 11 cases. Overlapping contacts between the HR-SCS and commercial paddles exhibited similar patterns while HR-SCS demonstrated higher precision targeting of certain dermatomes. Spinal motor maps showed that the lateral contacts triggered stronger responses in medial gastrocnemius, adductor magnus, and tibialis anterior while the medial contacts triggered stronger responses in gluteus maximus and adductor hallucis. The time-locked popliteal fossa responses indicated ipsilateral activation by HR-SCS at the lateral contacts and bilateral activation at the medial contacts with stronger ipsilateral responses. CONCLUSION This study is the first to perform high-resolution medio-lateral SCS mapping in patients with chronic pain. These results show promise that HR-SCS may provide additional ipsilateral recruitment within the extremities which improve targeting of focal pain in the lower extremities. Furthermore, this study supports the functional use of intraoperative neuromonitoring as a decision tool to determine physiological midline in thoracic SCS surgeries and provides a full methodological framework.
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- Ilknur Telkes
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Nuvasive Clinical Services, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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Desai MJ, Aschenbrener R, Carrera EJ, Thalla N. Spinal Cord Stimulation. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2022; 33:335-357. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Staudt MD, Prabhala T, Sheldon BL, Quaranta N, Zakher M, Bhullar R, Pilitsis JG, Argoff CE. Current Strategies for the Management of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022; 16:341-352. [PMID: 32856490 PMCID: PMC8861791 DOI: 10.1177/1932296820951829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The development of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common complication of chronic diabetes that can be associated with significant disability and healthcare costs. Prompt symptom identification and aggressive glycemic control is essential in controlling the development of neuropathic complications; however, adequate pain relief remains challenging and there are considerable unmet needs in this patient population. Although guidelines have been established regarding the pharmacological management of PDN, pain control is inadequate or refractory in a high proportion of patients. Pharmacotherapy with anticonvulsants (pregabalin, gabapentin) and antidepressants (duloxetine) are common first-line agents. The use of oral opioids is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality and can also lead to opioid-induced hyperalgesia. Their use is therefore discouraged. There is an emerging role for neuromodulation treatment modalities including intrathecal drug delivery, spinal cord stimulation, and dorsal root ganglion stimulation. Furthermore, consideration of holistic alternative therapies such as yoga and acupuncture may augment a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This aim of this review is to focus on the current management strategies for the treatment of PDN, with a discussion of treatment rationale and practical considerations for their implementation.
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- Michael D Staudt
- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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Vallejo R, Chakravarthy K, Will A, Trutnau K, Dinsmoor D. A New Direction for Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation: Combining Contemporary Therapy Paradigms with Evoked Compound Action Potential Sensing. J Pain Res 2022; 14:3909-3918. [PMID: 35002310 PMCID: PMC8721159 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s344568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) utilizes the delivery of mild electrical pulses via epidural electrodes placed on the dorsal side of the spinal cord, typically to treat chronic pain. The first clinical use of SCS involved the delivery of paresthesia inducing, low-frequency waveforms to the neural targets corresponding to the painful areas. Contemporary SCS therapies now leverage novel therapeutic pathways to limit paresthesia and deliver superior clinical outcomes. Historically, SCS has largely been delivered with fixed stimulation parameters. This approach, referred to as open-loop (OL) SCS, does not account for the fluctuations in spacing—driven by postural changes and activity—between the electrodes and the cord. These fluctuations result in variability in the delivered dose and the volume of tissue activation (VTA) that manifests with each stimulation pulse. Inconsistent dosing may lead to suboptimal therapeutic efficacy and durability. To address this clinical need, closed-loop (CL) SCS systems have been developed to automatically adjust stimulation parameters to compensate for this variability. The evoked compound action potential (ECAP), a biopotential generated by the synchronous activation of dorsal column fibers, is indicative of the VTA resulting from the stimulation pulse. The ECAP may be utilized as a control signal in CL SCS systems to adjust stimulation parameters to reduce variability in the ECAP, and in turn, variability in the VTA. While investigational CL SCS systems with ECAP sensing have so far focused solely on managing paresthesia-based SCS, such systems must also incorporate the stimulation approaches that now define the contemporary clinical practice of SCS. Accordingly, we describe here a flexible, next-generation framework for neural responsive SCS that blends science-based methodologies for pain management with real-time CL control for biophysical variation. We conclude with a clinical example of such a system and the associated performance characteristics.
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- Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Research & Technology, Medtronic plc, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Pilitsis JG, Chakravarthy KV, Will AJ, Trutnau KC, Hageman KN, Dinsmoor DA, Litvak LM. The Evoked Compound Action Potential as a Predictor for Perception in Chronic Pain Patients: Tools for Automatic Spinal Cord Stimulator Programming and Control. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:673998. [PMID: 34335157 PMCID: PMC8320888 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.673998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Objectives Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a drug free treatment for chronic pain. Recent technological advances have enabled sensing of the evoked compound action potential (ECAP), a biopotential that represents neural activity elicited from SCS. The amplitudes of many SCS paradigms – both sub- and supra-threshold – are programmed relative to the patient’s perception of SCS. The objective of this study, then, is to elucidate relationships between the ECAP and perception thresholds across posture and SCS pulse width. These relationships may be used for the automatic control and perceptually referenced programming of SCS systems. Methods ECAPs were acquired from 14 subjects across a range of postures and pulse widths with swept amplitude stimulation. Perception (PT) and discomfort (DT) thresholds were recorded. A stimulation artifact reduction scheme was employed, and growth curves were constructed from the sweeps. An estimate of the ECAP threshold (ET), was calculated from the growth curves using a novel approach. Relationships between ET, PT, and DT were assessed. Results ETs were estimated from 112 separate growth curves. For the postures and pulse widths assessed, the ET tightly correlated with both PT (r = 0.93; p < 0.0001) and DT (r = 0.93; p < 0.0001). The median accuracy of ET as a predictor for PT across both posture and pulse width was 0.5 dB. Intra-subject, ECAP amplitudes at DT varied up to threefold across posture. Conclusion We provide evidence that the ET varies across both different positions and varying pulse widths and suggest that this variance may be the result of postural dependence of the recording electrode-tissue spacing. ET-informed SCS holds promise as a tool for SCS parameter configuration and may offer more accuracy over alternative approaches for neural and perceptual control in closed loop SCS systems.
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- Julie G Pilitsis
- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Ranjan M, Kumar P, Konrad P, Rezai AR. Finding Optimal Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain: Waves, Bursts, and Beyond. Neurol India 2020; 68:S218-S223. [PMID: 33318354 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.302465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has emerged as state-of-the-art evidence-based treatment for chronic intractable pain related to spinal and peripheral nerve disorders. Traditionally delivered as steady-state, paraesthesia-producing electrical stimulation, newer technology has augmented the SCS option and outcome in the last decade. Objective To present an overview of the traditional and newer SCS waveforms. Materials and Methods We present a short literature review of SCS waveforms in reference to newer waveforms and describing paraesthesia-free, high frequency, and burst stimulation methods as well as advances in waveform paradigms and programming modalities. Pertinent literature was reviewed, especially in the context of evolution in the waveforms of SCS and stimulation parameters. Results Conventional tonic SCS remains one of the most utilized and clinically validated SCS waveforms. Newer waveforms such as burst stimulation, high-frequency stimulation, and the sub-perception SCS have emerged in the last decades with favorable results with no or minimal paraesthesia, including in cases otherwise intractable to conventional tonic SCS. The recent evolution and experience of closed-loop SCS is promising and appealing. The experience and validation of the newer SCS waveforms, however, remain limited but optimistic. Conclusions Advances in SCS device technology and waveforms have improved patient outcomes, leading to its increased utilization of SCS for chronic pain. These improvements and the development of closed-loop SCS have been increasingly promising development and foster a clinical translation of improved pain relief as the years of research and clinical study beyond conventional SCS waveform come to fruition.
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- Manish Ranjan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University
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Abbass M, Santyr BG, Parrent AG, MacDougall KW, Staudt MD. Paresthesia-Free Spinal Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Neuromodulation 2020; 23:831-837. [PMID: 32725757 DOI: 10.1111/ner.13236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Stimulation of the dorsal spinal roots, or spinal nerve root stimulation (SNRS), is a neuromodulation modality that can target pain within specific dermatomal distributions. The use of paresthesia-free stimulation has been described with conventional dorsal column spinal cord stimulation, although has yet to be described for SNRS. This objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of paresthesia-free high-frequency (1000-1200 Hz) SNRS in the treatment of intractable, dermatomal neuropathic pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on 14 patients implanted with SNRS in varying distributions: Ten patients initially received tonic stimulation and crossed over to a paresthesia-free paradigm and four patients received only paresthesia-free stimulation. The primary outcome was reduction in pain severity (visual analog scale [VAS]), measured at baseline and follow-up to 24 months with paresthesia-free stimulation. RESULTS All 14 patients who received paresthesia-free stimulation had significant improvement in pain severity at a mean follow-up of 1.39 ± 0.15 years (VAS 7.46 at baseline vs. 3.25 at most recent follow-up, p < 0.001). Ten patients were initially treated with tonic stimulation and crossed over to paresthesia-free stimulation after a mean of 61.7 months. Baseline pain in these crossover patients was significantly improved at last follow-up with tonic stimulation (VAS 7.65 at baseline vs. 2.83 at 48 months, p < 0.001), although all patients developed uncomfortable paresthesias. There was no significant difference in pain severity between patients receiving tonic and paresthesia-free stimulation. CONCLUSIONS We present real-world outcomes of patients with intractable dermatomal neuropathic pain treated with paresthesia-free, high-frequency SNRS. We demonstrate its effectiveness in providing pain reduction at a level comparable to tonic SNRS up to 24 months follow-up, without producing uncomfortable paresthesias.
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- Mohamad Abbass
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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