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Leone A, Tomaiuolo F, Raffa G, Germanò AF, Carbone F, Colamaria A, Cangemi G. Association between the morphological features of the central sulcus and the somatomotory representation: anatomo-functional evaluation of neuroplasticity through nTMS. J Neurosurg Sci 2024; 68:238-246. [PMID: 36723514 DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.22.05857-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
In recent years navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has emerged as a useful tool for the preoperative mapping of brain cortical areas surrounding neoplastic tissues allowing for maximal safe tumor resection and minimizing new postoperative permanent neurological deficits. Three patients presenting with an intrinsic brain tumor (one metastasis from mammary carcinoma, one high-grade glioma, and one low-grade glioma) located within or in close relationship to the central sulcus were enrolled for this study. The MRI-based morphological and nTMS mapping of the central sulcus of the intact hemisphere was complemented by the examination of the contralateral region harboring the lesion. The findings were independently compared, in search of evidence of tumor-induced neuroplasticity and/or signs of parenchymal dislocation/infiltration caused by the tumor. An individual description of each mapping session is provided. Significant discrepancies were observed between morphological MRI and functional nTMS mapping in two patients, demonstrating a tumor-induced shift of distinct cortical areas controlling hand and/or facial movements. In the cases of gliomas, a lower MT was detected in the lesioned hemisphere, possibly due to increased electrical excitability caused by the tumor itself. The integration of MRI-based morphological mapping of the central sulcus with the detection of its somatomotor representations through nTMS can assist neurosurgeons when planning the resection of a motor-eloquent tumor, stratifying the risks of secondary neurological deficits. The combination of the two preoperative techniques is able to disclose tumor-induced neural plasticity subsequently guiding a more precise resection.
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- Augusto Leone
- Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Department of Neurosurgery, City Hospital of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, City Hospital of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany -
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Schwendner M, Schroeder A, Job K, Meyer B, Ille S, Krieg SM. Cortical stimulation depth of nTMS investigated in a cohort of convexity meningiomas above the primary motor cortex. J Neurosci Methods 2024; 404:110062. [PMID: 38309312 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2024.110062] [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: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND In clinical routine, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is usually applied down to 25 mm. Yet, besides clinical experience and mathematical models, the penetration depth remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the maximum cortical stimulation depth of nTMS in patients with meningioma above the primary motor cortex, causing a displacement of the primary motor cortex away from the skull. NEW METHOD nTMS stimulation data was reviewed regarding the maximum depth of stimulations eliciting motor-evoked potentials (MEPs). Additionally, electric field values and stimulation intensity were analyzed. RESULTS Out of a consecutive cohort of 17 meningioma cases, 3 cases of meningioma located in motor-eloquent regions of the upper extremity and 3 cases of the lower extremity were analyzed after fulfilling all inclusion criteria. Regarding the upper extremity motor representations, the MEP could be elicited at a stimulation depth of up to 44 mm, with an electric field of 69 V/m. These results were found in 1 case with the maximum potential distance to the cortex being higher than the maximum stimulation depth eliciting MEPs. For the lower extremities, a maximum depth of 40 mm was recorded (electric field 64 V/m). COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS None available CONCLUSIONS: The effect of nTMS is not limited to superficial cortical stimulation alone. Depending on electric-field intensity and focality, nTMS stimulation can be applied at a depth of 44 mm. In all cases, electric field strength was comparable and no superficial cortex with comparable electric field strength was observed to elicit MEPs.
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- Maximilian Schwendner
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany; Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Germany.
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Eibl T, Schrey M, Liebert A, Ritter L, Lange R, Steiner HH, Schebesch KM. Significance of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and tractography to preserve motor function in patients undergoing surgery for motor eloquent gliomas. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28115. [PMID: 38533081 PMCID: PMC10963369 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Resection of gliomas in or close to motor areas is at high risk for morbidity and development of surgery-related deficits. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) including nTMS-based tractography is suitable for presurgical planning and risk assessment. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of postoperative motor status and the spatial relation to motor eloquent brain tissue in order to increase the understanding of postoperative motor deficits. Patient data, nTMS examinations and imaging studies were retrospectively reviewed, corticospinal tracts (CST) were reconstructed with two different approaches of nTMS-based seeding. Postoperative imaging and nTMS-augmented preoperative imaging were merged to identify the relation between motor positive cortical and subcortical areas and the resection cavity. 38 tumor surgeries were performed in 36 glioma patients (28.9% female) aged 55.1 ± 13.8 years. Mean distance between the CST and the lesion was 6.9 ± 5.1 mm at 75% of the patient-individual fractional anisotropy threshold and median tumor volume reduction was 97.7 ± 11.6%. The positive predictive value for permanent deficits after resection of nTMS positive areas was 66.7% and the corresponding negative predictive value was 90.6%. Distances between the resection cavity and the CST were higher in patients with postoperative stable motor function. Extent of resection and distance between resection cavity and CST correlated well. The present study strongly supports preoperative nTMS as an important surgical tool for preserving motor function in glioma patients at risk.
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- Thomas Eibl
- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Riaz H, Uzair M, Arshad M, Hamza A, Bukhari N, Azam F, Bashir S. Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) based Preoperative Planning for Brain Tumor Treatment. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS 2024; 23:883-893. [PMID: 37340739 DOI: 10.2174/1871527322666230619103429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique for analyzing the central and peripheral nervous system. TMS could be a powerful therapeutic technique for neurological disorders. TMS has also shown potential in treating various neurophysiological complications, such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders, without pain and analgesics. Despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, there has been an increase in the prevalence of brain cancer globally. For surgical planning, mapping brain tumors has proven challenging, particularly those localized in expressive regions. Preoperative brain tumor mapping may lower the possibility of postoperative morbidity in surrounding areas. A navigated TMS (nTMS) uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to enable precise mapping during navigated brain stimulation. The resulting magnetic impulses can be precisely applied to the target spot in the cortical region by employing nTMS. This review focuses on nTMS for preoperative planning for brain cancer. This study reviews several studies on TMS and its subtypes in treating cancer and surgical planning. nTMS gives wider and improved dimensions of preoperative planning of the motor-eloquent areas in brain tumor patients. nTMS also predicts postoperative neurological deficits, which might be helpful in counseling patients. nTMS have the potential for finding possible abnormalities in the motor cortex areas.
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- Hammad Riaz
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Oncology Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Eibl T, Schrey M, Liebert A, Ritter L, Lange R, Steiner HH, Schebesch KM. Influence of clinical and tumor-specific factors on the resting motor threshold in navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Neurophysiol Clin 2023; 53:102920. [PMID: 37944292 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2023.102920] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Preoperative non-invasive mapping of motor function with navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has become a widely used diagnostic procedure. Determination of the patient-individual resting motor threshold (rMT) is of great importance to achieve reliable results when conducting nTMS motor mapping. Factors which contribute to differences in rMT of brain tumor patients have not been fully investigated. METHODS We included adult patients with all types of de novo and recurrent intracranial lesions, suspicious for intra-axial brain tumors. The outcome measure was the rMT of the upper extremity, defined as the stimulation intensity eliciting motor evoked potentials with amplitudes greater than 50µV in 50 % of applied stimulations. RESULTS Eighty nTMS examinations in 75 patients (37.5 % female) aged 57.9 ± 14.9 years were evaluated. In non-parametric testing, rMT values were higher in patients with upper extremity paresis (p = 0.024) and lower in patients with high grade gliomas (HGG) (p = 0.001). rMT inversely correlated with patient age (rs=-0.28, p = 0.013) and edema volume (rs=-0.28, p = 0.012) In regression analysis, infiltration of the precentral gyrus (p<0.001) increased rMT values. Values of rMT were reduced in high grade gliomas (p<0.001), in patients taking Levetiracetam (p = 0.019) and if perilesional edema infiltrated motor eloquent brain (p<0.001). Subgroup analyses of glioma patients revealed similar results. Values of rMT did not differ between hand and forearm muscles. CONCLUSION Most factors confounding rMT in our study were specific to the lesion. These factors contributed to the variability in cortical excitability and must be considered in clinical work with nTMS to achieve reliable results with nTMS motor mapping.
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- Thomas Eibl
- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany
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Pre-Operative Functional Mapping in Patients with Brain Tumors by fMRI and MEG: Advantages and Disadvantages in the Use of One Technique over the Other. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13030609. [PMID: 36983765 PMCID: PMC10051860 DOI: 10.3390/life13030609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Pre-operative mapping of brain functions is crucial to plan neurosurgery and investigate potential plasticity processes. Due to its availability, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is widely used for this purpose; on the other hand, the demanding cost and maintenance limit the use of magnetoencephalography (MEG), despite several studies reporting its accuracy in localizing brain functions of interest in patient populations. In this review paper, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both techniques, from a methodological perspective first; then, we scrutinized and commented on the findings from 16 studies, identified by a database search, that made pre-operative assessments using both techniques in patients with brain tumors. We commented on the results by accounting for study limitations associated with small sample sizes and variability in the used tasks. Overall, we found that, although some studies reported the superiority for MEG, the majority of them underlined the complementary use of these techniques and suggested assessment using both. Indeed, both fMRI and MEG present some disadvantages, although the development of novel devices and processing procedures has enabled ever more accurate assessments. In particular, the development of new, more feasible MEG devices will allow widespread availability of this technique and its routinely combined use with fMRI.
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Diehl CD, Rosenkranz E, Schwendner M, Mißlbeck M, Sollmann N, Ille S, Meyer B, Combs SE, Krieg SM. Dose Reduction to Motor Structures in Adjuvant Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy of Brain Metastases: nTMS-Derived DTI-Based Motor Fiber Tracking in Treatment Planning. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 15:cancers15010282. [PMID: 36612277 PMCID: PMC9818359 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15010282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background: Resection of brain metastases (BM) close to motor structures is challenging for treatment. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) motor mapping, combined with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based fiber tracking (DTI-FTmot.TMS), is a valuable tool in neurosurgery to preserve motor function. This study aimed to assess the practicability of DTI-FTmot.TMS for local adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) planning of BM. Methods: Presurgically generated DTI-FTmot.TMS-based corticospinal tract (CST) reconstructions (FTmot.TMS) of 24 patients with 25 BM resected during later surgery were incorporated into the RT planning system. Completed fractionated stereotactic intensity-modulated RT (IMRT) plans were retrospectively analyzed and adapted to preserve FTmot.TMS. Results: In regular plans, mean dose (Dmean) of complete FTmot.TMS was 5.2 ± 2.4 Gy. Regarding planning risk volume (PRV-FTTMS) portions outside of the planning target volume (PTV) within the 17.5 Gy (50%) isodose line, the DTI-FTmot.TMS Dmean was significantly reduced by 33.0% (range, 5.9−57.6%) from 23.4 ± 3.3 Gy to 15.9 ± 4.7 Gy (p < 0.001). There was no significant decline in the effective treatment dose, with PTV Dmean 35.6 ± 0.9 Gy vs. 36.0 ± 1.2 Gy (p = 0.063) after adaption. Conclusions: The DTI-FTmot.TMS-based CST reconstructions could be implemented in adjuvant IMRT planning of BM. A significant dose reduction regarding motor structures within critical dose levels seems possible.
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- Christian D. Diehl
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung (DKTK), DKTK Partner Site, 81675 Munich, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung (DKTK), DKTK Partner Site, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 81675 Munich, Germany
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Diehl C, Rosenkranz E, Mißlbeck M, Schwendner M, Sollmann N, Ille S, Meyer B, Combs S, Bernhardt D, Krieg S. nTMS-derived DTI-based motor fiber tracking in radiotherapy treatment planning of high-grade gliomas for avoidance of motor structures. Radiother Oncol 2022; 171:189-197. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ille S, Schroeder A, Hostettler IC, Wostrack M, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Impacting the Treatment of Highly Eloquent Supratentorial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations by Noninvasive Functional Mapping-An Observational Cohort Study. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021; 21:467-477. [PMID: 34624894 DOI: 10.1093/ons/opab318] [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: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) may cause cavernoma-related epilepsy (CRE) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Functional mapping has shown its usefulness during the resection of eloquent lesions including the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of noninvasive functional mapping on decision-making and resection of eloquently located CCM. METHODS Of 126 patients with intracranial cavernomas, we prospectively included 40 consecutive patients (31.7%) with highly eloquent CCM between 2012 and 2020. We performed functional mapping via navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) motor mapping in 30 cases and nTMS language mapping in 20 cases. Twenty patients suffered from CRE. CCM caused ICH in 18 cases. RESULTS We used functional mapping data including function-based tractography in all cases. Indication toward (31 cases) or against (9 cases) CCM resection was influenced by noninvasive functional mapping in 36 cases (90%). We resected CCMs in 24 cases, and 7 patients refused the recommendation for surgery. In 19 and 4 cases, we used additional intraoperative neuromonitoring and awake craniotomy, respectively. Patients suffered from transient postoperative motor or language deficits in 2 and 2 cases, respectively. No patient suffered from permanent deficits. After 1 yr of follow-up, anti-epileptic drugs could be discontinued in all patients who underwent surgery but 1 patient. CONCLUSION Surgery-related deficit rates are low even for highly eloquent CCM and seizure outcome is excellent. The present results show that noninvasive functional mapping and function-based tractography is a useful tool for the decision-making process and during microsurgical resection of eloquently located CCM.
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- Sebastian Ille
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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Sollmann N, Krieg SM, Säisänen L, Julkunen P. Mapping of Motor Function with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Review on Clinical Application in Brain Tumors and Methods for Ensuring Feasible Accuracy. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11070897. [PMID: 34356131 PMCID: PMC8305823 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has developed into a reliable non-invasive clinical and scientific tool over the past decade. Specifically, it has undergone several validating clinical trials that demonstrated high agreement with intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES), which paved the way for increasing application for the purpose of motor mapping in patients harboring motor-eloquent intracranial neoplasms. Based on this clinical use case of the technique, in this article we review the evidence for the feasibility of motor mapping and derived models (risk stratification and prediction, nTMS-based fiber tracking, improvement of clinical outcome, and assessment of functional plasticity), and provide collected sets of evidence for the applicability of quantitative mapping with nTMS. In addition, we provide evidence-based demonstrations on factors that ensure methodological feasibility and accuracy of the motor mapping procedure. We demonstrate that selection of the stimulation intensity (SI) for nTMS and spatial density of stimuli are crucial factors for applying motor mapping accurately, while also demonstrating the effect on the motor maps. We conclude that while the application of nTMS motor mapping has been impressively spread over the past decade, there are still variations in the applied protocols and parameters, which could be optimized for the purpose of reliable quantitative mapping.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany;
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Correspondence:
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- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany;
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70029 Kuopio, Finland; (L.S.); (P.J.)
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70029 Kuopio, Finland; (L.S.); (P.J.)
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Ciavarro M, Grande E, Pavone L, Bevacqua G, De Angelis M, di Russo P, Morace R, Committeri G, Grillea G, Bartolo M, Paolini S, Esposito V. Pre-surgical fMRI Localization of the Hand Motor Cortex in Brain Tumors: Comparison Between Finger Tapping Task and a New Visual-Triggered Finger Movement Task. Front Neurol 2021; 12:658025. [PMID: 34054699 PMCID: PMC8160093 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.658025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Pre-surgical mapping is clinically essential in the surgical management of brain tumors to preserve functions. A common technique to localize eloquent areas is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In tumors involving the peri-rolandic regions, the finger tapping task (FTT) is typically administered to delineate the functional activation of hand-knob area. However, its selectivity may be limited. Thus, here, a novel cue-induced fMRI task was tested, the visual-triggered finger movement task (VFMT), aimed at eliciting a more accurate functional cortical mapping of the hand region as compared with FTT. Method: Twenty patients with glioma in the peri-rolandic regions underwent pre-operative mapping performing both FTT and VFMT. The fMRI data were analyzed for surgical procedures. When the craniotomy allowed to expose the motor cortex, the correspondence with intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES) was evaluated through sensitivity and specificity (mean sites = 11) calculated as percentage of true-positive and true-negative rates, respectively. Results: Both at group level and at single-subject level, differences among the tasks emerged in the functional representation of the hand-knob. Compared with FTT, VFMT showed a well-localized activation within the hand motor area and a less widespread activation in associative regions. Intraoperative DES confirmed the greater specificity (97%) and sensitivity (100%) of the VFMT in determining motor eloquent areas. Conclusion: The study provides a novel, external-triggered fMRI task for pre-surgical motor mapping. Compared with the traditional FTT, the new VFMT may have potential implications in clinical fMRI and surgical management due to its focal identification of the hand-knob region and good correspondence to intraoperative DES.
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- Marco Ciavarro
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University "Gabriele d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University "Gabriele d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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Hendrix P, Dzierma Y, Burkhardt BW, Simgen A, Wagenpfeil G, Griessenauer CJ, Senger S, Oertel J. Preoperative Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improves Gross Total Resection Rates in Patients with Motor-Eloquent High-Grade Gliomas: A Matched Cohort Study. Neurosurgery 2021; 88:627-636. [PMID: 33289507 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is an established, noninvasive tool to preoperatively map the motor cortex. Despite encouraging reports from few academic centers with vast nTMS experience, its value for motor-eloquent brain surgery still requires further exploration. OBJECTIVE To further elucidate the role of preoperative nTMS in motor-eloquent brain surgery. METHODS Patients who underwent surgery for a motor-eloquent supratentorial glioma or metastasis guided by preoperative nTMS were retrospectively reviewed. The nTMS group (n = 105) was pair-matched to controls (non-nTMS group, n = 105). Gross total resection (GTR) and motor outcome were evaluated. Subgroup analyses including survival analysis for WHO III/IV glioma were performed. RESULTS GTR was significantly more frequently achieved in the entire nTMS group compared to the non-nTMS group (P = .02). Motor outcome did not differ (P = .344). Bootstrap analysis confirmed these findings. In the metastases subgroup, GTR rates and motor outcomes were equal. In the WHO III/IV glioma subgroup, however, GTR was achieved more frequently in the nTMS group (72.3%) compared to non-nTMS group (53.2%) (P = .049), whereas motor outcomes did not differ (P = .521). In multivariable Cox-regression analysis, prolonged survival in WHO III/IV glioma was significantly associated with achievement of GTR and younger patient age but not nTMS mapping. CONCLUSION Preoperative nTMS improves GTR rates without jeopardizing neurological function. In WHO III/IV glioma surgery, nTMS increases GTR rates that might translate into a beneficial overall survival. The value of nTMS in the setting of a potential survival benefit remains to be determined.
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- Philipp Hendrix
- Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics (IMBEI), Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania.,Research Institute of Neurointervention, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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Brahimaj BC, Kochanski RB, Pearce JJ, Guryildirim M, Gerard CS, Kocak M, Sani S, Byrne RW. Structural and Functional Imaging in Glioma Management. Neurosurgery 2021; 88:211-221. [PMID: 33313852 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The goal of glioma surgery is maximal safe resection in order to provide optimal tumor control and survival benefit to the patient. There are multiple imaging modalities beyond traditional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that have been incorporated into the preoperative workup of patients presenting with gliomas. The aim of these imaging modalities is to identify cortical and subcortical areas of eloquence, and their relationship to the lesion. In this article, multiple modalities are described with an emphasis on the underlying technology, clinical utilization, advantages, and disadvantages of each. functional MRI and its role in identifying hemispheric dominance and areas of language and motor are discussed. The nuances of magnetoencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation in localization of eloquent cortex are examined, as well as the role of diffusion tensor imaging in defining normal white matter tracts in glioma surgery. Lastly, we highlight the role of stimulated Raman spectroscopy in intraoperative histopathological diagnosis of tissue to guide tumor resection. Tumors may shift the normal arrangement of functional anatomy in the brain; thus, utilization of multiple modalities may be helpful in operative planning and patient counseling for successful surgery.
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- Bledi C Brahimaj
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Ille S, Krieg SM. Functional Mapping for Glioma Surgery, Part 1: Preoperative Mapping Tools. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2020; 32:65-74. [PMID: 33223027 DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2020.08.004] [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: 12/21/2022]
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Although intraoperative mapping of brain areas was shown to promote greater extent of resection and reduce functional deficits, this was shown only recently for some noninvasive techniques. Yet, proper surgical planning, indication, and patient consultation require reliable noninvasive techniques. Because functional magnetic resonance imaging, tractography, and neurophysiologic methods like navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and magnetoencephalography allow identifying eloquent areas prior to resective surgery and tailor the surgical approach, this article provides an overview on the individual strengths and limitations of each modality.
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- Sebastian Ille
- Department of Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich, Germany, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich, Germany, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, Munich 81675, Germany.
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Short-Interval Intracortical Facilitation Improves Efficacy in nTMS Motor Mapping of Lower Extremity Muscle Representations in Patients with Supra-Tentorial Brain Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12113233. [PMID: 33147827 PMCID: PMC7692031 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12113233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is increasingly used for mapping of motor function prior to surgery in patients harboring motor-eloquent brain lesions. To date, single-pulse nTMS (sp-nTMS) has been predominantly used for this purpose, but novel paired-pulse nTMS (pp-nTMS) with biphasic pulse application has been made available recently. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses in comparison to conventionally used sp-nTMS for preoperative motor mapping of lower extremity (lE) muscle representations. Thirty-nine patients (mean age: 56.3 ± 13.5 years, 69.2% males) harboring motor-eloquent brain lesions of different entity underwent motor mapping of lE muscle representations in lesion-affected hemispheres and nTMS-based tractography of the corticospinal tract (CST) using data from sp-nTMS and pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses, respectively. Compared to sp-nTMS, pp-nTMS enabled motor mapping with lower stimulation intensities (61.8 ± 13.8% versus 50.7 ± 11.6% of maximum stimulator output, p < 0.0001), and it provided reliable motor maps even in the most demanding cases where sp-nTMS failed (pp-nTMS was able to provide a motor map in five patients in whom sp-nTMS did not provide any motor-positive points, and pp-nTMS was the only modality to provide a motor map in one patient who also did not show motor-positive points during intraoperative stimulation). Fiber volumes of the tracked CST were slightly higher when motor maps of pp-nTMS were used, and CST tracking using pp-nTMS data was also possible in the five patients in whom sp-nTMS failed. In conclusion, application of pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses enables preoperative motor mapping of lE muscle representations even in the most challenging patients in whom the motor system is at high risk due to lesion location or resection.
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Sollmann N, Zhang H, Kelm A, Schröder A, Meyer B, Pitkänen M, Julkunen P, Krieg SM. Paired-pulse navigated TMS is more effective than single-pulse navigated TMS for mapping upper extremity muscles in brain tumor patients. Clin Neurophysiol 2020; 131:2887-2898. [PMID: 33166740 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Single-pulse navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (sp-nTMS) is used for presurgical motor mapping in patients with motor-eloquent lesions. However, recently introduced paired-pulse nTMS (pp-nTMS) with biphasic pulses could improve motor mapping. METHODS Thirty-four patients (mean age: 56.0 ± 12.7 years, 53.0% high-grade glioma) with motor-eloquent lesions underwent motor mapping of upper extremity representations and nTMS-based tractography of the corticospinal tract (CST) by both sp-nTMS and pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses for the tumor-affected hemisphere before resection. RESULTS In three patients (8.8%), conventional sp-nTMS did not provide motor-positive points, in contrast to pp-nTMS that was capable of generating motor maps in all patients. Good concordance between pp-nTMS and sp-nTMS in the spatial location of motor hotspots and center of gravity (CoG) as well as for CST tracking was observed, with pp-nTMS leading to similar motor map volumes (585.0 ± 667.8 vs. 586.8 ± 204.2 mm3, p = 0.9889) with considerably lower resting motor thresholds (35.0 ± 8.8 vs. 32.8 ± 7.6% of stimulator output, p = 0.0004). CONCLUSIONS Pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses may provide motor maps even in highly demanding cases with tumor-affected motor structures or edema, using lower stimulation intensity compared to sp-nTMS. SIGNIFICANCE Pp-nTMS with biphasic pulses could replace standardly used sp-nTMS for motor mapping and may be safer due to lower stimulation intensity.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, POB 100, 70029 KYS, Kuopio, Finland; A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, POB 100, 70029 KYS, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
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Jeltema HR, Ohlerth AK, de Wit A, Wagemakers M, Rofes A, Bastiaanse R, Drost G. Comparing navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation mapping and "gold standard" direct cortical stimulation mapping in neurosurgery: a systematic review. Neurosurg Rev 2020; 44:1903-1920. [PMID: 33009990 PMCID: PMC8338816 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01397-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The objective of this systematic review is to create an overview of the literature on the comparison of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) as a mapping tool to the current gold standard, which is (intraoperative) direct cortical stimulation (DCS) mapping. A search in the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science was performed. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and recommendations were used. Thirty-five publications were included in the review, describing a total of 552 patients. All studies concerned either mapping of motor or language function. No comparative data for nTMS and DCS for other neurological functions were found. For motor mapping, the distances between the cortical representation of the different muscle groups identified by nTMS and DCS varied between 2 and 16 mm. Regarding mapping of language function, solely an object naming task was performed in the comparative studies on nTMS and DCS. Sensitivity and specificity ranged from 10 to 100% and 13.3–98%, respectively, when nTMS language mapping was compared with DCS mapping. The positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) ranged from 17 to 75% and 57–100% respectively. The available evidence for nTMS as a mapping modality for motor and language function is discussed.
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- Hanne-Rinck Jeltema
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Center for Language and Cognition Groningen, University of Groningen, Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26, 9712 EK, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Language and Cognition Groningen, University of Groningen, Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26, 9712 EK, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Language and Cognition Groningen, University of Groningen, Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26, 9712 EK, Groningen, the Netherlands.,Center for Language and Brain, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Verburg N, de Witt Hamer PC. State-of-the-art imaging for glioma surgery. Neurosurg Rev 2020; 44:1331-1343. [PMID: 32607869 PMCID: PMC8121714 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-020-01337-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Diffuse gliomas are infiltrative primary brain tumors with a poor prognosis despite multimodal treatment. Maximum safe resection is recommended whenever feasible. The extent of resection (EOR) is positively correlated with survival. Identification of glioma tissue during surgery is difficult due to its diffuse nature. Therefore, glioma resection is imaging-guided, making the choice for imaging technique an important aspect of glioma surgery. The current standard for resection guidance in non-enhancing gliomas is T2 weighted or T2w-fluid attenuation inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and in enhancing gliomas T1-weighted MRI with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. Other MRI sequences, like magnetic resonance spectroscopy, imaging modalities, such as positron emission tomography, as well as intraoperative imaging techniques, including the use of fluorescence, are also available for the guidance of glioma resection. The neurosurgeon’s goal is to find the balance between maximizing the EOR and preserving brain functions since surgery-induced neurological deficits result in lower quality of life and shortened survival. This requires localization of important brain functions and white matter tracts to aid the pre-operative planning and surgical decision-making. Visualization of brain functions and white matter tracts is possible with functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, magnetoencephalography, and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. In this review, we discuss the current available imaging techniques for the guidance of glioma resection and the localization of brain functions and white matter tracts.
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- Niels Verburg
- Department of Neurosurgery and Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hill Rd, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sollmann N, Zhang H, Fratini A, Wildschuetz N, Ille S, Schröder A, Zimmer C, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Risk Assessment by Presurgical Tractography Using Navigated TMS Maps in Patients with Highly Motor- or Language-Eloquent Brain Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12051264. [PMID: 32429502 PMCID: PMC7281396 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12051264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Patients with functionally eloquent brain lesions are at risk of functional decline in the course of resection. Given tumor-related plastic reshaping and reallocation of function, individual data are needed for patient counseling and risk assessment prior to surgery. This study evaluates the utility of mapping by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) and nTMS-based diffusion tensor imaging fiber tracking (DTI FT) for individual risk evaluation of surgery-related decline of motor or language function in the clinical setting. In total, 250 preoperative nTMS mappings (100 language and 150 motor mappings) derived from 216 patients (mean age: 57.0 ± 15.5 years, 58.8% males; glioma World Health Organization (WHO) grade I & II: 4.2%, glioma WHO grade III & IV: 83.4%, arteriovenous malformations: 1.9%, cavernoma: 2.3%, metastasis: 8.2%) were included. Deterministic tractography based on nTMS motor or language maps as seed regions was performed with 25%, 50%, and 75% of the individual fractional anisotropy threshold (FAT). Lesion-to-tract distances (LTDs) were measured between the tumor mass and the corticospinal tract (CST), arcuate fascicle (AF), or other closest language-related tracts. LTDs were compared between patients and correlated to the functional status (no/transient/permanent surgery-related paresis or aphasia). Significant differences were found between patients with no or transient surgery-related deficits and patients with permanent surgery-related deficits regarding LTDs in relation to the CST (p < 0.0001), AF (p ≤ 0.0491), or other closest language-related tracts (p ≤ 0.0435). The cut-off values for surgery-related paresis or aphasia were ≤12 mm (LTD—CST) and ≤16 mm (LTD—AF) or ≤25 mm (LTD—other closest language-related tract), respectively. Moreover, there were significant associations between the status of surgery-related deficits and the LTD when considering the CST (range r: −0.3994 to −0.3910, p < 0.0001) or AF (range r: −0.2918 to −0.2592, p = 0.0135 and p = 0.0473 for 25% and 50% FAT). In conclusion, this is the largest study evaluating the application of both preoperative functional mapping and function-based tractography for motor and language function for risk stratification in patients with functionally eloquent tumors. The LTD may qualify as a viable marker that can be seamlessly assessed in the clinical neurooncological setup.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, 81675 Munich, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; (N.S.); (H.Z.); (A.F.); (N.W.); (S.I.); (A.S.); (B.M.)
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, 81675 Munich, Germany
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Diehl CD, Schwendner MJ, Sollmann N, Oechsner M, Meyer B, Combs SE, Krieg SM. Application of presurgical navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation motor mapping for adjuvant radiotherapy planning in patients with high-grade gliomas. Radiother Oncol 2019; 138:30-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Fang X, Liu M, Lu C, Zhao Y, Liu X. Current status and potential application of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurosurgery: a literature review. Chin Neurosurg J 2019; 5:12. [PMID: 32922912 PMCID: PMC7398385 DOI: 10.1186/s41016-019-0159-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive neurophysiologic technique that can stimulate the human brain. Positioning of the coil was often performed based merely on external landmarks on the head, meaning that the anatomical target in the cortex remains inaccurate. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) combines a frameless stereotactic navigational system and TMS coil and can provide a highly accurate delivery of TMS pulses with the guidance of imaging. Therefore, many novel utilities for TMS could be explored due to the ability of precise localization. Many studies have been published, which indicate nTMS enables presurgical functional mapping. This review aimed to provide a comprehensive literature review on nTMS, especially the principles and clinical applications of nTMS. All articles in PubMed with keywords of "motor mapping," "presurgical mapping," "navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation," and "language mapping" published from 2000 to 2018 were included in the study. Frequently cited publications before 2000 were also included. The most valuable published original and review articles related to our objective were selected. Motor mapping of nTMS is validated to be a trustful tool to recognize functional areas belonging to both normal and lesioned primary motor cortex. It can offer reliable mapping of speech and motor regions at cortex prior to operation and has comparable accuracy as direct electrical cortical stimulation. nTMS is a powerful tool for mapping of motor and linguistic function prior to operation, has high application value in neurosurgery and the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases, and has gained increasing acceptance in neurosurgical centers across the world.
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- Xiaojing Fang
- Department of Neurology, Peking University International Hospital, 1 Life Science St, Changping District, Beijing, 102206 China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044 China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, 102206 China
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- Neurosurgery Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070 China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, 102206 China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University International Hospital, 1 Life Science St, Changping District, Beijing, 102206 China
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Raffa G, Scibilia A, Conti A, Ricciardo G, Rizzo V, Morelli A, Angileri FF, Cardali SM, Germanò A. The role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for surgery of motor-eloquent brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2019; 180:7-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lam S, Lucente G, Schneider H, Picht T. TMS motor mapping in brain tumor patients: more robust maps with an increased resting motor threshold. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2019; 161:995-1002. [PMID: 30927156 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-019-03883-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has found widespread usage across many clinical centers as part of their surgical planning routines. NTMS offers a non-invasive approach to delineation of the motor cortex, in which the region is outlined through electromagnetic stimulation and electromyographic recordings of target muscles. Several neurophysiological parameters such as the motor evoked potential (MEP) and its derivatives, the resting motor threshold (RMT) and motor latency, are collected. The present study investigates the clinical feasibility and reproducibility of increasing the MEP threshold in brain tumor patients, with the goal to improve the robustness of the procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three subjects with peri-motor cortex tumors underwent motor mapping with nTMS. RMT was calculated with both conventional 50-μV and experimental 500-μV MEP amplitude thresholds. Motor mapping was performed with 105% of both RMTs stimulator intensity using the FDI as the target muscle. RESULTS Motor mapping was possible in 20 patients with both the conventional and experimental thresholds. No significant differences in area size were found between motor area maps generated with a conventional 50-μV threshold in comparison to those generated with the higher 500-μV threshold (50 μV 272.56 mm2 [170.47-434.31] vs. 500 μV 240.54 mm2 [169.77-362.84], P = 0.34). Latency time was significantly reduced in 500-μV recordings relative to 50-μV recordings (50 μV 23.38 ms [22.55-24.51] vs. 500 μV 22.57 ms [21.41-23.70], P < 0.001). Both electric field intensity (50 μV 63.81 V/m [54.26-76.11] vs. 500 μV 77.83 V/m [65.21-93.94], P < 0.001) and RMT (50 μV 33 MSO% [28-36] vs. 500 μV 39.5 MSO% [32-44], P < 0.001) were significantly greater with the higher 500-μV threshold. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the feasibility of increasing the MEP detection threshold to 500 μV in brain tumor patients for RMT determination and motor area mapping with nTMS.
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- Steven Lam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Carretera del Canyet s/n, 08916, Badalona, Spain.
- Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Raffa G, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Letter to the Editor Regarding “First United Kingdom Experience of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Preoperative Mapping of Brain Tumors”. World Neurosurg 2019; 125:549-550. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Language function shows comparable cortical patterns by functional MRI and repetitive nTMS in healthy volunteers. Brain Imaging Behav 2018; 13:1071-1092. [DOI: 10.1007/s11682-018-9921-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ille S, Drummer K, Giglhuber K, Conway N, Maurer S, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Mapping of Arithmetic Processing by Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients with Parietal Brain Tumors and Correlation with Postoperative Outcome. World Neurosurg 2018; 114:e1016-e1030. [PMID: 29597021 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preserving functionality is important during neurosurgical resection of brain tumors. Specialized centers also map further brain functions apart from motor and language functions, such as arithmetic processing (AP). The mapping of AP by navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nrTMS) in healthy volunteers has been reported. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to correlate the results of mapping AP with functional patient outcomes. METHODS We included 26 patients with parietal brain tumors. Because of preoperative impairment of AP, mapping was not possible in 8 patients (31%). We stimulated 52 cortical sites by nrTMS while patients performed a calculation task. Preoperatively and postoperatively, patients underwent a standardized number-processing and calculation test (NPCT). Tumor resection was blinded to nrTMS results, and the change in NPCT performance was correlated to resected AP-positive spots as identified by nrTMS. RESULTS The resection of AP-positive sites correlated with a worsening of the postoperative NPCT result in 12 cases. In 3 cases, no AP-positive sites were resected and the postoperative NPCT result was similar to or better than preoperatively. Also, in 3 cases, the postoperative NPCT result was better than preoperatively, although AP-positive sites were resected. CONCLUSIONS Despite presenting only a few cases, nrTMS might be a useful tool for preoperative mapping of AP. However, the reliability of the present results has to be evaluated in a larger series and by intraoperative mapping data.
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- Sebastian Ille
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; TUM Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Aonuma S, Gomez-Tames J, Laakso I, Hirata A, Takakura T, Tamura M, Muragaki Y. A high-resolution computational localization method for transcranial magnetic stimulation mapping. Neuroimage 2018; 172:85-93. [PMID: 29360575 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used for the mapping of brain motor functions. The complexity of the brain deters determining the exact localization of the stimulation site using simplified methods (e.g., the region below the center of the TMS coil) or conventional computational approaches. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to present a high-precision localization method for a specific motor area by synthesizing computed non-uniform current distributions in the brain for multiple sessions of TMS. METHODS Peritumoral mapping by TMS was conducted on patients who had intra-axial brain neoplasms located within or close to the motor speech area. The electric field induced by TMS was computed using realistic head models constructed from magnetic resonance images of patients. A post-processing method was implemented to determine a TMS hotspot by combining the computed electric fields for the coil orientations and positions that delivered high motor-evoked potentials during peritumoral mapping. The method was compared to the stimulation site localized via intraoperative direct brain stimulation and navigated TMS. RESULTS Four main results were obtained: 1) the dependence of the computed hotspot area on the number of peritumoral measurements was evaluated; 2) the estimated localization of the hand motor area in eight non-affected hemispheres was in good agreement with the position of a so-called "hand-knob"; 3) the estimated hotspot areas were not sensitive to variations in tissue conductivity; and 4) the hand motor areas estimated by this proposal and direct electric stimulation (DES) were in good agreement in the ipsilateral hemisphere of four glioma patients. CONCLUSION(S) The TMS localization method was validated by well-known positions of the "hand-knob" in brains for the non-affected hemisphere, and by a hotspot localized via DES during awake craniotomy for the tumor-containing hemisphere.
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- Shinta Aonuma
- Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Aalto University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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- Nagoya Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan.
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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Sollmann N, Laub T, Kelm A, Albers L, Kirschke JS, Combs SE, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Predicting brain tumor regrowth in relation to motor areas by functional brain mapping. Neurooncol Pract 2017; 5:82-95. [PMID: 31385953 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npx021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Due to frequent recurrences, high-grade gliomas still confer a poor prognosis. Several regrowth prediction models have been developed, but most of these models are based on cellular models or dynamic mathematical calculations, thus limiting direct clinical use. The present study aims to evaluate whether navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) or functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may be used to predict the direction of tumor regrowth. Methods Sixty consecutive patients with high-grade gliomas were enrolled prospectively and analyzed in a case-control design after tumor recurrence. All patients underwent serial MRI after surgery and suffered from recurrent tumors during a mean follow-up of 13.2 ± 14.9 months. Tumor regrowth speed and direction were measured in relation to motor areas defined by nTMS, nTMS-based tractography, and fMRI. Depending on initial resection, patients were separated into three groups (group 1: without residual tumor, group 2: residual tumor away from motor areas, and group 3: residual tumor facing motor areas). Results Sixty-nine percent of patients in group 1, 64.3% in group 2, and 66.7% in group 3 showed tumor recurrence towards motor eloquence on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences (P = .9527). Average growth towards motor areas on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences was 0.6 ± 1.5 (group 1), 0.6 ± 2.4 (group 2), and 2.3 ± 5.5 (group 3) mm/month (P = .0492). Conclusion This study suggests a new strategy to predict tumor regrowth patterns in high-grade glioma patients. Our approach could be directly applied in the clinical setting, thus having clinical impact on both surgical treatment and radiotherapy planning. Ethics Committee Registration Number 2793/10.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany.,Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescents Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
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- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany.,Institute of Innovative Radiotherapy (iRT), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany
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Huberfeld G, Trébuchon A, Capelle L, Badier JM, Chen S, Lefaucheur JP, Gavaret M. Preoperative and intraoperative neurophysiological investigations for surgical resections in functional areas. Neurochirurgie 2017; 63:142-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Conway N, Wildschuetz N, Moser T, Bulubas L, Sollmann N, Tanigawa N, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Cortical plasticity of motor-eloquent areas measured by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with glioma. J Neurosurg 2017; 127:981-991. [PMID: 28106500 DOI: 10.3171/2016.9.jns161595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying cerebral plasticity. Coupled with noninvasive detection of its occurrence, such an understanding has huge potential to improve glioma therapy. The authors aimed to demonstrate the frequency of plastic reshaping, find clues to the patterns behind it, and prove that it can be recognized noninvasively using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS). METHODS The authors used nTMS to map cortical motor representation in 22 patients with gliomas affecting the precentral gyrus, preoperatively and 3-42 months postoperatively. Location changes of the primary motor area, defined as hotspots and map centers of gravity, were measured. RESULTS Spatial normalization and analysis of hotspots showed an average shift of 5.1 ± 0.9 mm (mean ± SEM) on the mediolateral axis, and 10.7 ± 1.6 mm on the anteroposterior axis. Map centers of gravity were found to have shifted by 4.6 ± 0.8 mm on the mediolateral, and 8.7 ± 1.5 mm on the anteroposterior axis. Motor-eloquent points tended to shift toward the tumor by 4.5 ± 3.6 mm if the lesion was anterior to the rolandic region and by 2.6 ± 3.3 mm if it was located posterior to the rolandic region. Overall, 9 of 16 (56%) patients with high-grade glioma and 3 of 6 (50%) patients with low-grade glioma showed a functional shift > 10 mm at the cortical level. CONCLUSIONS Despite the small size of this series, analysis of these data showed that cortical functional reorganization occurs quite frequently. Moreover, nTMS was shown to detect such plastic reorganization noninvasively.
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- Neal Conway
- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, & Phonetics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery and.,Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; and
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Takakura T, Muragaki Y, Tamura M, Maruyama T, Nitta M, Niki C, Kawamata T. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for glioma removal: prognostic value in motor function recovery from postsurgical neurological deficits. J Neurosurg 2017; 127:877-891. [PMID: 28059664 DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.jns16442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) as a prognostic predictor for upper-extremity motor functional recovery from postsurgical neurological deficits. METHODS Preoperative and postoperative nTMS studies were prospectively applied in 14 patients (mean age 39 ± 12 years) who had intraparenchymal brain neoplasms located within or adjacent to the motor eloquent area in the cerebral hemisphere. Mapping by nTMS was done 3 times, i.e., before surgery, and 1 week and 3 weeks after surgery. To assess the response induced by nTMS, motor evoked potential (nTMS-MEP) was recorded using a surface electromyography electrode attached to the abductor pollicis brevis (APB). The cortical locations that elicited the largest electromyography response by nTMS were defined as hotspots. Hotspots for APB were confirmed as positive responsive sites by direct electrical stimulation (DES) during awake craniotomy. The distances between hotspots and lesions (DHS-L) were measured. Postoperative neurological deficits were assessed by manual muscle test and dynamometer. To validate the prognostic value of nTMS in recovery from upper-extremity paresis, the following were investigated: 1) the correlation between DHS-L and the serial grip strength change, and 2) the correlation between positive nTMS-MEP at 1 week after surgery and the serial grip strength change. RESULTS From the presurgical nTMS study, MEPs from targeted muscles were identified in 13 cases from affected hemispheres. In one case, MEP was not evoked due to a huge tumor. Among 9 cases from which intraoperative DES mapping for hand motor area was available, hotspots for APB identified by nTMS were concordant with DES-positive sites. Compared with the adjacent group (DHS-L < 10 mm, n = 6), the nonadjacent group (DHS-L ≥ 10 mm, n = 7) showed significantly better recovery of grip strength at 3 months after surgery (p < 0.01). There were correlations between DHS-L and recovery of grip strength at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 3 months after surgery (r = 0.74, 0.68, and 0.65, respectively). Postsurgical nTMS was accomplished in 13 patients. In 9 of 13 cases, nTMS-MEP from APB muscle was positive at 1 week after surgery. Excluding the case in which nTMS-MEP was negative from the presurgical nTMS study, recoveries in grip strength were compared between 2 groups, in which nTMS-MEP at 1 week after surgery was positive (n = 9) or negative (n = 3). Significant differences were observed between the 2 groups at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 3 months after surgery (p < 0.01). Positive nTMS-MEP at 1 week after surgery correlated well with the motor recovery at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 3 months after surgery (r = 0.87, 0.88, and 0.77, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Navigated TMS is a useful tool for identifying motor eloquent areas. The results of the present study have demonstrated the predictive value of nTMS in upper-extremity motor function recovery from postsurgical neurological deficits. The longer DHS-L and positive nTMS-MEP at 1 week after surgery have prognostic values of better recovery from postsurgical neurological deficits.
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- Tomokazu Takakura
- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science, Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tokyo Rosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science, Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science, Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science, Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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- Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science, Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University; and
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Sollmann N, Bulubas L, Tanigawa N, Zimmer C, Meyer B, Krieg SM. The variability of motor evoked potential latencies in neurosurgical motor mapping by preoperative navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. BMC Neurosci 2017; 18:5. [PMID: 28049425 PMCID: PMC5209850 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-016-0321-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Recording of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) is used during navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) motor mapping to locate motor function in the human brain. However, factors potentially underlying MEP latency variability in neurosurgical motor mapping are vastly unknown. In the context of this study, one hundred brain tumor patients underwent preoperative nTMS-based motor mapping of the tumor hemisphere between 2010 and 2013. Fourteen predefined predictor variables were recorded, and MEP latencies of abductor pollicis brevis muscle (APB), abductor digiti minimi muscle (ADM), and flexor carpi radialis muscle (FCR) were analyzed using linear mixed-effect multiple regression analysis with the forward step-wise model comparison approach. Results Common factors (relevant to APB, ADM, and FCR) for MEP latency variability were gender, most likely due to body height, and antiepileptic drug (AED) intake. Muscle-specific factors (relevant to APB, ADM, or FCR) for MEP latency variability were resting motor threshold (rMT), tumor side, and tumor location. Conclusions Based on a large cohort of neurosurgical patients, this study provides data on a wide range of clinical factors that may underlie MEP latency variability. The factors that significantly contributed to MEP latency variability should be standardly recorded and taken into consideration during neurosurgical motor mapping.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics, University of Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HG, UK
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- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Krieg SM, Picht T, Sollmann N, Bährend I, Ringel F, Nagarajan SS, Meyer B, Tarapore PE. Resection of Motor Eloquent Metastases Aided by Preoperative nTMS-Based Motor Maps-Comparison of Two Observational Cohorts. Front Oncol 2016; 6:261. [PMID: 28066717 PMCID: PMC5174728 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Preoperative mapping of motor areas with navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has been shown to improve surgical outcomes for peri-Rolandic lesions and, in particular, for gliomas. However, the impact of this technique on surgical outcomes for peri-Rolandic metastatic lesions is yet unknown. Objective To investigate the impact of nTMS on surgical outcomes for peri-Rolandic metastatic lesions, various clinical parameters were analyzed in our international study group. Methods Two prospectively enrolled cohorts were compared by investigating patients receiving preoperative nTMS (2010–2015; 120 patients) and patients who did not receive preoperative nTMS (2006–2015; 130 patients). Tumor location, pathology, size, and preoperative deficits were comparable. Results The nTMS group showed a lower rate of residual tumor on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (odds ratio 0.3025; 95% confidence interval 0.1356–0.6749). On long-term follow-up, surgery-related paresis was decreased in the nTMS group (nTMS vs. non-nTMS; improved: 30.8 vs. 13.1%, unchanged: 65.8 vs. 73.8%, worse: 3.4 vs. 13.1% of patients; p = 0.0002). Moreover, the nTMS group received smaller craniotomies (nTMS: 16.7 ± 8.6 cm2 vs. non-nTMS: 25.0 ± 17.1 cm2; p < 0.0001). Surgical time differed significantly between the two groups (nTMS: 128.8 ± 49.4 min vs. non-nTMS: 158.0 ± 65.8 min; p = 0.0002). Conclusion This non-randomized study suggests that preoperative motor mapping by nTMS may improve the treatment of patients undergoing surgical resection of metastases in peri-Rolandic regions. These findings suggest that further evaluation with a prospective, randomized trial may be warranted.
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- Sandro M Krieg
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- Biomagnetic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco , San Francisco, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco , San Francisco, CA , USA
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Sollmann N, Goblirsch-Kolb MF, Ille S, Butenschoen VM, Boeckh-Behrens T, Meyer B, Ringel F, Krieg SM. Comparison between electric-field-navigated and line-navigated TMS for cortical motor mapping in patients with brain tumors. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016; 158:2277-2289. [PMID: 27722947 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2970-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND For the navigation of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), various techniques are available. Yet, there are two basic principles underlying them all: electric-field-navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (En-TMS) and line-navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (Ln-TMS). The current study was designed to compare both methods. METHODS To explore whether there is a difference in clinical applicability, workflow, and mapping results of both techniques, we systematically compared motor mapping via En-TMS and Ln-TMS in 12 patients suffering from brain tumors. RESULTS The number of motor-positive stimulation spots and the ratio of positive spots per overall stimulation numbers were significantly higher for En-TMS (motor-positive spots: En-TMS vs. Ln-TMS: 128.3 ± 35.0 vs. 41.3 ± 26.8, p < 0.0001; ratio of motor-positive spots per number of stimulations: En-TMS vs. Ln-TMS: 38.0 ± 9.2 % vs. 20.0 ± 14.4 %, p = 0.0031). Distances between the En-TMS and Ln-TMS motor hotspots were 8.3 ± 4.4 mm on the ipsilesional and 8.6 ± 4.5 mm on the contralesional hemisphere (p = 0.9124). CONCLUSIONS The present study compares En-TMS and Ln-TMS motor mapping in the neurosurgical context for the first time. Although both TMS systems tested in the present study are explicitly designed for application during motor mapping in patients with brain lesions, there are differences in applicability, workflow, and results between En-TMS and Ln-TMS, which should be distinctly considered during clinical use of the technique. However, to draw final conclusions about accuracy, confirmation of motor-positive Ln-TMS spots by intraoperative stimulation is crucial within the scope of upcoming investigations.
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Clinical Factors Underlying the Inter-individual Variability of the Resting Motor Threshold in Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Motor Mapping. Brain Topogr 2016; 30:98-121. [PMID: 27815647 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-016-0536-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Correctly determining individual's resting motor threshold (rMT) is crucial for accurate and reliable mapping by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), which is especially true for preoperative motor mapping in brain tumor patients. However, systematic data analysis on clinical factors underlying inter-individual rMT variability in neurosurgical motor mapping is sparse. The present study examined 14 preselected clinical factors that may underlie inter-individual rMT variability by performing multiple regression analysis (backward, followed by forward model comparisons) on the nTMS motor mapping data of 100 brain tumor patients. Data were collected from preoperative motor mapping of abductor pollicis brevis (APB), abductor digiti minimi (ADM), and flexor carpi radialis (FCR) muscle representations among these patients. While edema and age at exam in the ADM model only jointly reduced the unexplained variance significantly, the other factors kept in the ADM model (gender, antiepileptic drug intake, and motor deficit) and each of the factors kept in the APB and FCR models independently significantly reduced the unexplained variance. Hence, several clinical parameters contribute to inter-individual rMT variability and should be taken into account during initial and follow-up motor mappings. Thus, the present study adds basic evidence on inter-individual rMT variability, whereby some of the parameters are specific to brain tumor patients.
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The value of preoperative functional cortical mapping using navigated TMS. Neurophysiol Clin 2016; 46:125-33. [PMID: 27229765 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The surgical removal of brain tumours in so-called eloquent regions is frequently associated with a high risk of causing disabling postoperative deficits. Among the preoperative techniques proposed to help neurosurgical planning and procedure, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is increasingly performed. A high level of evidence is now available in the literature regarding the anatomical and functional accuracy of this mapping technique. This article presents the principles and facts demonstrating the value of using nTMS in clinical practice to preserve motor or language functions from deleterious lesions secondary to brain tumour resection or epilepsy surgery.
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Obermueller T, Schaeffner M, Shiban E, Droese D, Negwer C, Meyer B, Ringel F, Krieg SM. Intraoperative neuromonitoring for function-guided resection differs for supratentorial motor eloquent gliomas and metastases. BMC Neurol 2015; 15:211. [PMID: 26487091 PMCID: PMC4618356 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-015-0476-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Recent data show differences in intraoperative neuromonitoring (IOM) in relation to the operated brain lesion. Due to the recently shown infiltrative nature of cerebral metastases, this work investigates the differences of IOM for cerebral metastases and glioma resection concerning sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values when aiming on preservation of motor function. Methods Between 2006 and 2011 we resected 171 eloquently located tumors (56 metastases, 115 gliomas) associated with the rolandic cortex or the pyramidal tract using IOM via direct cortical motor evoked potentials (MEPs). Postoperatively, MEP data were re-analyzed with respect to surgery-related paresis, residual tumor, and postoperative MRI with two different thresholds for MEP decline (50 and 80 % below baseline). Results MEP monitoring was successful in 158 cases (92.4 %). MEPs were stable in 54.7 % of all metastases cases and in 65.2 % of all glioma cases (p < 0.0001). After metastases resection, 21.4 % of patients improved and 21.9 % deteriorated in motor function. Glioma patients improved in only 5.4 % and worsened in 31.3 % of cases (p < 0.05). Resection was stopped due to MEP decline in 8.0 % (metastases) and 34.8 % of cases (gliomas) (p < 0.0002). Conclusion There is significant difference between glioma and metastases resection. Post-hoc, metastases show more stable MEPs but a surprisingly high rate of surgery-related paresis and therefore a higher rate of false negative IOM.
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- Thomas Obermueller
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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Ottenhausen M, Krieg SM, Meyer B, Ringel F. Functional preoperative and intraoperative mapping and monitoring: increasing safety and efficacy in glioma surgery. Neurosurg Focus 2015; 38:E3. [PMID: 25552283 DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.focus14611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Greater extent of resection (EOR) of low-grade gliomas is associated with improved survival. Proximity to eloquent cortical regions often limits resectability and elevates the risk of surgery-related deficits. Therefore, functional localization of eloquent cortex or subcortical fiber tracts can enhance the EOR and functional outcome. Imaging techniques such as functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging fiber tracking, and neurophysiological methods like navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and magnetoencephalography, make it possible to identify eloquent areas prior to resective surgery and to tailor indication and surgical approach but also to assess the surgical risk. Intraoperative monitoring with direct cortical stimulation and subcortical stimulation enables surgeons to preserve essential functional tissue during surgery. Through tailored pre- and intraoperative mapping and monitoring the EOR can be maximized, with reduced rates of surgery-related deficits.
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- Malte Ottenhausen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Ille S, Sollmann N, Hauck T, Maurer S, Tanigawa N, Obermueller T, Negwer C, Droese D, Zimmer C, Meyer B, Ringel F, Krieg SM. Combined noninvasive language mapping by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional MRI and its comparison with direct cortical stimulation. J Neurosurg 2015; 123:212-25. [DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.jns14929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECT
Repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is now increasingly used for preoperative language mapping in patients with lesions in language-related areas of the brain. Yet its correlation with intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS) has to be improved. To increase rTMS's specificity and positive predictive value, the authors aim to provide thresholds for rTMS's positive language areas. Moreover, they propose a protocol for combining rTMS with functional MRI (fMRI) to combine the strength of both methods.
METHODS
The authors performed multimodal language mapping in 35 patients with left-sided perisylvian lesions by using rTMS, fMRI, and DCS. The rTMS mappings were conducted with a picture-to-trigger interval (PTI, time between stimulus presentation and stimulation onset) of either 0 or 300 msec. The error rates (ERs; that is, the number of errors per number of stimulations) were calculated for each region of the cortical parcellation system (CPS). Subsequently, the rTMS mappings were analyzed through different error rate thresholds (ERT; that is, the ER at which a CPS region was defined as language positive in terms of rTMS), and the 2-out-of-3 rule (a stimulation site was defined as language positive in terms of rTMS if at least 2 out of 3 stimulations caused an error). As a second step, the authors combined the results of fMRI and rTMS in a predefined protocol of combined noninvasive mapping. To validate this noninvasive protocol, they correlated its results to DCS during awake surgery.
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The analysis by different rTMS ERTs obtained the highest correlation regarding sensitivity and a low rate of false positives for the ERTs of 15%, 20%, 25%, and the 2-out-of-3 rule. However, when comparing the combined fMRI and rTMS results with DCS, the authors observed an overall specificity of 83%, a positive predictive value of 51%, a sensitivity of 98%, and a negative predictive value of 95%.
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In comparison with fMRI, rTMS is a more sensitive but less specific tool for preoperative language mapping than DCS. Moreover, rTMS is most reliable when using ERTs of 15%, 20%, 25%, or the 2-out-of-3 rule and a PTI of 0 msec. Furthermore, the combination of fMRI and rTMS leads to a higher correlation to DCS than both techniques alone, and the presented protocols for combined noninvasive language mapping might play a supportive role in the language-mapping assessment prior to the gold-standard intraoperative DCS.
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- 5Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, & Phonetics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 4Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; and
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- 2TUM-Neuroimaging Center
- 3Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology; and
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Picht T. Current and potential utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the diagnostics before brain tumor surgery. CNS Oncol 2015; 3:299-310. [PMID: 25286041 DOI: 10.2217/cns.14.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This article describes the evolution and state-of-the-art of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for evaluation of patients with brain tumors in presumed eloquent location. Alternative noninvasive technologies for functional brain mapping are described and assessed in the context of their usability and clinical needs. In addition to the description of the current validation level and clinical application of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for motor and language mapping, the manuscript highlights ongoing research efforts and provides an outlook on upcoming developments in the field of noninvasive brain mapping. Finally, the clinical rationale for presurgical noninvasive brain mapping is discussed in the light of current developments in neurosurgery.
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Cortical distribution of speech and language errors investigated by visual object naming and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Brain Struct Funct 2015; 221:2259-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sollmann N, Ille S, Hauck T, Maurer S, Negwer C, Zimmer C, Ringel F, Meyer B, Krieg SM. The impact of preoperative language mapping by repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on the clinical course of brain tumor patients. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:261. [PMID: 25885761 PMCID: PMC4404089 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1299-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Language mapping by repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used for resection planning in patients suffering from brain lesions within regions known to be involved in language function. Yet we also need data that show whether patients benefit clinically from preoperative rTMS for language mapping. METHODS We enrolled 25 patients with language eloquently located brain lesions undergoing preoperative rTMS language mapping (GROUP 1, 2011-2013), with the mapping results not being available for the surgeon, and we matched these patients with 25 subjects who also underwent preoperative rTMS (GROUP 2, 2013-2014), but the mapping results were taken into account during tumor resection. Additionally, cortical language maps were generated by analyzing preoperative rTMS and intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS) data. RESULTS Mean anterior-posterior (ap) craniotomy extents and overall craniotomy sizes were significantly smaller for the patients in GROUP 2 (Ap: p = 0.0117; overall size: p = 0.0373), and postoperative language deficits were found significantly more frequently for the patients in GROUP 1 (p = 0.0153), although the preoperative language status did not differ between groups (p = 0.7576). Additionally, there was a trend towards fewer unexpected tumor residuals, shorter surgery duration, less peri- or postoperative complications, shorter inpatient stay, and higher postoperative Karnofsky performance status scale (KPS) for the patients in GROUP 2. CONCLUSIONS The present study provides a first hint that the clinical course of patients suffering from brain tumors might be improved by preoperative rTMS language mapping. However, a significant difference between both groups was only found for craniotomy extents and postoperative deficits, but not for other clinical parameters, which only showed a trend toward better results in GROUP 2. Therefore, multicenter trials with higher sample sizes are needed to further investigate the distinct impact of rTMS language mapping on the clinical course of brain tumor patients.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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Krieg SM, Sollmann N, Obermueller T, Sabih J, Bulubas L, Negwer C, Moser T, Droese D, Boeckh-Behrens T, Ringel F, Meyer B. Changing the clinical course of glioma patients by preoperative motor mapping with navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:231. [PMID: 25884404 PMCID: PMC4423137 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1258-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Mapping of the motor cortex by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) can be used for preoperative planning in brain tumor patients. Just recently, it has been proven to actually change outcomes by increasing the rate of gross total resection (GTR) and by reducing the surgery-related rate of paresis significantly in cohorts of patients suffering from different entities of intracranial lesions. Yet, we also need data that shows whether these changes also lead to a changed clinical course, and can also be achieved specifically in high-grade glioma (HGG) patients. Methods We prospectively enrolled 70 patients with supratentorial motor eloquently located HGG undergoing preoperative nTMS (2010–2014) and matched these patients with 70 HGG patients who did not undergo preoperative nTMS (2007–2010). Results On average, the overall size of the craniotomy was significantly smaller for nTMS patients when compared to the non-nTMS group (nTMS: 25.3 ± 9.7 cm2; non-nTMS: 30.8 ± 13.2 cm2; p = 0.0058). Furthermore, residual tumor tissue (nTMS: 34.3%; non-nTMS: 54.3%; p = 0.0172) and unexpected tumor residuals (nTMS: 15.7%; non-nTMS: 32.9%; p = 0.0180) were less frequent in nTMS patients. Regarding the further clinical course, median inpatient stay was 12 days for the nTMS and 14 days for the non-nTMS group (nTMS: CI 10.5 – 13.5 days; non-nTMS: CI 11.6 – 16.4 days; p = 0.0446). 60.0% of patients of the nTMS group and 54.3% of patients of the non-nTMS group were eligible for postoperative chemotherapy (OR 1.2630, CI 0.6458 – 2.4710, p = 0.4945), while 67.1% of nTMS patients and 48.6% of non-nTMS patients received radiotherapy (OR 2.1640, CI 1.0910 – 4.2910, p = 0.0261). Moreover, 3, 6, and 9 months survival was significantly better in the nTMS group (p = 0.0298, p = 0.0015, and p = 0.0167). Conclusions With the limitations of this study in mind, our data show that HGG patients might benefit from preoperative nTMS mapping.
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- Sandro M Krieg
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, München, 81675, Germany.
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- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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Sollmann N, Ille S, Obermueller T, Negwer C, Ringel F, Meyer B, Krieg SM. The impact of repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation coil positioning and stimulation parameters on human language function. Eur J Med Res 2015; 20:47. [PMID: 25889025 PMCID: PMC4382854 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-015-0138-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in combination with object naming is able to elicit naming errors by stimulating language-related brain regions. However, stimulation results mainly depend on coil positioning and stimulation parameters, which have not been investigated since the implementation of neuronavigation to transcranial magnetic stimulation. Therefore, the following three parameters were systematically examined in the present study: coil angulation, stimulation frequency, and stimulation intensity. METHODS Five healthy, right-handed subjects underwent rTMS language mapping of Broca's as well as Wernicke's areas of the left hemisphere. During mapping sessions, coil angulation was changed clockwise in 45° steps, and the stimulation frequency and intensity were varied within a considerably wide range. For angulation, the anterior-posterior (ap) coil orientation was used as reference position. RESULTS An angulation of 90° to ap coil orientation led to the highest rate of naming errors within Broca's area, whereas an inhomogeneous distribution of angulations was observed during stimulation of Wernicke's area. Therefore, ap coil orientation, which is regarded as standard in rTMS language mapping, could not be approved as the optimal position. With regard to stimulation parameters, 20 Hz and 120% of the resting motor threshold (RMT) were defined as optimal. CONCLUSIONS Coil angulation, stimulation frequency, and stimulation intensity have significant impacts on language impairment during rTMS mapping. The variation of only one of these parameters already leads to a clearer disruption of language performance. Therefore, individually adapted stimulation protocols have to be determined prior to language mapping in order to improve mapping results.
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany. .,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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Hernandez-Pavon JC, Mäkelä N, Lehtinen H, Lioumis P, Mäkelä JP. Effects of navigated TMS on object and action naming. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:660. [PMID: 25228868 PMCID: PMC4151040 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been used to induce speech disturbances and to affect speech performance during different naming tasks. Lately, repetitive navigated TMS (nTMS) has been used for non-invasive mapping of cortical speech-related areas. Different naming tasks may give different information that can be useful for presurgical evaluation. We studied the sensitivity of object and action naming tasks to nTMS and compared the distributions of cortical sites where nTMS produced naming errors. Eight healthy subjects named pictures of objects and actions during repetitive nTMS delivered to semi-random left-hemispheric sites. Subject-validated image stacks were obtained in the baseline naming of all pictures before nTMS. Thereafter, nTMS pulse trains were delivered while the subjects were naming the images of objects or actions. The sessions were video-recorded for offline analysis. Naming during nTMS was compared with the baseline performance. The nTMS-induced naming errors were categorized by error type and location. nTMS produced no-response errors, phonological paraphasias, and semantic paraphasias. In seven out of eight subjects, nTMS produced more errors during object than action naming. Both intrasubject and intersubject analysis showed that object naming was significantly more sensitive to nTMS. When the number of errors was compared according to a given area, nTMS to postcentral gyrus induced more errors during object than action naming. Object naming is apparently more easily disrupted by TMS than action naming. Different stimulus types can be useful for locating different aspects of speech functions. This provides new possibilities in both basic and clinical research of cortical speech representations.
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- Julio C Hernandez-Pavon
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science, Aalto University School of Science Espoo, Finland ; BioMag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science, Aalto University School of Science Espoo, Finland ; BioMag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland
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- Epilepsy Unit, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland
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- BioMag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland
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- BioMag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland
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Conti A, Raffa G, Granata F, Rizzo V, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for “Somatotopic” Tractography of the Corticospinal Tract. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2014; 10 Suppl 4:542-54; discussion 554. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND:
Diffusion tensor imaging tractography provides 3-dimensional reconstruction of principal white matter tracts, but its spatial accuracy has been questioned. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) enables somatotopic mapping of the motor cortex.
OBJECTIVE:
We used motor maps to reconstruct the corticospinal tract (CST) by integrating elements of its somatotopic organization. We analyzed the accuracy of this method compared with a standard technique and verified its reliability with intraoperative subcortical stimulation.
METHODS:
We prospectively collected data from patients who underwent surgery between January 2012 and October 2013 for lesions involving the CST. nTMS-based diffusion tensor imaging tractography was compared with a standard technique. The reliability and accuracy between the 2 techniques were analyzed by comparing the number of fibers, the concordance in size, and the location of the cortical end of the CST and the motor area. The accuracy of the technique was assessed by using direct subcortical stimulation.
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Twenty patients were enrolled in the study. nTMS-based tractography provided a detailed somatotopic reconstruction of the CST. This nTMS-based reconstruction resulted in a decreased number of fibers (305.1 ± 231.7 vs 1024 ± 193, P < .001) and a significantly greater overlap between the motor cortex and the cortical end-region of the CST compared with the standard technique (90.5 ± 8.8% vs 58.3 ± 16.6%, P < .001). Direct subcortical stimulation confirmed the CST location and the somatotopic reconstruction in all cases.
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These results suggest that nTMS-based tractography of the CST is more accurate and less operator dependent than the standard technique and provides a reliable anatomic and functional characterization of the motor pathway.
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- Alfredo Conti
- Neurosurgical Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, and
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- Department of Radiological Sciences and Anatomy, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Frey D, Schilt S, Strack V, Zdunczyk A, Rösler J, Niraula B, Vajkoczy P, Picht T. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation improves the treatment outcome in patients with brain tumors in motor eloquent locations. Neuro Oncol 2014; 16:1365-72. [PMID: 24923875 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurological and oncological outcomes of motor eloquent brain-tumor patients depend upon the ability to localize functional areas and the respective proposed therapy. We set out to determine whether the use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) had an impact on treatment and outcome in patients with brain tumors in motor eloquent locations. METHODS We enrolled 250 consecutive patients and compared their functional and oncological outcomes to a matched pre-nTMS control group (n = 115). RESULTS nTMS mapping results disproved suspected involvement of primary motor cortex in 25.1% of cases, expanded surgical indication in 14.8%, and led to planning of more extensive resection in 35.2% of cases and more restrictive resection in 3.5%. In comparison with the control group, the rate of gross total resections increased significantly from 42% to 59% (P < .05). Progression-free-survival for low grade glioma was significantly better in the nTMS group at 22.4 months than in control group at 15.4 months (P < .05). Integration of nTMS led to a nonsignificant change of postoperative deficits from 8.5% in the control group to 6.1% in the nTMS group. CONCLUSIONS nTMS provides crucial data for preoperative planning and surgical resection of tumors involving essential motor areas. Expanding surgical indications and extent of resection based on nTMS enables more patients to undergo surgery and might lead to better neurological outcomes and higher survival rates in brain tumor patients. The impact of this study should go far beyond the neurosurgical community because it could fundamentally improve treatment and outcome, and its results will likely change clinical practice.
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- Dietmar Frey
- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Picht T, Schilt S, Frey D, Vajkoczy P, Kufeld M. Integration of navigated brain stimulation data into radiosurgical planning: potential benefits and dangers. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2014; 156:1125-33. [PMID: 24744010 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2079-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Radiosurgical treatment of brain lesions near motor or language eloquent areas requires careful planning to achieve the optimal balance between effective dose prescription and preservation of function. Navigated brain stimulation (NBS) is the only non-invasive modality that allows the identification of functionally essential areas by electrical stimulation or inhibition of cortical neurons analogous to the gold-standard of intraoperative electrical mapping. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of NBS data integration into the radiosurgical environment, and to analyze the influence of NBS data on the radiosurgical treatment planning for lesions near or within motor or language eloquent areas of the brain. METHODS Eleven consecutive patients with brain lesions in presumed motor or language eloquent locations eligible for radiosurgical treatment were mapped with NBS. The radiosurgical team prospectively analyzed the data transfer and classified the influence of the functional NBS information on the radiosurgical treatment planning using a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS The semi-automatized data transfer to the radiosurgical planning workstation was flawless in all cases. The NBS data influenced the radiosurgical treatment planning procedure as follows: improved risk-benefit balancing in all cases, target contouring in 0 %, dose plan modification in 81.9 %, reduction of radiation dosage in 72.7 % and treatment indication in 63.7 % of the cases. CONCLUSIONS NBS data integration into radiosurgical treatment planning is feasible. By mapping the spatial relationship between the lesion and functionally essential areas, NBS has the potential to improve radiosurgical planning safety for eloquently located lesions.
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- Thomas Picht
- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University Hospital, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany,
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Krieg SM, Sabih J, Bulubasova L, Obermueller T, Negwer C, Janssen I, Shiban E, Meyer B, Ringel F. Preoperative motor mapping by navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation improves outcome for motor eloquent lesions. Neuro Oncol 2014; 16:1274-82. [PMID: 24516237 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has been proven to influence surgical indication and planning. Yet there is still no clear evidence how these additional preoperative functional data influence the clinical course and outcome. Thus, this study aimed to compare patients with motor eloquently located supratentorial lesions investigated with or without preoperative nTMS in terms of clinical outcome parameters. METHODS A prospectively enrolled cohort of 100 patients with supratentorial lesions located in motor eloquent areas was investigated by preoperative nTMS (2010-2013) and matched with a control of 100 patients who were operated on without nTMS data (2006-2010) by a matched pair analysis. RESULTS Patients in the nTMS group showed a significantly lower rate of residual tumor on postoperative MRI (OR 0.3828; 95% CI 0.2062-0.7107). Twelve percent of patients in the nTMS and 1% of patients in the non-nTMS group improved while 75% and 81% of the nTMS and non-nTMS groups, respectively, remained unchanged and 13% and 18% of patients in the nTMS and non-nTMS groups, respectively, deteriorated in postoperative motor function on long-term follow-up (P = .0057). Moreover, the nTMS group showed smaller craniotomies (nTMS 22.4 ± 8.3 cm(2); non-nTMS 26.7 ± 11.3 cm(2); P = .0023). CONCLUSIONS This work increases the level of evidence for preoperative motor mapping by nTMS for rolandic lesions in a group comparison study. We therefore strongly advocate nTMS to become increasingly used for these lesions. However, a randomized trial on the comparison with the gold standard of intraoperative mapping seems mandatory.
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- Sandro M Krieg
- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O., C.N., I.J., E.S., B.M., F.R.); TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München, Germany (S.M.K., J.S., L.B., T.O.)
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Krieg SM, Sollmann N, Hauck T, Ille S, Meyer B, Ringel F. Repeated mapping of cortical language sites by preoperative navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation compared to repeated intraoperative DCS mapping in awake craniotomy. BMC Neurosci 2014; 15:20. [PMID: 24479694 PMCID: PMC3909378 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-15-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was recently described for mapping of human language areas. However, its capability of detecting language plasticity in brain tumor patients was not proven up to now. Thus, this study was designed to evaluate such data in order to compare rTMS language mapping to language mapping during repeated awake surgery during follow-up in patients suffering from language-eloquent gliomas. Methods Three right-handed patients with left-sided gliomas (2 opercular glioblastomas, 1 astrocytoma WHO grade III of the angular gyrus) underwent preoperative language mapping by rTMS as well as intraoperative language mapping provided via direct cortical stimulation (DCS) for initial as well as for repeated Resection 7, 10, and 15 months later. Results Overall, preoperative rTMS was able to elicit clear language errors in all mappings. A good correlation between initial rTMS and DCS results was observed. As a consequence of brain plasticity, initial DCS and rTMS findings only corresponded with the results obtained during the second examination in one out of three patients thus suggesting changes of language organization in two of our three patients. Conclusions This report points out the usefulness but also the limitations of preoperative rTMS language mapping to detect plastic changes in language function or for long-term follow-up prior to DCS even in recurrent gliomas. However, DCS still has to be regarded as gold standard.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Straße 22, Munich, 81675, Germany.
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