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Smid A, Dominguez-Vega ZT, van Laar T, Oterdoom DLM, Absalom AR, van Egmond ME, Drost G, van Dijk JMC. Objective clinical registration of tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity during awake stereotactic neurosurgery: a scoping review. Neurosurg Rev 2024; 47:81. [PMID: 38355824 PMCID: PMC10866747 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-024-02312-4] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity are incapacitating motor symptoms that can be suppressed with stereotactic neurosurgical treatment like deep brain stimulation (DBS) and ablative surgery (e.g., thalamotomy, pallidotomy). Traditionally, clinicians rely on clinical rating scales for intraoperative evaluation of these motor symptoms during awake stereotactic neurosurgery. However, these clinical scales have a relatively high inter-rater variability and rely on experienced raters. Therefore, objective registration (e.g., using movement sensors) is a reasonable extension for intraoperative assessment of tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity. The main goal of this scoping review is to provide an overview of electronic motor measurements during awake stereotactic neurosurgery. The protocol was based on the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews. After a systematic database search (PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science), articles were screened for relevance. Hundred-and-three articles were subject to detailed screening. Key clinical and technical information was extracted. The inclusion criteria encompassed use of electronic motor measurements during stereotactic neurosurgery performed under local anesthesia. Twenty-three articles were included. These studies had various objectives, including correlating sensor-based outcome measures to clinical scores, identifying optimal DBS electrode positions, and translating clinical assessments to objective assessments. The studies were highly heterogeneous in device choice, sensor location, measurement protocol, design, outcome measures, and data analysis. This review shows that intraoperative quantification of motor symptoms is still limited by variable signal analysis techniques and lacking standardized measurement protocols. However, electronic motor measurements can complement visual evaluations and provide objective confirmation of correct placement of the DBS electrode and/or lesioning. On the long term, this might benefit patient outcomes and provide reliable outcome measures in scientific research.
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- Annemarie Smid
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 HPC AB71, 9713 GZ, Groningen, Netherlands
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Smid A, Pauwels RWJ, Elting JWJ, Everlo CSJ, van Dijk JMC, Oterdoom DLM, van Laar T, Tamasi K, van der Stouwe AMM, Drost G. A Novel Accelerometry Method to Perioperatively Quantify Essential Tremor Based on Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Criteria. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4235. [PMID: 37445270 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The disease status, progression, and treatment effect of essential tremor (ET) patients are currently assessed with clinical scores, such as the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (FTM). The use of objective and rater-independent monitoring of tremors may improve clinical care for patients with ET. Therefore, the focus of this study is to develop an objective accelerometry-based method to quantify ET, based on FTM criteria. Thirteen patients with ET and thirteen matched healthy participants underwent FTM tests to rate tremor severity, paired with tri-axial accelerometric measurements at the index fingers. Analogue FTM assessments were performed by four independent raters based on video recordings. Quantitative measures were derived from the accelerometric data, e.g., the area under the curve of power in the 4-8 Hz frequency band (AUCP) and maximal tremor amplitude. As such, accelerometric tremor scores were computed, using thresholds based on healthy measurements and FTM criteria. Agreement between accelerometric and clinical FTM scores was analyzed with Cohen's kappa coefficient. It was assessed whether there was a relationship between mean FTM scores and the natural logarithm (ln) of the accelerometric outcome measures using linear regression. The agreement between accelerometric and FTM scores was substantial for resting and intention tremor tests (≥72.7%). However, the agreement between accelerometric postural tremor data and clinical FTM ratings (κ = 0.459) was low, although their logarithmic (ln) relationship was substantial (R2 ≥ 0.724). Accelerometric test-retest reliability was good to excellent (ICC ≥ 0.753). This pilot study shows that tremors can be quantified with accelerometry, using healthy thresholds and FTM criteria. The test-retest reliability of the accelerometric tremor scoring algorithm indicates that our low-cost accelerometry-based approach is a promising one. The proposed easy-to-use technology could diminish the rater dependency of FTM scores and enable physicians to monitor ET patients more objectively in clinical, intraoperative, and home settings.
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- Annemarie Smid
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Oppold J, Breu MS, Gharabaghi A, Grimm A, Del Grosso NA, Hormozi M, Kleiser B, Klocke P, Kronlage C, Weiß D, Marquetand J. Ultrasound of the Biceps Muscle in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease with Deep Brain Stimulation: Rigidity Can Be Quantified by Shear Wave Elastography. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13020213. [PMID: 36673022 PMCID: PMC9858214 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13020213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Rigidity in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is assessed by clinical scales, mostly the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale of the Movement Disorders Society (MDS-UPDRS). While the MDS-UPDRS-III ranges on an integer from 0 to 4, we investigated whether muscle ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) offers a refined assessment. Ten PD patients (five treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) and levodopa, five with levodopa only) and ten healthy controls were included. Over a period of 80 min, both the SWE value and the item 22b-c of the MDS-UPDRS-III were measured at 5 min intervals. The measurements were performed bilaterally at the biceps brachii muscle (BB) and flexor digitorum profundus muscle in flexion and passive extension. Rigidity was modified and tracked under various therapeutic conditions (with and without medication/DBS). The feasibility of SWE for objective quantification was evaluated by correlation with the UPDRS-III: considering all positions and muscles, there was already a weak correlation (r = 0.01, p < 0.001)—in a targeted analysis, the BB in passive extension showed a markedly higher correlation (r = 0.494, p < 0.001). The application of dopaminergic medication and DBS resulted in statistically significant short-term changes in both clinical rigidity and SWE measurements in the BB (p < 0.001). We conclude that rigidity is reflected in the SWE measurements, indicating that SWE is a potential non-invasive quantitative assessment tool for PD.
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- Julia Oppold
- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Institute for Neuromodulation and Neurotechnology, University Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre for Neurology, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Centre for Neurology, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre for Neurology, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Smid A, Elting JWJ, van Dijk JMC, Otten B, Oterdoom DLM, Tamasi K, Heida T, van Laar T, Drost G. Intraoperative Quantification of MDS-UPDRS Tremor Measurements Using 3D Accelerometry: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11092275. [PMID: 35566401 PMCID: PMC9104023 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The most frequently used method for evaluating tremor in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently the internationally standardized Movement Disorder Society—Unified PD Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). However, the MDS-UPDRS is associated with limitations, such as its inherent subjectivity and reliance on experienced raters. Objective motor measurements using accelerometry may overcome the shortcomings of visually scored scales. Therefore, the current study focuses on translating the MDS-UPDRS tremor tests into an objective scoring method using 3D accelerometry. An algorithm to measure and classify tremor according to MDS-UPDRS criteria is proposed. For this study, 28 PD patients undergoing neurosurgical treatment and 26 healthy control subjects were included. Both groups underwent MDS-UPDRS tests to rate tremor severity, while accelerometric measurements were performed at the index fingers. All measurements were performed in an off-medication state. Quantitative measures were calculated from the 3D acceleration data, such as tremor amplitude and area-under-the-curve of power in the 4−6 Hz range. Agreement between MDS-UPDRS tremor scores and objective accelerometric scores was investigated. The trends were consistent with the logarithmic relationship between tremor amplitude and MDS-UPDRS score reported in previous studies. The accelerometric scores showed a substantial concordance (>69.6%) with the MDS-UPDRS ratings. However, accelerometric kinetic tremor measures poorly associated with the given MDS-UPDRS scores (R2 < 0.3), mainly due to the noise between 4 and 6 Hz found in the healthy controls. This study shows that MDS-UDPRS tremor tests can be translated to objective accelerometric measurements. However, discrepancies were found between accelerometric kinetic tremor measures and MDS-UDPRS ratings. This technology has the potential to reduce rater dependency of MDS-UPDRS measurements and allow more objective intraoperative monitoring of tremor.
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- Annemarie Smid
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.M.C.v.D.); (D.L.M.O.); (K.T.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.W.J.E.); (T.v.L.)
- Expertise Center Movement Disorders Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.M.C.v.D.); (D.L.M.O.); (K.T.); (G.D.)
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- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.M.C.v.D.); (D.L.M.O.); (K.T.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.M.C.v.D.); (D.L.M.O.); (K.T.); (G.D.)
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems, Faculty EEMCS, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.W.J.E.); (T.v.L.)
- Expertise Center Movement Disorders Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.M.C.v.D.); (D.L.M.O.); (K.T.); (G.D.)
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands; (J.W.J.E.); (T.v.L.)
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Erickson-DiRenzo E, Sung CK, Ho AL, Halpern CH. Intraoperative Evaluation of Essential Vocal Tremor in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2020; 29:851-863. [PMID: 32073285 DOI: 10.1044/2019_ajslp-19-00079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Purpose Essential vocal tremor (EVT) is a prevalent and difficult-to-manage voice disorder. There is evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) of the thalamus may be beneficial for treating EVT. The objective of this preliminary investigation was to conduct intraoperative voice assessments during Vim-DBS implantation in order to evaluate immediate voice outcomes in medication-refractory essential tremor patients with co-occurring EVT. Method Seven adult subjects diagnosed with EVT undergoing Vim-DBS surgery participated in this investigation. Voice samples of sustained vowels were collected by a speech-language pathologist preoperatively and intraoperatively, immediately following Vim-DBS electrode placement. Voice evaluation included objective acoustic assessment of the rate and extent of EVT fundamental frequency and intensity modulation and subjective perceptual ratings of EVT severity. Results The rate of intensity modulation, extent of fundamental frequency modulation, and perceptual rating of EVT severity were significantly reduced intraoperatively as compared to preoperatively. Moderate, positive correlations were appreciated between a subset of acoustic measures and perceptual severity ratings. Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate a speech-language pathologist can conduct intra-operative evaluation of EVT during DBS surgery. Using a noninvasive, simple acoustic recording method, we were able to supplement perceptual subjective observation with objective assessment and demonstrate immediate, intraoperative improvements in EVT. The findings of this analysis inform the added value of intraoperative voice evaluation in Vim-DBS patients and contribute to the growing body of literature seeking to evaluate the efficacy of DBS as a treatment for EVT.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA
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Schaeffer EL, Liu DY, Guerin J, Ahn M, Lee S, Asaad WF. A low-cost solution for quantification of movement during DBS surgery. J Neurosci Methods 2018; 303:136-145. [PMID: 29605668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND During the deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode implantation operation with microelectrode recordings (MER) in awake patients, somatotopic testing and test stimulation are performed to improve electrode placement and provide the most beneficial symptom reduction possible, while minimizing side effects. As this procedure is commonly used to alleviate abnormal movements associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and Essential Tremor (ET), intraoperative assessment of a patient's movements is critical to optimizing surgical benefit. However, despite its importance, movement assessment is typically subjective and qualitative. NEW METHOD Here, we present a detailed description of a low-cost, open-source system as a solution. RESULTS The described system measures movements intraoperatively and in synchrony with neurophysiological recordings for both online visualization and offline analysis. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD(S) Few movement quantification systems are designed to interface with intraoperative neurophysiological recordings; the widespread application of such systems may be limited by their cost and proprietary, closed-source nature. The system presented provides a low-cost, open-source alternative. CONCLUSIONS The system outlined in this work may improve the DBS procedure by adding valuable objectivity in movement quantification.
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- Erin L Schaeffer
- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
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- School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Handong Global University, Pohang, 37554, South Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States; Brown Institute for Brain Science (BIBS), Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States; Brown Institute for Brain Science (BIBS), Brown University, Providence, RI, 02903, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI, 02903, United States; Department of Neuosurgry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, 02903, United States; Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, Lifespan, Providence, RI, 02903, United States.
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van den Noort JC, Verhagen R, van Dijk KJ, Veltink PH, Vos MCPM, de Bie RMA, Bour LJ, Heida CT. Quantification of Hand Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: A Proof-of-Principle Study Using Inertial and Force Sensors. Ann Biomed Eng 2017; 45:2423-2436. [PMID: 28726022 PMCID: PMC5622175 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-017-1881-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
This proof-of-principle study describes the methodology and explores and demonstrates the applicability of a system, existing of miniature inertial sensors on the hand and a separate force sensor, to objectively quantify hand motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a clinical setting (off- and on-medication condition). Four PD patients were measured in off- and on- dopaminergic medication condition. Finger tapping, rapid hand opening/closing, hand pro/supination, tremor during rest, mental task and kinetic task, and wrist rigidity movements were measured with the system (called the PowerGlove). To demonstrate applicability, various outcome parameters of measured hand motor symptoms of the patients in off- vs. on-medication condition are presented. The methodology described and results presented show applicability of the PowerGlove in a clinical research setting, to objectively quantify hand bradykinesia, tremor and rigidity in PD patients, using a single system. The PowerGlove measured a difference in off- vs. on-medication condition in all tasks in the presented patients with most of its outcome parameters. Further study into the validity and reliability of the outcome parameters is required in a larger cohort of patients, to arrive at an optimal set of parameters that can assist in clinical evaluation and decision-making.
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- Josien C van den Noort
- Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, MIRA Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Musculoskeletal Imaging Quantification Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, MIRA Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, MIRA Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, MIRA Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, MIRA Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Hemm S, Pison D, Alonso F, Shah A, Coste J, Lemaire JJ, Wårdell K. Patient-Specific Electric Field Simulations and Acceleration Measurements for Objective Analysis of Intraoperative Stimulation Tests in the Thalamus. Front Hum Neurosci 2016; 10:577. [PMID: 27932961 PMCID: PMC5122591 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite an increasing use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) the fundamental mechanisms of action remain largely unknown. Simulation of electric entities has previously been proposed for chronic DBS combined with subjective symptom evaluations, but not for intraoperative stimulation tests. The present paper introduces a method for an objective exploitation of intraoperative stimulation test data to identify the optimal implant position of the chronic DBS lead by relating the electric field (EF) simulations to the patient-specific anatomy and the clinical effects quantified by accelerometry. To illustrate the feasibility of this approach, it was applied to five patients with essential tremor bilaterally implanted in the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM). The VIM and its neighborhood structures were preoperatively outlined in 3D on white matter attenuated inversion recovery MR images. Quantitative intraoperative clinical assessments were performed using accelerometry. EF simulations (n = 272) for intraoperative stimulation test data performed along two trajectories per side were set-up using the finite element method for 143 stimulation test positions. The resulting EF isosurface of 0.2 V/mm was superimposed to the outlined anatomical structures. The percentage of volume of each structure’s overlap was calculated and related to the corresponding clinical improvement. The proposed concept has been successfully applied to the five patients. For higher clinical improvements, not only the VIM but as well other neighboring structures were covered by the EF isosurfaces. The percentage of the volumes of the VIM, of the nucleus intermediate lateral of the thalamus and the prelemniscal radiations within the prerubral field of Forel increased for clinical improvements higher than 50% compared to improvements lower than 50%. The presented new concept allows a detailed and objective analysis of a high amount of intraoperative data to identify the optimal stimulation target. First results indicate agreement with published data hypothesizing that the stimulation of other structures than the VIM might be responsible for good clinical effects in essential tremor. (Clinical trial reference number: Ref: 2011-A00774-37/AU905)
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- Simone Hemm
- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNWMuttenz, Switzerland; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Muttenz, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Muttenz, Switzerland
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Université d'Auvergne, EA 7282, Image Guided Clinical Neurosciences and Connectomics (IGCNC)Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Université d'Auvergne, EA 7282, Image Guided Clinical Neurosciences and Connectomics (IGCNC)Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University Linköping, Sweden
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Shah A, Coste J, Lemaire JJ, Taub E, Schüpbach WMM, Pollo C, Schkommodau E, Guzman R, Hemm-Ode S. Intraoperative acceleration measurements to quantify improvement in tremor during deep brain stimulation surgery. Med Biol Eng Comput 2016; 55:845-858. [PMID: 27631560 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-016-1559-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is extensively used in the treatment of movement disorders. Nevertheless, methods to evaluate the clinical response during intraoperative stimulation tests to identify the optimal position for the implantation of the chronic DBS lead remain subjective. In this paper, we describe a new, versatile method for quantitative intraoperative evaluation of improvement in tremor with an acceleration sensor that is mounted on the patient's wrist during surgery. At each anatomical test position, the improvement in tremor compared to the initial tremor is estimated on the basis of extracted outcome measures. This method was tested on 15 tremor patients undergoing DBS surgery in two centers. Data from 359 stimulation tests were acquired. Our results suggest that accelerometric evaluation detects tremor changes more sensitively than subjective visual ratings. The effective stimulation current amplitudes identified from the quantitative data (1.1 ± 0.8 mA) are lower than those identified by visual evaluation (1.7 ± 0.8 mA) for similar improvement in tremor. Additionally, if these data had been used to choose the chronic implant position of the DBS lead, 15 of the 26 choices would have been different. These results show that our method of accelerometric evaluation can potentially improve DBS targeting.
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- Ashesh Shah
- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132, Muttenz, Switzerland
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- Image-Guided Clinical Neuroscience and Connectomics (EA 7282), Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Image-Guided Clinical Neuroscience and Connectomics (EA 7282), Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Institut National de Santé et en Recherche Médicale, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1422, Département de Neurologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132, Muttenz, Switzerland
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132, Muttenz, Switzerland.
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Tremors are commonly encountered in clinical practice and are the most common movement disorders seen. It is defined as a rhythmic, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part around one or more joints. In the majority of the population, tremor tends to be mild. They have varying etiology; hence, classifying them appropriately helps in identifying the underlying cause. Clinically, tremor is classified as occurring at rest or action. They can also be classified based on their frequency, amplitude, and body part involved. Parkinsonian tremor is the most common cause of rest tremor. Essential tremor (ET) and enhanced physiological tremor are the most common causes of action tremor. Isolated head tremor is more likely to be dystonic rather than ET. Isolated voice tremor could be considered to be a spectrum of ET. Psychogenic tremor is not a diagnosis of exclusion; rather, demonstration of various clinical signs is needed to establish the diagnosis. Severity of tremor and response to treatment can be assessed using clinical rating scales as well as using electrophysiological measurements. The treatment of tremor is symptomatic. Medications are effective in half the cases of essential hand tremor and in refractory patients; deep brain stimulation is an alternative therapy. Midline tremors benefit from botulinum toxin injections. It is also the treatment of choice in dystonic tremor and primary writing tremor.
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- Soumya Sharma
- Department of Neurology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
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Shah A, Coste J, Lemaire JJ, Schkommodau E, Hemm-Ode S. Use of quantitative tremor evaluation to enhance target selection during deep brain stimulation surgery for essential tremor. CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2015-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS), an effective surgical treatment for Essential Tremor (ET), requires test stimulations in the thalamus to find the optimum site for permanent electrode implantation. During these test stimulations, the changes in tremor are only visually evaluated. This, along with other parameters, increases the subjectivity when comparing the efficacy of different thalamic nuclei. We developed a method to quantitatively evaluate tremor during the test stimulations of DBS surgery and applied to 6 ET patients undergoing this treatment. From the quantitative data collected, we identified effective stimulation amplitudes for every test stimulation position and compared it with the ones identified visually during the surgery. We also classified the data based on the thalamic nuclei in which the center of the stimulating contact was present during test stimulations. Results indicate that, to achieve the same reduction in tremor, on average, the stimulation amplitude identified by our method was 0.6 mA lower than those identified by visual evaluation. The comparison of the different thalamic nuclei showed that stimulations in the Ventro-oral and the Intermediolateral nuclei of the thalamus result in higher reduction in tremor for similar stimulation amplitudes as the frequently targeted Ventrointermediate nucleus. We conclude that our quantitative tremor evaluation method is more sensitive than the widely used visual evaluation. Using such quantitative methods will aid in identifying the optimum target structure for patients undergoing DBS.
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- A. Shah
- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132 Muttenz, Swtizerland
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- Image-Guided Clinical Neuroscience and Connectomics (EA 7282), Université Clermont Auvergne, Université d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France and Service de Neurochirurgie A, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Image-Guided Clinical Neuroscience and Connectomics (EA 7282), Université Clermont Auvergne, Université d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France and Service de Neurochirurgie A, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132 Muttenz, Swtizerland
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- Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gruendenstrasse 40, 4132 Muttenz, Swtizerland
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Deshaies EM, Singla A, Allott G, Villwock MR, Li F, Gorji R. Multimodality intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during Onyx embolization of cerebrovascular malformations. Neurodiagn J 2015; 55:12-24. [PMID: 26036117 DOI: 10.1080/21646821.2015.1012450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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General anesthesia prohibits neurological examination during embolization of cerebrovascular malformations when provocative testing prior to pedicle occlusion is needed. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) has the potential to fill this gap but remains relatively unexplored. We conduct a retrospective review of consecutive patients with cerebrovascular malformations treated with Onyx (ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide) embolization under general anesthesia with IONM from 2009 to 2012. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs), transcranial motor evoked potentials (TcMEPs), visual evoked potential (VEPs), auditory brainstem response (ABR), and electroencephalography (EEG) were used selectively in all patients depending on the location of the malformation. Provocative testing combined with IONM was performed in 28 patients over 75 sessions. Three patients demonstrated changes in TcMEPs or ABR during provocative testing, which halted the planned embolization. Two patients demonstrated changes in baseline SSEPs after embolization, despite normal IONM during provocative testing, correlating with postprocedural contralateral weakness. Six patients developed visual deficits after arterial occlusion despite unchanged VEPs and occipital EEG during provocative testing and embolization. We therefore conclude that the sensitivity of TcMEPs and SSEPs is preferable to EEG, and we strongly caution against relying on occipital recorded VEPs to predict visual deficits.
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Jonker PKC, van Dijk JMC, van Hulzen ALJ, van Laar T, Staal MJ, Journée HL. The added value of semimicroelectrode recording in deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson disease. Neurosurg Focus 2013; 35:E3. [DOI: 10.3171/2013.8.focus13289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Accurate placement of the leads is crucial in deep brain stimulation (DBS). To optimize the surgical positioning of the lead, a combination of anatomical targeting on MRI, electrophysiological mapping, and clinical testing is applied during the procedure. Electrophysiological mapping is usually done with microelectrode recording (MER), but the relatively undocumented semimicroelectrode recording (SMER) is a competing alternative. In this study the added value and safety of SMER for optimal lead insertion in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in a consecutive cohort of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) was assessed.
Methods
Between 2001 and 2010, a consecutive single-center cohort of 46 patients with PD underwent DBS of the STN (85 lead insertions). After exclusion of 11 lead insertions for mostly technical reasons, 74 insertions were included for the assessment. Anatomical target localization was based on either 1.5-T MRI or fused 3-T MRI with CT, with reference to anterior commissure–posterior commissure coordinates. Electrophysiological mapping was performed with SMER. Intraoperative clinical testing was dominant in determining the final lead position. The target error was defined as the absolute distance between the anatomical or electrophysiological target and the final lead position. The effect of SMER on anatomical target error reduction and final target selection was analyzed. Also, the anatomical and electrophysiological target error was judged against the different imaging strategies. For safety evaluation, the adverse events related to all lead insertions were assessed.
Results
The use of SMER significantly reduced the anatomical target error from 1.7 (SD 1.6) mm to 0.8 (SD 1.3) mm (p < 0.0001). In particular, the anatomical target error based on 1.5-T MRI was significantly reduced by SMER, from 2.3 (SD 1.5) mm to 0.1 (SD 0.5) mm (p < 0.001). Anatomical target error reduction based on 3-T MRI fused with CT was not significantly influenced by SMER (p = 0.2), because the 3-T MRI-CT combination already significantly reduced the anatomical target error from 2.3 (SD 1.5) mm to 1.5 (SD 1.5) mm compared with 1.5-T MRI (p = 0.03). No symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was reported. Intracerebral infection was encountered in 1 patient following lead insertion.
Conclusions
Semimicroelectrode recording has added value in targeting the STN in DBS for patients with PD based on 1.5-T MRI. The use of SMER does not significantly reduce the anatomical target error in procedures with fused 3-T MRI-CT studies and therefore might be omitted. With the absence of hemorrhagic complications, SMER-guided lead implantation should be considered a safe alternative to MER.
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- 3Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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Hara S, Miura H, Yamasaki K. [Oral diadochokinesis among Japanese aged over 55 years: analysis of standard values]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2013; 50:258-263. [PMID: 23979250 DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.50.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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AIM We investigated oral diadochokinesis (OD) among 212 Japanese aged over 55 years to assess the standard values of articulation ability. METHODS Each subject repeatedly produced the OD syllables /pa/, /ta/, and /ka/. Subjects were divided into three age-groups (55-64 years, 65-74 years, and over 75 years) and by gender to compare the number of OD syllables per second. We also calculated the lower limit of values that determined the standard range for OD syllables. RESULTS The number of all OD syllables in the over-75 age-group was significantly lower than in the 55-64 group. The number of OD /pa/ syllables in the over-75 group was significantly lower than in the 65-74 group. The number of OD /ta/ syllables in the 65-74 group was significantly lower than in the 55-64 group. The lower limit of the standard values for OD /pa/, /ta/, and /ka/ was, respectively, as follows: 4.9, 4.7, and 4.5 times in the 55-64 group; 3.8, 4.1, and 3.7 times in the 65-74 group; and 3.8, 3.3, and 2.6 times in the over-75 group. Among women, the number of OD /pa /, /ta/, and /ka/ syllables was significantly lower in the over-75 group than in other age-groups. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the lower limit of standard OD values is a means of assessing articulation in elderly subjects. We found that OD /ta/ tends to decrease from age 65 years. The decline in articulation ability clearly begins earlier in women than in men.
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- Shuichi Hara
- School of Health Science, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
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Weismer G, Yunusova Y, Bunton K. Measures to Evaluate the Effects of DBS on Speech Production. JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS 2012; 25:74-94. [PMID: 24932066 PMCID: PMC4056257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate measures of speech production that could be used to document effects of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on speech performance, especially in persons with Parkinson disease (PD). A small set of evaluative criteria for these measures is presented first, followed by consideration of several speech physiology and speech acoustic measures that have been studied frequently and reported on in the literature on normal speech production, and speech production affected by neuromotor disorders (dysarthria). Each measure is reviewed and evaluated against the evaluative criteria. Embedded within this review and evaluation is a presentation of new data relating speech motions to speech intelligibility measures in speakers with PD, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and control speakers (CS). These data are used to support the conclusion that at the present time the slope of second formant transitions (F2 slope), an acoustic measure, is well suited to make inferences to speech motion and to predict speech intelligibility. The use of other measures should not be ruled out, however, and we encourage further development of evaluative criteria for speech measures designed to probe the effects of DBS or any treatment with potential effects on speech production and communication skills.
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- Gary Weismer
- Dept. Communicative Disorders, UW-Madison, Waisman Center, UW-Madison, Madison, WI USA
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
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- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
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Walter U, Kirsch M, Wittstock M, Müller JU, Benecke R, Wolters A. Transcranial sonographic localization of deep brain stimulation electrodes is safe, reliable and predicts clinical outcome. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2011; 37:1382-1391. [PMID: 21683505 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS), poor postoperative outcome or unexpected clinical change require brain imaging to check the lead location. Here, we studied safety, reliability and prognostic value of transcranial sonography (TCS) for DBS lead localization applying predefined TCS criteria. After measuring thermal effects of TCS and imaging artefact sizes of DBS lead using a skull phantom, we prospectively enrolled 34 patients with DBS of globus pallidus internus, ventro-intermediate thalamic or subthalamic nucleus. TCS had no influence on lead temperature, electrical parameters of DBS device or clinical state of patients. TCS measures of lead coordinates agreed with MRI measures in anterior-posterior and medial-lateral axis. Lead dislocation requiring reinsertion was reliably detected. Only patients with optimal lead position on TCS had favorable clinical 12-month outcome (>50% improvement), whereas unfavorable outcome (<25% improvement) was associated with suboptimal lead position. TCS may therefore become a first-choice modality to monitor lead location.
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- Uwe Walter
- Department of Neurology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Stereotactic implantation of deep brain stimulation electrodes: a review of technical systems, methods and emerging tools. Med Biol Eng Comput 2010; 48:611-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0633-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Grimaldi G, Manto M. Neurological tremor: sensors, signal processing and emerging applications. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2010; 10:1399-422. [PMID: 22205874 PMCID: PMC3244020 DOI: 10.3390/s100201399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Neurological tremor is the most common movement disorder, affecting more than 4% of elderly people. Tremor is a non linear and non stationary phenomenon, which is increasingly recognized. The issue of selection of sensors is central in the characterization of tremor. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art instrumentation and methods of signal processing for tremor occurring in humans. We describe the advantages and disadvantages of the most commonly used sensors, as well as the emerging wearable sensors being developed to assess tremor instantaneously. We discuss the current limitations and the future applications such as the integration of tremor sensors in BCIs (brain-computer interfaces) and the need for sensor fusion approaches for wearable solutions.
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- Giuliana Grimaldi
- FNRS, Neurologie ULB-Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium; E-Mail:
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- FNRS, Neurologie ULB-Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium; E-Mail:
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