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Lecy E, Linn-Evans ME, Amundsen-Huffmaster SL, Palnitkar T, Patriat R, Chung JW, Noecker AM, Park MC, McIntyre CC, Vitek JL, Cooper SE, Harel N, Johnson MD, MacKinnon CD. Neural pathways associated with reduced rigidity during pallidal deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. J Neurophysiol 2024; 132:953-967. [PMID: 39110516 PMCID: PMC11427047 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00155.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) can markedly reduce muscle rigidity in people with Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the mechanisms mediating this effect are poorly understood. Computational modeling of DBS provides a method to estimate the relative contributions of neural pathway activations to changes in outcomes. In this study, we generated subject-specific biophysical models of GPi DBS (derived from individual 7-T MRI), including pallidal efferent, putamenal efferent, and internal capsule pathways, to investigate how activation of neural pathways contributed to changes in forearm rigidity in PD. Ten individuals (17 arms) were tested off medication under four conditions: off stimulation, on clinically optimized stimulation, and on stimulation specifically targeting the dorsal GPi or ventral GPi. Quantitative measures of forearm rigidity, with and without a contralateral activation maneuver, were obtained with a robotic manipulandum. Clinically optimized GPi DBS settings significantly reduced forearm rigidity (P < 0.001), which aligned with GPi efferent fiber activation. The model demonstrated that GPi efferent axons could be activated at any location along the GPi dorsal-ventral axis. These results provide evidence that rigidity reduction produced by GPi DBS is mediated by preferential activation of GPi efferents to the thalamus, likely leading to a reduction in excitability of the muscle stretch reflex via overdriving pallidofugal output.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Subject-specific computational models of pallidal deep brain stimulation, in conjunction with quantitative measures of forearm rigidity, were used to examine the neural pathways mediating stimulation-induced changes in rigidity in people with Parkinson's disease. The model uniquely included internal, efferent and adjacent pathways of the basal ganglia. The results demonstrate that reductions in rigidity evoked by deep brain stimulation were principally mediated by the activation of globus pallidus internus efferent pathways.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emily Lecy
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Zampogna A, Suppa A, Bove F, Cavallieri F, Castrioto A, Meoni S, Pelissier P, Schmitt E, Chabardes S, Fraix V, Moro E. Disentangling Bradykinesia and Rigidity in Parkinson's Disease: Evidence from Short- and Long-Term Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation. Ann Neurol 2024; 96:234-246. [PMID: 38721781 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Bradykinesia and rigidity are considered closely related motor signs in Parkinson disease (PD), but recent neurophysiological findings suggest distinct pathophysiological mechanisms. This study aims to examine and compare longitudinal changes in bradykinesia and rigidity in PD patients treated with bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS). METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, the clinical progression of appendicular and axial bradykinesia and rigidity was assessed up to 15 years after STN-DBS in the best treatment conditions (ON medication and ON stimulation). The severity of bradykinesia and rigidity was examined using ad hoc composite scores from specific subitems of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor part (UPDRS-III). Short- and long-term predictors of bradykinesia and rigidity were analyzed through linear regression analysis, considering various preoperative demographic and clinical data, including disease duration and severity, phenotype, motor and cognitive scores (eg, frontal score), and medication. RESULTS A total of 301 patients were examined before and 1 year after surgery. Among them, 101 and 56 individuals were also evaluated at 10-year and 15-year follow-ups, respectively. Bradykinesia significantly worsened after surgery, especially in appendicular segments (p < 0.001). Conversely, rigidity showed sustained benefit, with unchanged clinical scores compared to preoperative assessment (p > 0.05). Preoperative motor disability (eg, composite scores from the UPDRS-III) predicted short- and long-term outcomes for both bradykinesia and rigidity (p < 0.01). Executive dysfunction was specifically linked to bradykinesia but not to rigidity (p < 0.05). INTERPRETATION Bradykinesia and rigidity show long-term divergent progression in PD following STN-DBS and are associated with independent clinical factors, supporting the hypothesis of partially distinct pathophysiology. ANN NEUROL 2024;96:234-246.
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- Alessandro Zampogna
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
- IRCCS Neuromed Institute, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed Institute, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Sensory Organs and Chest, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Grenoble Alpes University, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University, Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience, INSERM U1216, Grenoble, France
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Liu Y, Zhu R, Zhou Y, Lü J, Chai Y. Improved control effect of pathological oscillations by using delayed feedback stimulation in neural mass model with pedunculopontine nucleus. Brain Behav 2023; 13:e3183. [PMID: 37533306 PMCID: PMC10570496 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of delayed feedback stimulation in the discussion of Parkinson's disease (PD) has recently received increasing attention. Stimulation of pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is an emerging treatment for PD. However, the effect of PPN in regulating PD is ignored, and the delayed feedback stimulation algorithm is facing some problems in parameter selection. METHODS On the basis of a neural mass model, we established a new network for PPN. Four types of delayed feedback stimulation schemes were designed, such as stimulating subthalamic nucleus (STN) with the local field potentials (LFPs) of STN nucleus, globus pallidus (GPe) with the LFPs of Gpe nucleus, PPN with the LFPs of Gpe nucleus, and STN with the LFPs of PPN nucleus. RESULTS In this study, we found that all four kinds of delayed feedback schemes are effective, suggesting that the algorithm is simple and more effective in experiments. More specifically, the other three control schemes improved the control performance and reduced the stimulation energy expenditure compared with traditional stimulating STN itself only. CONCLUSION PPN stimulation can affect the new network and help to suppress pathological oscillations for each neuron. We hope that our results can gain an insight into the future clinical treatment.
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- Yingpeng Liu
- School of Mathematics and PhysicsShanghai University of Electric PowerShanghaiChina
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- School of Mathematics and PhysicsShanghai University of Electric PowerShanghaiChina
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- School of Mathematics and PhysicsShanghai University of Electric PowerShanghaiChina
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- School of Mathematics and PhysicsShanghai University of Electric PowerShanghaiChina
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- School of Mathematics and PhysicsShanghai University of Electric PowerShanghaiChina
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Brinda A, Slopsema JP, Butler RD, Ikramuddin S, Beall T, Guo W, Chu C, Patriat R, Braun H, Goftari M, Palnitkar T, Aman J, Schrock L, Cooper SE, Matsumoto J, Vitek JL, Harel N, Johnson MD. Lateral cerebellothalamic tract activation underlies DBS therapy for Essential Tremor. Brain Stimul 2023; 16:445-455. [PMID: 36746367 PMCID: PMC10200026 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND While deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy can be effective at suppressing tremor in individuals with medication-refractory Essential Tremor, patient outcome variability remains a significant challenge across centers. Proximity of active electrodes to the cerebellothalamic tract (CTT) is likely important in suppressing tremor, but how tremor control and side effects relate to targeting parcellations within the CTT and other pathways in and around the ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus of thalamus remain unclear. METHODS Using ultra-high field (7T) MRI, we developed high-dimensional, subject-specific pathway activation models for 23 directional DBS leads. Modeled pathway activations were compared with post-hoc analysis of clinician-optimized DBS settings, paresthesia thresholds, and dysarthria thresholds. Mixed-effect models were utilized to determine how the six parcellated regions of the CTT and how six other pathways in and around the VIM contributed to tremor suppression and induction of side effects. RESULTS The lateral portion of the CTT had the highest activation at clinical settings (p < 0.05) and a significant effect on tremor suppression (p < 0.001). Activation of the medial lemniscus and posterior-medial CTT was significantly associated with severity of paresthesias (p < 0.001). Activation of the anterior-medial CTT had a significant association with dysarthria (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study provides a detailed understanding of the fiber pathways responsible for therapy and side effects of DBS for Essential Tremor, and suggests a model-based programming approach will enable more selective activation of lateral fibers within the CTT.
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- AnneMarie Brinda
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Radiology, CMRR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Radiology, CMRR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Radiology, CMRR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Radiology, CMRR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA; Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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Xie J, Chen Z, He T, Zhu H, Chen T, Liu C, Fu X, Shen H, Li T. Deep brain stimulation in the globus pallidus alleviates motor activity defects and abnormal electrical activities of the parafascicular nucleus in parkinsonian rats. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1020321. [PMID: 36248005 PMCID: PMC9555567 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1020321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The most common sites targeted for DBS in PD are the globus pallidus internal (GPi) and subthalamic nucleus (STN). However, STN-DBS and GPi-DBS have limited improvement in some symptoms and even aggravate disease symptoms. Therefore, discovering new targets is more helpful for treating refractory symptoms of PD. Therefore, our study selected a new brain region, the lateral globus pallidus (GP), as the target of DBS, and the study found that GP-DBS can improve motor symptoms. It has been reported that the thalamic parafascicular (PF) nucleus is strongly related to PD pathology. Moreover, the PF nucleus and GP have very close direct and indirect fiber connections. However, whether GP-DBS can change the activity of the PF remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we monitored the activity changes in the PF nucleus in PD rats during a quiet awake state after GP-DBS. We found that GP-DBS could reverse the electrical activity of the PF nucleus in PD model rats, including the discharge pattern of the neurons and the local field potential (0.7–12 and 12–70 Hz). Based on the results mentioned above, PF activity in PD model rats could be changed by GP-DBS. Thus, the normalization of PF neuronal activity may be a potential mechanism for GP-DBS in the treatment of PD; these findings lay the foundation for PD treatment strategies.
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- Jinlu Xie
- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance of Shandong Province, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Center Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Kyungnam University, Changwon, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Tao Li,
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Patel B, Chiu S, Wong JK, Patterson A, Deeb W, Burns M, Zeilman P, Wagle-Shukla A, Almeida L, Okun MS, Ramirez-Zamora A. Deep brain stimulation programming strategies: segmented leads, independent current sources, and future technology. Expert Rev Med Devices 2021; 18:875-891. [PMID: 34329566 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2021.1962286] [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] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Introduction: Advances in neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation (DBS) technologies have facilitated opportunities for improved clinical benefit and side effect management. However, new technologies have added complexity to clinic-based DBS programming.Areas covered: In this article, we review basic basal ganglia physiology, proposed mechanisms of action and technical aspects of DBS. We discuss novel DBS technologies for movement disorders including the role of advanced imaging software, lead design, IPG design, novel programming techniques including directional stimulation and coordinated reset neuromodulation. Additional topics include the use of potential biomarkers, such as local field potentials, electrocorticography, and adaptive stimulation. We will also discuss future directions including optogenetically inspired DBS.Expert opinion: The introduction of DBS for the management of movement disorders has expanded treatment options. In parallel with our improved understanding of brain physiology and neuroanatomy, new technologies have emerged to address challenges associated with neuromodulation, including variable effectiveness, side-effects, and programming complexity. Advanced functional neuroanatomy, improved imaging, real-time neurophysiology, improved electrode designs, and novel programming techniques have collectively been driving improvements in DBS outcomes.
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- Bhavana Patel
- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts College of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, . Gainesville, FL, USA
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Pamukcu A, Cui Q, Xenias HS, Berceau BL, Augustine EC, Fan I, Chalasani S, Hantman AW, Lerner TN, Boca SM, Chan CS. Parvalbumin + and Npas1 + Pallidal Neurons Have Distinct Circuit Topology and Function. J Neurosci 2020; 40:7855-7876. [PMID: 32868462 PMCID: PMC7548687 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0361-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The external globus pallidus (GPe) is a critical node within the basal ganglia circuit. Phasic changes in the activity of GPe neurons during movement and their alterations in Parkinson's disease (PD) argue that the GPe is important in motor control. Parvalbumin-positive (PV+) neurons and Npas1+ neurons are the two principal neuron classes in the GPe. The distinct electrophysiological properties and axonal projection patterns argue that these two neuron classes serve different roles in regulating motor output. However, the causal relationship between GPe neuron classes and movement remains to be established. Here, by using optogenetic approaches in mice (both males and females), we showed that PV+ neurons and Npas1+ neurons promoted and suppressed locomotion, respectively. Moreover, PV+ neurons and Npas1+ neurons are under different synaptic influences from the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Additionally, we found a selective weakening of STN inputs to PV+ neurons in the chronic 6-hydroxydopamine lesion model of PD. This finding reinforces the idea that the reciprocally connected GPe-STN network plays a key role in disease symptomatology and thus provides the basis for future circuit-based therapies.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The external pallidum is a key, yet an understudied component of the basal ganglia. Neural activity in the pallidum goes awry in neurologic diseases, such as Parkinson's disease. While this strongly argues that the pallidum plays a critical role in motor control, it has been difficult to establish the causal relationship between pallidal activity and motor function/dysfunction. This was in part because of the cellular complexity of the pallidum. Here, we showed that the two principal neuron types in the pallidum have opposing roles in motor control. In addition, we described the differences in their synaptic influence. Importantly, our research provides new insights into the cellular and circuit mechanisms that explain the hypokinetic features of Parkinson's disease.
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- Arin Pamukcu
- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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- Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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Zhang S, Tagliati M, Pouratian N, Cheeran B, Ross E, Pereira E. Steering the Volume of Tissue Activated With a Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Lead in the Globus Pallidus Pars Interna: A Modeling Study With Heterogeneous Tissue Properties. Front Comput Neurosci 2020; 14:561180. [PMID: 33101000 PMCID: PMC7546409 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2020.561180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: To study the effect of directional deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode configuration and vertical electrode spacing on the volume of tissue activated (VTA) in the globus pallidus, pars interna (GPi). Background: Directional DBS leads may allow clinicians to precisely direct current fields to different functional networks within traditionally targeted brain areas. Modeling the shape and size of the VTA for various monopolar or bipolar configurations can inform clinical programming strategies for GPi DBS. However, many computational models of VTA are limited by assuming tissue homogeneity. Methods: We generated a multimodal image-based detailed anatomical (MIDA) computational model with a directional DBS lead (1.5 mm or 0.5 mm vertical electrode spacing) placed with segmented contact 2 at the ventral posterolateral "sensorimotor" region of the GPi. The effect of tissue heterogeneity was examined by replacing the MIDA tissues with a homogeneous tissue of conductance 0.3 S/m. DBS pulses (amplitude: 1 mA, pulse width: 60 μs, frequency: 130 Hz) were used to produce VTAs. The following DBS contact configurations were tested: single-segment monopole (2B-/Case+), two-segment monopole (2A-/2B-/Case+ and 2B-/3B-/Case+), ring monopole (2A-/2B-/2C-/Case+), one-cathode three-anode bipole (2B-/3A+/3B+/3C+), three-cathode three-anode bipole (2A-/2B-/2C-/3A+/3B+/3C+). Additionally, certain vertical configurations were repeated with 2 mA current amplitude. Results: Using a heterogeneous tissue model affected both the size and shape of the VTA in GPi. Electrodes with both 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm vertical spacing (1 mA) modeling showed that the single segment monopolar VTA was entirely contained within the GPi when the active electrode is placed at the posterolateral "sensorimotor" GPi. Two segments in a same ring and ring settings, however, produced VTAs outside of the GPi border that spread into adjacent white matter pathways, e.g., optic tract and internal capsule. Both stacked monopolar settings and vertical bipolar settings allowed activation of structures dorsal to the GPi in addition to the GPi. Modeling of the stacked monopolar settings with the DBS lead with 0.5 mm vertical electrode spacing further restricted VTAs within the GPi, but the VTA volumes were smaller compared to the equivalent settings of 1.5 mm spacing.
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- Simeng Zhang
- Neuromodulation Division, Abbott, Plano, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Neuromodulation Division, Abbott, Plano, TX, United States
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- Neuromodulation Division, Abbott, Plano, TX, United States
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- Research Institute of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Bello EM, Agnesi F, Xiao Y, Dao J, Johnson MD. Frequency-dependent spike-pattern changes in motor cortex during thalamic deep brain stimulation. J Neurophysiol 2020; 124:1518-1529. [PMID: 32965147 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00198.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cerebellar-receiving area of the motor thalamus is the primary anatomical target for treating essential tremor with deep brain stimulation (DBS). Although neuroimaging studies have shown that higher stimulation frequencies in this target correlate with increased cortical metabolic activity, less is known about the cellular-level functional changes that occur in the primary motor cortex (M1) with thalamic stimulation and how these changes depend on the frequency of DBS. In this study, we used a preclinical animal model of DBS to collect single-unit spike recordings in M1 before, during, and after DBS targeting the cerebellar-receiving area of the motor thalamus (VPLo, nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis pars oralis). The effects of VPLo-DBS on M1 spike rates, interspike interval entropy, and peristimulus phase-locking were compared across stimulus pulse train frequencies ranging from 10 to 130 Hz. Although VPLo-DBS modulated the spike rates of 20-50% of individual M1 cells in a frequency-dependent manner, the population-level average spike rate only weakly depended on stimulation frequency. In contrast, the population-level entropy measure showed a pronounced decrease with high-frequency stimulation, caused by a subpopulation of cells that exhibited strong phase-locking and general spike-pattern regularization. Contrarily, low-frequency stimulation induced an entropy increase (spike-pattern disordering) in a relatively large portion of the recorded population, which diminished with higher stimulation frequencies. These results also suggest that changes in phase-locking and spike-pattern entropy are not necessarily equivalent pattern phenomena, but rather that they should both be weighed when quantifying stimulation-induced spike-pattern changes.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The network mechanisms of thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) are not well understood at the cellular level. This study investigated the neuronal firing rate and pattern changes in the motor cortex resulting from stimulation of the cerebellar-receiving area of the motor thalamus. We showed that there is a nonintuitive relationship between general entropy-based spike-pattern measures and phase-locked regularization to DBS.
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- Edward M Bello
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.,Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Avecillas-Chasin JM, Honey CR. Modulation of Nigrofugal and Pallidofugal Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease. Neurosurgery 2020; 86:E387-E397. [PMID: 31832650 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a well-established surgical therapy for patients with Parkinson disease (PD). OBJECTIVE To define the role of adjacent white matter stimulation in the effectiveness of STN-DBS. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 43 patients with PD who received bilateral STN-DBS. The volumes of activated tissue were analyzed to obtain significant stimulation clusters predictive of 4 clinical outcomes: improvements in bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and reduction of dopaminergic medication. Tractography of the nigrofugal and pallidofugal pathways was performed. The significant clusters were used to calculate the involvement of the nigrofugal and pallidofugal pathways and the STN. RESULTS The clusters predictive of rigidity and tremor improvement were dorsal to the STN with most of the clusters outside of the STN. These clusters preferentially involved the pallidofugal pathways. The cluster predictive of bradykinesia improvement was located in the central part of the STN with an extension outside of the STN. The cluster predictive of dopaminergic medication reduction was located ventrolateral and caudal to the STN. These clusters preferentially involved the nigrofugal pathways. CONCLUSION Improvements in rigidity and tremor mainly involved the pallidofugal pathways dorsal to the STN. Improvement in bradykinesia mainly involved the central part of the STN and the nigrofugal pathways ventrolateral to the STN. Maximal reduction in dopaminergic medication following STN-DBS was associated with an exclusive involvement of the nigrofugal pathways.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Wu YW, Ding JB. A cell-type-specific jolt for motor disorders. Nat Neurosci 2019; 20:763-765. [PMID: 28542150 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yu-Wei Wu
- Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Slopsema JP, Peña E, Patriat R, Lehto LJ, Gröhn O, Mangia S, Harel N, Michaeli S, Johnson MD. Clinical deep brain stimulation strategies for orientation-selective pathway activation. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:056029. [PMID: 30095084 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aad978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated stimulation strategies to increase the selectivity of activating axonal pathways within the brain based on their orientations relative to clinical deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implants. APPROACH Previous work has shown how varying electrode shape and controlling the primary electric field direction through preclinical electrode arrays can produce orientation-selective axonal stimulation. Here, we significantly extend those results using computational models to evaluate the degree to which clinical DBS leads can direct stimulus-induced electric fields and generate orientation-selective activation of fiber pathways in the brain. Orientation-selective pulse paradigms were evaluated in conceptual models and in patient-specific models of subthalamic nucleus (STN)-DBS for treating Parkinson's disease. MAIN RESULTS Single-contact monopolar or two-contact bipolar stimulation through clinical DBS leads with cylindrical electrodes primarily activated axons orientated parallel to the lead. Conversely, multi-contact monopolar stimulation with a cathode-leading pulse waveform selectively activated axons perpendicular to the DBS lead. Clinical DBS leads with segmented rows of electrodes and a single current source provided additional angular resolution for activating axons oriented 0°, ±22.5°, ±45°, ±67.5°, or 90° relative to the lead shaft. Employing multiple independent current sources to deliver unequal amounts of current through these leads further increased the angular resolution of activation relative to the lead shaft. The patient-specific models indicated that multi-contact cathode configurations, which are rarely used in clinical practice, could increase activation of the hyperdirect pathway collaterals projecting into STN (a putative therapeutic target), while minimizing direct activation of the corticospinal tract of internal capsule, which can elicit sensorimotor side-effects when stimulated. SIGNIFICANCE When combined with patient-specific tissue anisotropy and patient-specific anatomical morphologies of neural pathways responsible for therapy and side effects, orientation-selective DBS approaches show potential to significantly improve clinical outcomes of DBS therapy for a range of existing and investigational clinical indications.
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- Julia P Slopsema
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
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Npas1+ Pallidal Neurons Target Striatal Projection Neurons. J Neurosci 2017; 36:5472-88. [PMID: 27194328 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1720-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Compelling evidence demonstrates that the external globus pallidus (GPe) plays a key role in processing sensorimotor information. An anatomical projection from the GPe to the dorsal striatum has been described for decades. However, the cellular target and functional impact of this projection remain unknown. Using cell-specific transgenic mice, modern monosynaptic tracing techniques, and optogenetics-based mapping, we discovered that GPe neurons provide inhibitory inputs to direct and indirect pathway striatal projection neurons (SPNs). Our results indicate that the GPe input to SPNs arises primarily from Npas1-expressing neurons and is strengthened in a chronic Parkinson's disease (PD) model. Alterations of the GPe-SPN input in a PD model argue for the critical position of this connection in regulating basal ganglia motor output and PD symptomatology. Finally, chemogenetic activation of Npas1-expressing GPe neurons suppresses motor output, arguing that strengthening of the GPe-SPN connection is maladaptive and may underlie the hypokinetic symptoms in PD. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT An anatomical projection from the pallidum to the striatum has been described for decades, but little is known about its connectivity pattern. The authors dissect the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons involved in this projection, and show its cell-specific remodeling and strengthening in parkinsonian mice. Chemogenetic activation of Npas1(+) pallidal neurons that give rise to the principal pallidostriatal projection increases the time that the mice spend motionless. This argues that maladaptive strengthening of this connection underlies the paucity of volitional movements, which is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease.
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Mastro KJ, Zitelli KT, Willard AM, Leblanc KH, Kravitz AV, Gittis AH. Cell-specific pallidal intervention induces long-lasting motor recovery in dopamine-depleted mice. Nat Neurosci 2017; 20:815-823. [PMID: 28481350 PMCID: PMC5546121 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The identification of distinct cell types in the basal ganglia has been critical to our understanding of basal ganglia function and the treatment of neurological disorders. The external globus pallidus (GPe) is a key contributor to motor suppressing pathways in the basal ganglia, yet its neuronal heterogeneity has remained an untapped resource for therapeutic interventions. Here we demonstrate that optogenetic interventions that dissociate the activity of two neuronal populations in the GPe, elevating the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing GPe neurons over that of Lim homeobox 6 (Lhx6)-expressing GPe neurons, restores movement in dopamine-depleted mice and attenuates pathological activity of basal ganglia output neurons for hours beyond stimulation. These results establish the utility of cell-specific interventions in the GPe to target functionally distinct pathways, with the potential to induce long-lasting recovery of movement despite the continued absence of dopamine.
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- Kevin J Mastro
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Peña E, Zhang S, Deyo S, Xiao Y, Johnson MD. Particle swarm optimization for programming deep brain stimulation arrays. J Neural Eng 2017; 14:016014. [PMID: 28068291 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aa52d1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy relies on both precise neurosurgical targeting and systematic optimization of stimulation settings to achieve beneficial clinical outcomes. One recent advance to improve targeting is the development of DBS arrays (DBSAs) with electrodes segmented both along and around the DBS lead. However, increasing the number of independent electrodes creates the logistical challenge of optimizing stimulation parameters efficiently. APPROACH Solving such complex problems with multiple solutions and objectives is well known to occur in biology, in which complex collective behaviors emerge out of swarms of individual organisms engaged in learning through social interactions. Here, we developed a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to program DBSAs using a swarm of individual particles representing electrode configurations and stimulation amplitudes. Using a finite element model of motor thalamic DBS, we demonstrate how the PSO algorithm can efficiently optimize a multi-objective function that maximizes predictions of axonal activation in regions of interest (ROI, cerebellar-receiving area of motor thalamus), minimizes predictions of axonal activation in regions of avoidance (ROA, somatosensory thalamus), and minimizes power consumption. MAIN RESULTS The algorithm solved the multi-objective problem by producing a Pareto front. ROI and ROA activation predictions were consistent across swarms (<1% median discrepancy in axon activation). The algorithm was able to accommodate for (1) lead displacement (1 mm) with relatively small ROI (⩽9.2%) and ROA (⩽1%) activation changes, irrespective of shift direction; (2) reduction in maximum per-electrode current (by 50% and 80%) with ROI activation decreasing by 5.6% and 16%, respectively; and (3) disabling electrodes (n = 3 and 12) with ROI activation reduction by 1.8% and 14%, respectively. Additionally, comparison between PSO predictions and multi-compartment axon model simulations showed discrepancies of <1% between approaches. SIGNIFICANCE The PSO algorithm provides a computationally efficient way to program DBS systems especially those with higher electrode counts.
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- Edgar Peña
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Modulation of Neuronal Activity in the Motor Thalamus during GPi-DBS in the MPTP Nonhuman Primate Model of Parkinson's Disease. Brain Stimul 2016; 10:126-138. [PMID: 27839724 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The motor thalamus is a key nodal point in the pallidothalamocortical "motor" circuit, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders. Although a critical structure in the motor circuit, the role of the motor thalamus in mediating the therapeutic effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE To characterize the changes in neuronal activity in the pallidal (ventralis lateralis pars oralis (VLo) and ventralis anterior (VA)) and cerebellar (ventralis posterior lateralis pars oralis (VPLo)) receiving areas of the motor thalamus during therapeutic GPi DBS. METHODS Neuronal activity from the VA/VLo (n = 134) and VPLo (n = 129) was recorded from two non-human primates made parkinsonian using the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. For each isolated unit, one minute of data was recorded before, during and after DBS; a pulse width of 90 µs and a frequency of 135 Hz were used for DBS to replicate commonly used clinical settings. Stimulation amplitude was determined based on the parameters required to improve motor signs. Severity of motor signs was assessed using the UPDRS modified for nonhuman primates. Discharge rate, presence and characteristics of bursts, and oscillatory activity were computed and compared across conditions (pre-, during, and post-stimulation). RESULTS Neurons in both the pallidal and cerebellar receiving areas demonstrated significant changes in their pattern of activity during therapeutic GPi DBS. A majority of the neurons in each nucleus were inhibited during DBS (VA/VLo: 47% and VPLo: 49%), while a smaller subset was excited (VA/VLo: 21% and VPLo: 17%). Bursts changed in structure, becoming longer in duration and both intra-burst and inter-spike intervals and variability were increased in both subnuclei. High frequency oscillatory activity was significantly increased during stimulation with 33% of VA/VLo (likelihood ratio: p < 0.0001) and 34% of VPLo (p < 0.0001) neurons entrained to the stimulation pulse train. CONCLUSIONS Therapeutic GPi DBS produced a significant change in neuronal activity in both pallidal and cerebellar receiving areas of the motor thalamus. DBS suppressed activity in the majority of neurons, changed the structure of bursting activity and locked the neuronal response of one-third of cells to the stimulation pulse, leading to an increase in the power of gamma oscillations. These data support the hypothesis that stimulation activates output from the stimulated structure and that GPi DBS produces network-wide changes in neuronal activity that includes both the pallidal and cerebellar thalamo-cortical circuits.
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Kühn AA, Volkmann J. Innovations in deep brain stimulation methodology. Mov Disord 2016; 32:11-19. [PMID: 27400763 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Deep brain stimulation is a powerful clinical method for movement disorders that no longer respond satisfactorily to pharmacological management, but its progress has been hampered by stagnation in technological procedure solutions and device development. Recently, the combined research efforts of bioengineers, neuroscientists, and clinicians have helped to better understand the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation, and solutions for the translational roadblock are emerging. Here, we define the needs for methodological advances in deep brain stimulation from a neurophysiological perspective and describe technological solutions that are currently evaluated for near-term clinical application. © 2016 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Teplitzky BA, Zitella LM, Xiao Y, Johnson MD. Model-Based Comparison of Deep Brain Stimulation Array Functionality with Varying Number of Radial Electrodes and Machine Learning Feature Sets. Front Comput Neurosci 2016; 10:58. [PMID: 27375470 PMCID: PMC4901081 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2016.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) leads with radially distributed electrodes have potential to improve clinical outcomes through more selective targeting of pathways and networks within the brain. However, increasing the number of electrodes on clinical DBS leads by replacing conventional cylindrical shell electrodes with radially distributed electrodes raises practical design and stimulation programming challenges. We used computational modeling to investigate: (1) how the number of radial electrodes impact the ability to steer, shift, and sculpt a region of neural activation (RoA), and (2) which RoA features are best used in combination with machine learning classifiers to predict programming settings to target a particular area near the lead. Stimulation configurations were modeled using 27 lead designs with one to nine radially distributed electrodes. The computational modeling framework consisted of a three-dimensional finite element tissue conductance model in combination with a multi-compartment biophysical axon model. For each lead design, two-dimensional threshold-dependent RoAs were calculated from the computational modeling results. The models showed more radial electrodes enabled finer resolution RoA steering; however, stimulation amplitude, and therefore spatial extent of the RoA, was limited by charge injection and charge storage capacity constraints due to the small electrode surface area for leads with more than four radially distributed electrodes. RoA shifting resolution was improved by the addition of radial electrodes when using uniform multi-cathode stimulation, but non-uniform multi-cathode stimulation produced equivalent or better resolution shifting without increasing the number of radial electrodes. Robust machine learning classification of 15 monopolar stimulation configurations was achieved using as few as three geometric features describing a RoA. The results of this study indicate that, for a clinical-scale DBS lead, more than four radial electrodes minimally improved in the ability to steer, shift, and sculpt axonal activation around a DBS lead and a simple feature set consisting of the RoA center of mass and orientation enabled robust machine learning classification. These results provide important design constraints for future development of high-density DBS arrays.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN, USA
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN, USA
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Hegeman DJ, Hong ES, Hernández VM, Chan CS. The external globus pallidus: progress and perspectives. Eur J Neurosci 2016; 43:1239-65. [PMID: 26841063 PMCID: PMC4874844 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The external globus pallidus (GPe) of the basal ganglia is in a unique and powerful position to influence processing of motor information by virtue of its widespread projections to all basal ganglia nuclei. Despite the clinical importance of the GPe in common motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease, there is only limited information about its cellular composition and organizational principles. In this review, recent advances in the understanding of the diversity in the molecular profile, anatomy, physiology and corresponding behaviour during movement of GPe neurons are described. Importantly, this study attempts to build consensus and highlight commonalities of the cellular classification based on existing but contentious literature. Additionally, an analysis of the literature concerning the intricate reciprocal loops formed between the GPe and major synaptic partners, including both the striatum and the subthalamic nucleus, is provided. In conclusion, the GPe has emerged as a crucial node in the basal ganglia macrocircuit. While subtleties in the cellular makeup and synaptic connection of the GPe create new challenges, modern research tools have shown promise in untangling such complexity, and will provide better understanding of the roles of the GPe in encoding movements and their associated pathologies.
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- Daniel J Hegeman
- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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People with Parkinson's disease exhibit debilitating gait impairments, including gait slowness, increased step variability, and poor postural control. A widespread supraspinal locomotor network including the cortex, cerebellum, basal ganglia, and brain stem contributes to the control of human locomotion, and altered activity of these structures underlies gait dysfunction due to Parkinson's disease.
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- D S Peterson
- Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS), Portland, Oregon; and Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, Portland, Oregon
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- Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS), Portland, Oregon; and Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, Portland, Oregon
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Lentz L, Zhao Y, Kelly MT, Schindeldecker W, Goetz S, Nelson DE, Raike RS. Motor behaviors in the sheep evoked by electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus. Exp Neurol 2015; 273:69-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Connolly AT, Vetter RJ, Hetke JF, Teplitzky BA, Kipke DR, Pellinen DS, Anderson DJ, Baker KB, Vitek JL, Johnson MD. A Novel Lead Design for Modulation and Sensing of Deep Brain Structures. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2015; 63:148-57. [PMID: 26529747 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2015.2492921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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GOAL Develop and characterize the functionality of a novel thin-film probe technology with a higher density of electrode contacts than are currently available with commercial deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead technology. Such technology has potential to enhance the spatial precision of DBS and enable a more robust approach to sensing local field potential activity in the context of adaptive DBS strategies. METHODS Thin-film planar arrays were microfabricated and then assembled on a cylindrical carrier to achieve a lead with 3-D conformation. Using an integrated and removable stylet, the arrays were chronically implanted in the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus in two parkinsonian nonhuman primates. RESULTS This study provides the first in vivo data from chronically implanted DBS arrays for translational nonhuman primate studies. Stimulation through the arrays induced a decrease in parkinsonian rigidity, and directing current around the lead showed an orientation dependence for eliciting motor capsule side effects. The array recordings also showed that oscillatory activity in the basal ganglia is heterogeneous at a smaller scale than detected by the current DBS lead technology. CONCLUSION These 3-D DBS arrays provide an enabling tool for future studies that seek to monitor and modulate deep brain activity through chronically implanted leads. SIGNIFICANCE DBS lead technology with a higher density of electrode contacts has potential to enable sculpting DBS current flow and sensing biomarkers of disease and therapy.
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Herrington TM, Cheng JJ, Eskandar EN. Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation. J Neurophysiol 2015; 115:19-38. [PMID: 26510756 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00281.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely used for the treatment of movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia and, to a lesser extent, certain treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder. Rather than a single unifying mechanism, DBS likely acts via several, nonexclusive mechanisms including local and network-wide electrical and neurochemical effects of stimulation, modulation of oscillatory activity, synaptic plasticity, and, potentially, neuroprotection and neurogenesis. These different mechanisms vary in importance depending on the condition being treated and the target being stimulated. Here we review each of these in turn and illustrate how an understanding of these mechanisms is inspiring next-generation approaches to DBS.
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- Todd M Herrington
- Nayef Al-Rodhan Laboratories, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Nayef Al-Rodhan Laboratories, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Nayef Al-Rodhan Laboratories, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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McCairn KW, Iriki A, Isoda M. Common therapeutic mechanisms of pallidal deep brain stimulation for hypo- and hyperkinetic movement disorders. J Neurophysiol 2015; 114:2090-104. [PMID: 26180116 PMCID: PMC4595610 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00223.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Abnormalities in cortico-basal ganglia (CBG) networks can cause a variety of movement disorders ranging from hypokinetic disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), to hyperkinetic conditions, such as Tourette syndrome (TS). Each condition is characterized by distinct patterns of abnormal neural discharge (dysrhythmia) at both the local single-neuron level and the global network level. Despite divergent etiologies, behavioral phenotypes, and neurophysiological profiles, high-frequency deep brain stimulation (HF-DBS) in the basal ganglia has been shown to be effective for both hypo- and hyperkinetic disorders. The aim of this review is to compare and contrast the electrophysiological hallmarks of PD and TS phenotypes in nonhuman primates and discuss why the same treatment (HF-DBS targeted to the globus pallidus internus, GPi-DBS) is capable of ameliorating both symptom profiles. Recent studies have shown that therapeutic GPi-DBS entrains the spiking of neurons located in the vicinity of the stimulating electrode, resulting in strong stimulus-locked modulations in firing probability with minimal changes in the population-scale firing rate. This stimulus effect normalizes/suppresses the pathological firing patterns and dysrhythmia that underlie specific phenotypes in both the PD and TS models. We propose that the elimination of pathological states via stimulus-driven entrainment and suppression, while maintaining thalamocortical network excitability within a normal physiological range, provides a common therapeutic mechanism through which HF-DBS permits information transfer for purposive motor behavior through the CBG while ameliorating conditions with widely different symptom profiles.
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- Kevin W McCairn
- Systems Neuroscience and Movement Disorders Laboratory, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea;
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- Laboratory for Symbolic Cognitive Development, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan; and
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- Department of Physiology, Kansai Medical University School of Medicine, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Agnesi F, Muralidharan A, Baker KB, Vitek JL, Johnson MD. Fidelity of frequency and phase entrainment of circuit-level spike activity during DBS. J Neurophysiol 2015; 114:825-34. [PMID: 26084905 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00259.2015] [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] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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High-frequency stimulation is known to entrain spike activity downstream and upstream of several clinical deep brain stimulation (DBS) targets, including the cerebellar-receiving area of thalamus (VPLo), subthalamic nucleus (STN), and globus pallidus (GP). Less understood are the fidelity of entrainment to each stimulus pulse, whether entrainment patterns are stationary over time, and how responses differ among DBS targets. In this study, three rhesus macaques were implanted with a single DBS lead in VPLo, STN, or GP. Single-unit spike activity was recorded in the resting state in motor cortex during VPLo DBS, in GP during STN DBS, and in STN and pallidal-receiving area of motor thalamus (VLo) during GP DBS. VPLo DBS induced time-locked spike activity in 25% (n = 15/61) of motor cortex cells, with entrained cells following 7.5 ± 7.4% of delivered pulses. STN DBS entrained spike activity in 26% (n = 8/27) of GP cells, which yielded time-locked spike activity for 8.7 ± 8.4% of stimulus pulses. GP DBS entrained 67% (n = 14/21) of STN cells and 32% (n = 19/59) of VLo cells, which showed a higher fraction of pulses effectively inhibiting spike activity (82.0 ± 9.6% and 86.1 ± 16.6%, respectively). Latency of phase-locked spike activity increased over time in motor cortex (58%, VPLo DBS) and to a lesser extent in GP (25%, STN DBS). In contrast, the initial inhibitory phase observed in VLo and STN during GP DBS remained stable following stimulation onset. Together, these data suggest that circuit-level entrainment is low-pass filtered during high-frequency stimulation, most notably for glutamatergic pathways. Moreover, phase entrainment is not stationary or consistent at the circuit level for all DBS targets.
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- Filippo Agnesi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Zitella LM, Xiao Y, Teplitzky BA, Kastl DJ, Duchin Y, Baker KB, Vitek JL, Adriany G, Yacoub E, Harel N, Johnson MD. In Vivo 7T MRI of the Non-Human Primate Brainstem. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127049. [PMID: 25965401 PMCID: PMC4428864 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Structural brain imaging provides a critical framework for performing stereotactic and intraoperative MRI-guided surgical procedures, with procedural efficacy often dependent upon visualization of the target with which to operate. Here, we describe tools for in vivo, subject-specific visualization and demarcation of regions within the brainstem. High-field 7T susceptibility-weighted imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging of the brain were collected using a customized head coil from eight rhesus macaques. Fiber tracts including the superior cerebellar peduncle, medial lemniscus, and lateral lemniscus were identified using high-resolution probabilistic diffusion tractography, which resulted in three-dimensional fiber tract reconstructions that were comparable to those extracted from sequential application of a two-dimensional nonlinear brain atlas warping algorithm. In the susceptibility-weighted imaging, white matter tracts within the brainstem were also identified as hypointense regions, and the degree of hypointensity was age-dependent. This combination of imaging modalities also enabled identifying the location and extent of several brainstem nuclei, including the periaqueductal gray, pedunculopontine nucleus, and inferior colliculus. These clinically-relevant high-field imaging approaches have potential to enable more accurate and comprehensive subject-specific visualization of the brainstem and to ultimately improve patient-specific neurosurgical targeting procedures, including deep brain stimulation lead implantation.
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- Laura M. Zitella
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Therapeutic mechanisms of high-frequency stimulation in Parkinson's disease and neural restoration via loop-based reinforcement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E586-95. [PMID: 25624501 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1406549111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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High-frequency deep brain stimulation (HFS) is clinically recognized to treat parkinsonian movement disorders, but its mechanisms remain elusive. Current hypotheses suggest that the therapeutic merit of HFS stems from increasing the regularity of the firing patterns in the basal ganglia (BG). Although this is consistent with experiments in humans and animal models of Parkinsonism, it is unclear how the pattern regularization would originate from HFS. To address this question, we built a computational model of the cortico-BG-thalamo-cortical loop in normal and parkinsonian conditions. We simulated the effects of subthalamic deep brain stimulation both proximally to the stimulation site and distally through orthodromic and antidromic mechanisms for several stimulation frequencies (20-180 Hz) and, correspondingly, we studied the evolution of the firing patterns in the loop. The model closely reproduced experimental evidence for each structure in the loop and showed that neither the proximal effects nor the distal effects individually account for the observed pattern changes, whereas the combined impact of these effects increases with the stimulation frequency and becomes significant for HFS. Perturbations evoked proximally and distally propagate along the loop, rendezvous in the striatum, and, for HFS, positively overlap (reinforcement), thus causing larger poststimulus activation and more regular patterns in striatum. Reinforcement is maximal for the clinically relevant 130-Hz stimulation and restores a more normal activity in the nuclei downstream. These results suggest that reinforcement may be pivotal to achieve pattern regularization and restore the neural activity in the nuclei downstream and may stem from frequency-selective resonant properties of the loop.
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Neural and nonneural contributions to wrist rigidity in Parkinson's disease: an explorative study using the NeuroFlexor. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:276182. [PMID: 25685778 PMCID: PMC4320927 DOI: 10.1155/2015/276182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objective. The NeuroFlexor is a novel method incorporating a biomechanical model for the measurement of neural and nonneural contributions to resistance induced by passive stretch. In this study, we used the NeuroFlexor method to explore components of passive movement resistance in the wrist and finger muscles in subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods. A cross-sectional comparison was performed in twenty-five subjects with PD with clinically identified rigidity and 14 controls. Neural (NC), elastic (EC), and viscous (VC) components of the resistance to passive extension of the wrist were calculated using the NeuroFlexor. Measurements were repeated during a contralateral activation maneuver. Results. PD subjects showed greater total resistance (P < 0.001) and NC (P = 0.002) compared to controls. EC and VC did not differ significantly between groups. Contralateral activation maneuver resulted in increased NC in the PD group but this increase was due to increased resting tension. Total resistance and NC correlated with clinical ratings of rigidity and with bradykinesia. Conclusions. The findings suggest that stretch induced reflex activity, but not nonneural resistance, is the major contributor to rigidity in wrist muscles in PD. The NeuroFlexor is a potentially valuable clinical and research tool for quantification of rigidity.
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What is the meaning of an action potential? There must be different answers for neurons that fire spontaneously, even in the absence of synaptic input, and those driven to fire from a resting membrane potential. In spontaneously firing neurons, the occurrence of the next action potential is guaranteed; only variations in its timing can carry the message. In the basal ganglia, the globus pallidus, the substantia nigra, and the subthalamic nucleus consist of neurons firing spontaneously. They each receive thousands of synaptic inputs, but these are not required to maintain their background firing. Instead, synaptic interactions among basal ganglia nuclei comprise a system of coupled oscillators that produces a complex resting pattern of activity. Normally, this pattern is highly irregular and uncorrelated, so that the firing of each cell is statistically independent of the others. This maximizes the potential information that may be transmitted by the basal ganglia to its target structures. In Parkinson's disease, the resting pattern of activity is dominated by a slow oscillation shared by nearly all of the neurons. Treatment with deep brain stimulation may gain its therapeutic value by disrupting this shared pathological oscillation, and restoring independent action by each neuron in the network.
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- Charles J Wilson
- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Wei L, Zhang J, Long Z, Wu GR, Hu X, Zhang Y, Wang J. Reduced topological efficiency in cortical-basal Ganglia motor network of Parkinson's disease: a resting state fMRI study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108124. [PMID: 25279557 PMCID: PMC4184784 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is mainly characterized by dopamine depletion of the cortico-basal ganglia (CBG) motor circuit. Given that dopamine dysfunction could affect functional brain network efficiency, the present study utilized resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and graph theoretical approach to investigate the topological efficiency changes of the CBG motor network in patients with PD during a relatively hypodopaminergic state (12 hours after a last dose of dopamimetic treatment). We found that PD compared with controls had remarkable decreased efficiency in the CBG motor network, with the most pronounced changes observed in rostral supplementary motor area (pre-SMA), caudal SMA (SMA-proper), primary motor cortex (M1), primary somatosensory cortex (S1), thalamus (THA), globus pallidus (GP), and putamen (PUT). Furthermore, reduced efficiency in pre-SMA, M1, THA and GP was significantly correlated with Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor scores in PD patients. Together, our results demonstrate that individuals with PD appear to be less effective at information transfer within the CBG motor pathway, which provides a novel perspective on neurobiological explanation for the motor symptoms in patients. These findings are in line with the pathophysiology of PD, suggesting that network efficiency metrics may be used to identify and track the pathology of PD.
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- Luqing Wei
- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, P.R. China
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- Key laboratory of Personality and Cognition, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Bei bei, Chongqing, P.R. China
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Data Analysis, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (JW); (YZ)
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- Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (JW); (YZ)
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Cheung T, Noecker AM, Alterman RL, McIntyre CC, Tagliati M. Defining a therapeutic target for pallidal deep brain stimulation for dystonia. Ann Neurol 2014; 76:22-30. [PMID: 24852850 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To create a data-driven computational model that identifies brain regions most frequently influenced by successful deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus (GP) for advanced, medication-resistant, generalized dystonia. METHODS We studied a retrospective cohort of 21 DYT1 primary dystonia patients treated for at least 1 year with bilateral pallidal DBS. We first created individual volume of tissue activation (VTA) models utilizing neuroimaging and postoperative stimulation and clinical data. These models were then combined into a standardized probabilistic dystonia stimulation atlas (DSA). Finally, we constructed a candidate target volume from electrodes demonstrating at least 75% improvement in contralateral symptoms, utilizing voxels stimulated by least 75% of these electrodes. RESULTS Pallidal DBS resulted in a median contralateral hemibody improvement of 90% (mean = 83%, standard deviation [SD] = 20) after 1 year of treatment. Individual VTA models of the 42 active electrodes included in the study demonstrated a mean stimulation volume of 501mm ([SD] = 284). The resulting DSA showed that areas most frequently stimulated were located squarely in the middle of the posterior GP, with a common target volume measuring 153mm(3) . INTERPRETATION Our results provide a map of the region of influence of therapeutic DBS for dystonia and represent a potential target to refine current methods of surgical planning and stimulation parameters selection. Based on their role in alleviating symptoms, these regions may also provide anatomical and physiological information relevant to disease models of dystonia. Further experimental and clinical studies will be needed to validate their importance.
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- Tyler Cheung
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA
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Teplitzky BA, Connolly AT, Bajwa JA, Johnson MD. Computational modeling of an endovascular approach to deep brain stimulation. J Neural Eng 2014; 11:026011. [PMID: 24608363 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/11/2/026011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy currently relies on a transcranial neurosurgical technique to implant one or more electrode leads into the brain parenchyma. In this study, we used computational modeling to investigate the feasibility of using an endovascular approach to target DBS therapy. APPROACH Image-based anatomical reconstructions of the human brain and vasculature were used to identify 17 established and hypothesized anatomical targets of DBS, of which five were found adjacent to a vein or artery with intraluminal diameter ≥1 mm. Two of these targets, the fornix and subgenual cingulate white matter (SgCwm) tracts, were further investigated using a computational modeling framework that combined segmented volumes of the vascularized brain, finite element models of the tissue voltage during DBS, and multi-compartment axon models to predict the direct electrophysiological effects of endovascular DBS. MAIN RESULTS The models showed that: (1) a ring-electrode conforming to the vessel wall was more efficient at neural activation than a guidewire design, (2) increasing the length of a ring-electrode had minimal effect on neural activation thresholds, (3) large variability in neural activation occurred with suboptimal placement of a ring-electrode along the targeted vessel, and (4) activation thresholds for the fornix and SgCwm tracts were comparable for endovascular and stereotactic DBS, though endovascular DBS was able to produce significantly larger contralateral activation for a unilateral implantation. SIGNIFICANCE Together, these results suggest that endovascular DBS can serve as a complementary approach to stereotactic DBS in select cases.
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- Benjamin A Teplitzky
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Karas PJ, Mikell CB, Christian E, Liker MA, Sheth SA. Deep brain stimulation: a mechanistic and clinical update. Neurosurg Focus 2013; 35:E1. [DOI: 10.3171/2013.9.focus13383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS), the practice of placing electrodes deep into the brain to stimulate subcortical structures with electrical current, has been increasing as a neurosurgical procedure over the past 15 years. Originally a treatment for essential tremor, DBS is now used and under investigation across a wide spectrum of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In addition to applying electrical stimulation for clinical symptomatic relief, the electrodes implanted can also be used to record local electrical activity in the brain, making DBS a useful research tool. Human single-neuron recordings and local field potentials are now often recorded intraoperatively as electrodes are implanted. Thus, the increasing scope of DBS clinical applications is being matched by an increase in investigational use, leading to a rapidly evolving understanding of cortical and subcortical neurocircuitry. In this review, the authors discuss recent innovations in the clinical use of DBS, both in approved indications as well as in indications under investigation. Deep brain stimulation as an investigational tool is also reviewed, paying special attention to evolving models of basal ganglia and cortical function in health and disease. Finally, the authors look to the future across several indications, highlighting gaps in knowledge and possible future directions of DBS treatment.
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- Patrick J. Karas
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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Agnesi F, Connolly AT, Baker KB, Vitek JL, Johnson MD. Deep brain stimulation imposes complex informational lesions. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74462. [PMID: 23991221 PMCID: PMC3753277 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy has become an essential tool for treating a range of brain disorders. In the resting state, DBS is known to regularize spike activity in and downstream of the stimulated brain target, which in turn has been hypothesized to create informational lesions. Here, we specifically test this hypothesis using repetitive joint articulations in two non-human Primates while recording single-unit activity in the sensorimotor globus pallidus and motor thalamus before, during, and after DBS in the globus pallidus (GP) GP-DBS resulted in: (1) stimulus-entrained firing patterns in globus pallidus, (2) a monophasic stimulus-entrained firing pattern in motor thalamus, and (3) a complete or partial loss of responsiveness to joint position, velocity, or acceleration in globus pallidus (75%, 12/16 cells) and in the pallidal receiving area of motor thalamus (ventralis lateralis pars oralis, VLo) (38%, 21/55 cells). Despite loss of kinematic tuning, cells in the globus pallidus (63%, 10/16 cells) and VLo (84%, 46/55 cells) still responded to one or more aspects of joint movement during GP-DBS. Further, modulated kinematic tuning did not always necessitate modulation in firing patterns (2/12 cells in globus pallidus; 13/23 cells in VLo), and regularized firing patterns did not always correspond to altered responses to joint articulation (3/4 cells in globus pallidus, 11/33 cells in VLo). In this context, DBS therapy appears to function as an amalgam of network modulating and network lesioning therapies.
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- Filippo Agnesi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Zitella LM, Mohsenian K, Pahwa M, Gloeckner C, Johnson MD. Computational modeling of pedunculopontine nucleus deep brain stimulation. J Neural Eng 2013; 10:045005. [PMID: 23723145 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/10/4/045005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) near the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been posited to improve medication-intractable gait and balance problems in patients with Parkinson's disease. However, clinical studies evaluating this DBS target have not demonstrated consistent therapeutic effects, with several studies reporting the emergence of paresthesia and oculomotor side effects. The spatial and pathway-specific extent to which brainstem regions are modulated during PPN-DBS is not well understood. APPROACH Here, we describe two computational models that estimate the direct effects of DBS in the PPN region for human and translational non-human primate (NHP) studies. The three-dimensional models were constructed from segmented histological images from each species, multi-compartment neuron models and inhomogeneous finite element models of the voltage distribution in the brainstem during DBS. MAIN RESULTS The computational models predicted that: (1) the majority of PPN neurons are activated with -3 V monopolar cathodic stimulation; (2) surgical targeting errors of as little as 1 mm in both species decrement activation selectivity; (3) specifically, monopolar stimulation in caudal, medial, or anterior PPN activates a significant proportion of the superior cerebellar peduncle (up to 60% in the human model and 90% in the NHP model at -3 V); (4) monopolar stimulation in rostral, lateral or anterior PPN activates a large percentage of medial lemniscus fibers (up to 33% in the human model and 40% in the NHP model at -3 V) and (5) the current clinical cylindrical electrode design is suboptimal for isolating the modulatory effects to PPN neurons. SIGNIFICANCE We show that a DBS lead design with radially-segmented electrodes may yield improved functional outcome for PPN-DBS.
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- Laura M Zitella
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Cleary DR, Raslan AM, Rubin JE, Bahgat D, Viswanathan A, Heinricher MM, Burchiel KJ. Deep brain stimulation entrains local neuronal firing in human globus pallidus internus. J Neurophysiol 2012. [PMID: 23197451 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00420.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) relieves the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, yet the mechanism of action remains uncertain. To address the question of how therapeutic stimulation changes neuronal firing in the human brain, we studied the effects of GPi stimulation on local neurons in unanesthetized patients. Eleven patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease consented to participate in neuronal recordings during stimulator implantation surgery. A recording microelectrode and a DBS macroelectrode were advanced through the GPi in parallel until a single neuron was isolated. After a baseline period, stimulation was initiated with varying voltages and different stimulation sites. The intra-operative stimulation parameters (1-8 V, 88-180 Hz, 0.1-ms pulses) were comparable with the postoperative DBS settings. Stimulation in the GPi did not silence local neuronal activity uniformly, but instead loosely entrained firing and decreased net activity in a voltage-dependent fashion. Most neurons had decreased activity during stimulation, although some increased or did not change firing rate. Thirty-three of 45 neurons displayed complex patterns of entrainment during stimulation, and burst-firing was decreased consistently after stimulation. Recorded spike trains from patients were used as input into a model of a thalamocortical relay neuron. Only spike trains that occurred during therapeutically relevant voltages significantly reduced transmission error, an effect attributable to changes in firing patterns. These data indicate that DBS in the human GPi does not silence neuronal activity, but instead disrupts the pathological firing patterns through loose entrainment of neuronal activity.
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- Daniel R Cleary
- Neurological Surgery, MC L-472, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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