Stimulation sweet spot in subthalamic deep brain stimulation–myth or reality? A critical review of literature

A de Roquemaurel, T Wirth, N Vijiaratnam… - Stereotactic and …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: While deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been
extensively used for more than 20 years in Parkinson's disease (PD), the optimal area of …

Comparison of efficacy of deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound in parkinsonian tremor: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

F Lin, D Wu, J Yu, H Weng, L Chen, F Meng… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
To compare the efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and MRI-guided focused ultrasound
(MRIgFUS) in parkinsonian tremor. We performed a network meta-analysis based on a …

The rostral zona incerta: a subcortical integrative hub and potential deep brain stimulation target for obsessive-compulsive disorder

SN Haber, J Lehman, C Maffei, A Yendiki - Biological psychiatry, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The zona incerta (ZI) is involved in mediating survival behaviors and is
connected to a wide range of cortical and subcortical structures, including key basal ganglia …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging-based programming of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

J Waldthaler, M Bopp, N Kühn, B Bacara, M Keuler… - Brain stimulation, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The need for imaging-guided optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
parameters is increasing with recent developments of sophisticated lead designs offering …

STN versus GPi deep brain stimulation for action and rest tremor in Parkinson's disease

JK Wong, VT Viswanathan, KS Nozile-Firth… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective To investigate the effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) and globus pallidus
internus (GPi), deep brain stimulation (DBS) on individual action tremor/postural tremor (AT) …

The contribution of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation to the improvement in motor functions and quality of life

I Tödt, B Al‐Fatly, O Granert, AA Kühn… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN‐DBS) effectively treats motor
symptoms and quality of life (QoL) of advanced and fluctuating early Parkinson's disease …

Revisiting the L-Dopa response as a predictor of motor outcomes after deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

Z Lin, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Zhang, H Zhou… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To investigate the correlation between preoperative response to the L-dopa
challenge test and efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on motor function in Parkinson's …

Estimating the risk of deep brain stimulation in the modern era: 2008 to 2020

EJ Koh, JL Golubovsky, R Rammo, A Momin… - Operative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) was first approved by the United States Food
and Drug Administration in 1997. Although the fundamentals of DBS remain the same …

Parkinson's disease rodent models: Are they suitable for DBS research?

MCM Ruiz, RP Guimarães, MR Mortari - Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) appeared in the therapeutic framework for Parkinson's
disease in the late 1980 s and early 1990 s, conceived as an alternative to ablative …

DBS-edmonton app, a tool to manage patient expectations of DBS in Parkinson disease

K Yen, JM Miyasaki, M Waldron, L Yu… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective After deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD), patients often do
not report the level of satisfaction anticipated. This misalignment can relate to patients' …