• Neuromodulation · Feb 2023

    The Intraoperative Microlesion Effect Positively Correlates With the Short-Term Clinical Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease.

    • Stèfan F Lange, Naomi I Kremer, Teus van Laar, Fiete Lange, T Elien Steendam-Oldekamp, OterdoomD L MarinusDLMDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands., Anthony R Absalom, van DijkJ Marc CJMCDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands., and Gea Drost.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • Neuromodulation. 2023 Feb 1; 26 (2): 459465459-465.

    ObjectiveDuring the surgical procedure of deep brain stimulation (DBS), insertion of an electrode in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) frequently causes a temporary improvement of motor symptoms, known as the microlesion effect (MLE). The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between the intraoperative MLE and the clinical effect of DBS.Materials And MethodsThirty Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III (MDS-UPDRS III) scores during bilateral STN-DBS implantation were included in this retrospective study. MDS-UPDRS III subscores (resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia) of the contralateral upper extremity were used. During surgery, these subscores were assessed directly before and after insertion of the electrode. Also, these subscores were determined in the outpatient clinic after 11 weeks on average (on-stimulation). All assessments were performed in an off-medication state (at least 12 hours of medication washout).ResultsPostinsertion MDS-UPDRS motor scores decreased significantly compared to preinsertion scores (p < 0.001 for both hemispheres). The MLE showed a positive correlation with the clinical effect of DBS in both hemispheres (rho = 0.68 for the primarily treated hemisphere, p < 0.001, and rho = 0.59 for the secondarily treated hemisphere, p < 0.01).ConclusionThe MLE has a clinically relevant correlation with the effect of DBS in PD patients. These results suggest that the MLE can be relied upon as evidence of a clinically effective DBS electrode placement.Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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