期刊
STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY
卷 94, 期 5, 页码 307-319出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000449011
关键词
Brainstem; Deep brain stimulation; Imaging; Pedunculopontine nucleus; Parkinson disease; Side effects; Stereotactic technique
资金
- Medtronic
- Medical Research Council [G0901503, MC_UU_12024/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Rosetrees Trust [M235-CD3] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [G0901503, MC_UU_12024/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) region has received considerable attention in clinical studies as a target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease. These studies have yielded variable results with an overall impression of improvement in falls and freezing in many but not all patients treated. We evaluated the available data on the surgical anatomy and terminology of the PPN region in a companion paper. Here we focus on issues concerning surgical technique, imaging, and early side effects of surgery. The aim of this paper was to gain more insight into the reasoning for choosing specific techniques and to discuss shortcomings of available studies. Our data demonstrate the wide range in almost all fields which were investigated. There are a number of important challenges to be resolved, such as identification of the optimal target, the choice of the surgical approach to optimize electrode placement, the impact on the outcome of specific surgical techniques, the reliability of intraoperative confirmation of the target, and methodological differences in postoperative validation of the electrode position. There is considerable variability both within and across groups, the overall experience with PPN DBS is still limited, and there is a lack of controlled trials. Despite these challenges, the procedure seems to provide benefit to selected patients and appears to be relatively safe. One important limitation in comparing studies from different centers and analyzing outcomes is the great variability in targeting and surgical techniques, as shown in our paper. The challenges we identified will be of relevance when designing future studies to better address several controversial issues. We hope that the data we accumulated may facilitate the development of surgical protocols for PPN DBS. (C) 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel
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