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Minimizing brain shift in stereotactic functional neurosurgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20679927     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Stereotactic functional neurosurgical interventions depend on precise anatomic targeting before lesioning or deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode placement.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree of subcortical brain shift observed when adopting an image-guided approach to stereotactic functional neurosurgery.
METHODS: Coordinates for the anterior and posterior commissural points (AC and PC) were recorded on thin-slice stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans performed before and immediately after DBS electrode implantation in 136 procedures. The changes in length of AC-PC and in stereotactic coordinates for AC and PC were calculated for each intervention. In patients with Parkinson disease undergoing bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS with at least 6 months of follow-up, pre- and postoperative scores of the motor part of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) were reviewed.
RESULTS: Mean (SD) change in AC-PC length (DeltaAC-PC) was 0.6 (0.4) mm. There was no statistically significant difference in DeltaAC-PC between groups when examining anatomic target subgroups (P =.95), age subgroups (P = .63), sex (P = .59), and unilateral versus bilateral implantation (P =.15). The mean (SD) vector changes for the commissural points were: -0.1 (0.3) mm in X, -0.4 (0.6) mm in Y, and -0.1 (0.7) mm in Z for the AC; and -0.1 (0.3) mm in X, -0.2 (0.7) mm in Y, and 0.0 (0.7) mm in Z for the PC. There was a negligible correlation between the magnitude of brain shift and percentage improvement in UPDRS-III off-medication in patients undergoing STN DBS for PD (R <0.01).
CONCLUSION: Brain shift has long been considered an issue in stereotactic targeting during DBS procedures. However, with the image-guided approach and surgical technique used in this study, subcortical brain shift was extremely limited and did not appear to adversely affect clinical outcome.
Authors:
Erika A Petersen; Etienne M Holl; Irene Martinez-Torres; Thomas Foltynie; Patricia Limousin; Marwan I Hariz; Ludvic Zrinzo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  67     ISSN:  1524-4040     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-23     Completed Date:  2010-12-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  ons213-21; discussion ons221     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Anesthesia / methods
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Electrodes, Implanted
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
Parkinson Disease / physiopathology,  surgery,  therapy*
Pneumocephalus / etiology
Retrospective Studies
Stereotaxic Techniques*
Subthalamic Nucleus / physiology*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Department of Health

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