Lateralized Subthalamic Stimulation for Axial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Exploratory Outcomes and Open-Label Extension.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
; 2024 Aug 13.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39136363
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A randomized trial suggested that reducing left-sided subthalamic stimulation amplitude could improve axial dysfunction.OBJECTIVES:
To explore open-label tolerability and associations between trial outcomes and asymmetry data.METHODS:
We collected adverse events in trial participants treated with open-label lateralized settings for ≥3 months. We explored associations between trial outcomes, location of stimulation and motor asymmetry.RESULTS:
14/17 participants tolerated unilateral amplitude reduction (left-sided = 10, right-sided = 4). Two hundred eighty-four left-sided and 1113 right-sided stimulated voxels were associated with faster gait velocity, 81 left-sided and 22 right-sided stimulated voxels were associated with slower gait velocity. Amplitude reduction contralateral to shorter step length was associated with 2.4-point reduction in axial MDS-UPDRS. Reduction contralateral to longer step length was associated with 10-point increase in MDS-UPDRS.CONCLUSIONS:
Left-sided amplitude reduction is potentially more tolerable than right-sided amplitude reduction. Right-sided more than left-sided stimulation could be associated with faster gait velocity. Shortened step length might reflect contralateral overstimulation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Mov Disord Clin Pract
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Mov. disord. clin. pract
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Movement disorders clinical practice
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos