TY - JOUR
T1 - Implantation of human pedunculopontine nucleus
T2 - A safe and clinically relevant target in Parkinson's disease
AU - Mazzone, Paolo
AU - Lozano, Andres
AU - Stanzione, Paolo
AU - Galati, Salvatore
AU - Scarnati, Eugenio
AU - Peppe, Antonella
AU - Stefani, Alessandro
PY - 2005/11/28
Y1 - 2005/11/28
N2 - The peduncolopontine nucleus modulates locomotor activity and dysfunction in this nucleus may be responsible for the gait and postural impairments seen in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. We report the first surgical exploration and implantation of deep brain stimulating electrodes of the peduncolopontine nucleus area in two Parkinson's disease patients to examine the safety and the potential benefit of chronic electrical stimulation at this site. Under local anesthesia, the peduncolopontine nucleus was approached from a coronal burr hole using a trajectory that was 78-80° and 62-64° on the coronal and sagittal planes. Microrecordings helped to identify neurons in peduncolopontine nucleus and the adjacent substantia nigra pars reticulata. Chronic deep brain stimulating electrodes were implanted within the peduncolopontine nucleus in a manner similar to that practiced with deep brain stimulating surgery at other targets. Peduncolopontine nucleus neurons were characterized by small and broad multiunits (230 μV, 2.5 ms, 14.6 Hz). Caudal to this area, neurons firing at higher frequency, approximately 70 Hz, characteristic of nigral neuronal discharges, were encountered, followed by 2 mm of cells similar to those recorded in the dorsal peduncolopontine nucleus area. After deep brain stimulating electrodes implantation, acute intraoperative stimulation (up to 3 V) was performed with two stimulation frequencies in each session. Stimulation at 80 Hz has little discernable effect. On the other hand, stimulation at 10 Hz fostered a subjective feeling of 'well-being' and a time-locked amelioration of the clinical scores. These findings demonstrate that the stereotactic approach of peduncolopontine nucleus is safe. The target may reliably be identified by microrecordings. Low-frequency stimulation may produce acute improvements in motor function.
AB - The peduncolopontine nucleus modulates locomotor activity and dysfunction in this nucleus may be responsible for the gait and postural impairments seen in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. We report the first surgical exploration and implantation of deep brain stimulating electrodes of the peduncolopontine nucleus area in two Parkinson's disease patients to examine the safety and the potential benefit of chronic electrical stimulation at this site. Under local anesthesia, the peduncolopontine nucleus was approached from a coronal burr hole using a trajectory that was 78-80° and 62-64° on the coronal and sagittal planes. Microrecordings helped to identify neurons in peduncolopontine nucleus and the adjacent substantia nigra pars reticulata. Chronic deep brain stimulating electrodes were implanted within the peduncolopontine nucleus in a manner similar to that practiced with deep brain stimulating surgery at other targets. Peduncolopontine nucleus neurons were characterized by small and broad multiunits (230 μV, 2.5 ms, 14.6 Hz). Caudal to this area, neurons firing at higher frequency, approximately 70 Hz, characteristic of nigral neuronal discharges, were encountered, followed by 2 mm of cells similar to those recorded in the dorsal peduncolopontine nucleus area. After deep brain stimulating electrodes implantation, acute intraoperative stimulation (up to 3 V) was performed with two stimulation frequencies in each session. Stimulation at 80 Hz has little discernable effect. On the other hand, stimulation at 10 Hz fostered a subjective feeling of 'well-being' and a time-locked amelioration of the clinical scores. These findings demonstrate that the stereotactic approach of peduncolopontine nucleus is safe. The target may reliably be identified by microrecordings. Low-frequency stimulation may produce acute improvements in motor function.
KW - Deep brain stimulation
KW - Intraoperatory microrecordings
KW - Parkinson's disease
KW - Peduncolopontine nucleus
KW - Subthalamic nucleus
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U2 - 10.1097/01.wnr.0000187629.38010.12
DO - 10.1097/01.wnr.0000187629.38010.12
M3 - Article
C2 - 16272871
AN - SCOPUS:27844511544
VL - 16
SP - 1877
EP - 1881
JO - NeuroReport
JF - NeuroReport
SN - 0959-4965
IS - 17
ER -