2020
Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms
Greenberg DR, Sohlberg EM, Zhang CA, Santini VE, Comiter CV, Enemchukwu EA. Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Overactive Bladder Symptoms. Urology 2020, 144: 99-105. PMID: 32681915, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSacral nerve stimulationOveractive bladder symptomsPD patientsParkinson's disease patientsDisease patientsBladder symptomsNerve stimulationHigh maximal urethral closure pressureMaximal urethral closure pressurePost-void residual volumeStage IILevodopa equivalent daily dosePD disease durationStage I trialVoids/dayStage I patientsUrethral closure pressureEquivalent daily doseMale PD patientsBody mass indexLong-term outcomesSafety of treatmentRate of progressionLatest clinicDisease duration
2017
Transcranial MRI‐guided high‐intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of essential tremor: A pilot study on the correlation between lesion size, lesion location, thermal dose, and clinical outcome
Federau C, Goubran M, Rosenberg J, Henderson J, Halpern CH, Santini V, Wintermark M, Pauly K, Ghanouni P. Transcranial MRI‐guided high‐intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of essential tremor: A pilot study on the correlation between lesion size, lesion location, thermal dose, and clinical outcome. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2017, 48: 58-65. PMID: 29076274, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication-refractory essential tremorClinical outcomesEssential tremorThalamic nucleiLesion volumeLesion sizeAnterior commissure-posterior commissure planeLateral posterior thalamic nucleusPilot studyFinal lesion volumePosterior thalamic nucleusPromising noninvasive methodWilcoxon twoVentral divisionPosttreatment imagesLesion locationYear posttreatmentPosterior commissureScore improvementDoseNoninvasive methodTremorJ. MagnStatistical significanceTechnical efficacyCost‐effectiveness of focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and DBS for essential tremor
Ravikumar VK, Parker JJ, Hornbeck TS, Santini VE, Pauly KB, Wintermark M, Ghanouni P, Stein SC, Halpern CH. Cost‐effectiveness of focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and DBS for essential tremor. Movement Disorders 2017, 32: 1165-1173. PMID: 28370272, DOI: 10.1002/mds.26997.Peer-Reviewed Original Research