Thalamic deep brain stimulation in traumatic brain injury: a phase 1, randomized feasibility study
Schiff N, Giacino J, Butson C, Choi E, Baker J, O’Sullivan K, Janson A, Bergin M, Bronte-Stewart H, Chua J, DeGeorge L, Dikmen S, Fogarty A, Gerber L, Krel M, Maldonado J, Radovan M, Shah S, Su J, Temkin N, Tourdias T, Victor J, Waters A, Kolakowsky-Hayner S, Fins J, Machado A, Rutt B, Henderson J. Thalamic deep brain stimulation in traumatic brain injury: a phase 1, randomized feasibility study. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 3162-3174. PMID: 38049620, PMCID: PMC11087147, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02638-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Injuries, TraumaticDeep Brain StimulationFeasibility StudiesHumansQuality of LifeThalamusConceptsTraumatic brain injuryDeep brain stimulationExecutive controlProcessing speedBrain stimulationImprove executive controlCentral lateral (CL) nucleusTrail-Making TestChronic phase of recoveryBrain injuryYears post-injuryFrontostriatal networkEfficacy of deep brain stimulationExecutive functionConverging evidenceLimit quality of lifeEfficacy measuresMsTBIPhase of recoveryPost-injuryRandomized feasibility studyThalamic deep brain stimulationQuality of lifeParticipantsProtocol non-compliance