2018
Deep Brain Stimulation and L-DOPA Therapy: Concepts of Action and Clinical Applications in Parkinson's Disease
Muthuraman M, Koirala N, Ciolac D, Pintea B, Glaser M, Groppa S, Tamás G, Groppa S. Deep Brain Stimulation and L-DOPA Therapy: Concepts of Action and Clinical Applications in Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers In Neurology 2018, 9: 711. PMID: 30210436, PMCID: PMC6119713, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep brain stimulationL-dopa therapyParkinson's diseaseBrain stimulationEffects of DBSL-DOPAImpact of DBSNon-motor symptomsEffective treatment optionEvidence-based therapiesEffective pharmacological therapyCentral nervous systemBrain networksPerioperative algorithmSpecific brain networksDopaminergic medicationPharmacological therapyClinical effectsMotor symptomsPD patientsPharmacodynamic effectsPharmacological treatmentTherapy optionsTreatment optionsFirst complication
2017
Frontal Lobe Connectivity and Network Community Characteristics are Associated with the Outcome of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Koirala N, Fleischer V, Glaser M, Zeuner K, Deuschl G, Volkmann J, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Frontal Lobe Connectivity and Network Community Characteristics are Associated with the Outcome of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Brain Topography 2017, 31: 311-321. PMID: 28986718, DOI: 10.1007/s10548-017-0597-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationDiffusion-weighted imagingPostoperative clinical outcomesClinical responseParkinson's diseaseSTN-DBSClinical outcomesSubthalamic nucleusBrain stimulationSubthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulationNon-motor symptomsOptimal clinical responseConnectivity profilesPre-intervention predictorsEvidence-based stateIndependent predictorsPD patientsTherapy optionsClinical effectivenessCingulate gyrusFrontal lobe connectivityCerebral regionsT MRI scannerCerebral networksPrefrontal cortex