2020
Mapping of subthalamic nucleus using microelectrode recordings during deep brain stimulation
Koirala N, Serrano L, Paschen S, Falk D, Anwar A, Kuravi P, Deuschl G, Groppa S, Muthuraman M. Mapping of subthalamic nucleus using microelectrode recordings during deep brain stimulation. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 19241. PMID: 33159098, PMCID: PMC7648837, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74196-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroelectrode recordingsBackground activityStereotactic magnetic resonance imagingLow beta frequency rangeDeep brain stimulation surgeryBilateral STN-DBSSide effect ratioDeep brain stimulationBeta frequency rangeMagnetic resonance imagingSTN-DBSAwake patientsLead placementSubthalamic nucleusIntraoperative decisionAnatomical sitesBrain stimulationDBS electrodesOptimal target localizationResonance imagingMaximum spike rateBeta rangeSpike ratePatientsImplantation
2019
Structural brain network fingerprints of focal dystonia
Chirumamilla V, Dresel C, Koirala N, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Deuschl G, Zeuner K, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Structural brain network fingerprints of focal dystonia. Therapeutic Advances In Neurological Disorders 2019, 12: 1756286419880664. PMID: 31798688, PMCID: PMC6859688, DOI: 10.1177/1756286419880664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBSP patientsHFS patientsBoNT treatmentHealthy controlsFocal dystoniaHemifacial spasmSensorimotor cortexFrontal cortexTemporal cortexStructural magnetic resonance imagingReduced connectivityGray matter volumeDifferent brain regionsSymptomatic reductionMovement disordersStructural brain networksGraph-based network analysisPatientsMatter volumeBlepharospasmDystoniaParietal cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsDecreased connectivity
2016
Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis
Fleischer V, Gröger A, Koirala N, Droby A, Muthuraman M, Kolber P, Reuter E, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2016, 23: 432-441. PMID: 27246143, DOI: 10.1177/1352458516651503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingWhite matterClinical declineClinical impairmentRelapsing-remitting MS patientsEarly multiple sclerosisVoxel-based morphometryTemporo-parietal regionsNeuronal injuryConnectivity patternsMS patientsRemission phaseDisease stageDisease onsetHealthy controlsFunctional declineNervous systemGray matter networksResonance imagingProbabilistic tractographySclerosisStructural connectivityDisease