2017
Effects of DBS in parkinsonian patients depend on the structural integrity of frontal cortex
Muthuraman M, Deuschl G, Koirala N, Riedel C, Volkmann J, Groppa S. Effects of DBS in parkinsonian patients depend on the structural integrity of frontal cortex. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 43571. PMID: 28262813, PMCID: PMC5337928, DOI: 10.1038/srep43571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTN-DBSParkinson's diseaseCortical thickness measurementsGray matter integrityClinical responseCortical atrophyMotor outcomePoor motor outcomeOptimal clinical responseIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseDeep brain stimulationEffects of DBSGray matter propertiesClinical motor outcomePreoperative conditionClinical improvementClinical outcomesParkinsonian patientsPD patientsStandard treatmentDBS treatmentSubthalamic nucleusFrontal cortexCortical thicknessBrain stimulation
2016
Network Effects and Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease**Koirala N, Fleischer V, Muthuraman M, Groppa S, are with the Johannes Gutenberg university hospital, 55131, Mainz and Granert O, Deuschl G is with University clinic Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Kiel, Germany;
Koirala N, Fleischer V, Granert O, Deuschl G, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Network Effects and Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease**Koirala N, Fleischer V, Muthuraman M, Groppa S, are with the Johannes Gutenberg university hospital, 55131, Mainz and Granert O, Deuschl G is with University clinic Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Kiel, Germany;. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2016, 2016: 5533-5536. PMID: 28269510, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7591980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaDeep brain stimulationSTN-DBSParkinson's diseaseDiffusion tensor imagingBrain stimulationProbabilistic tractographyActive DBS contactsPostoperative clinical outcomesPrimary motor cortexStandard therapeutic optionIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseCortico-spinal tractSubcortical seedsClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsDBS contactsMotor cortexDBS treatmentUniversity HospitalSubthalamic nucleusMotor areaPremotor regionsStimulation siteTensor imaging