STN DBS for Parkinson’s disease: results from a series of ten consecutive patients implanted under general anaesthesia with intraoperative use of 3D fluoroscopy to control lead placement

Delavallee, Maxime;Delaunois, Julien;Ruwet, Jean;Jeanjean, Anne;Raftopoulos, Christian
(2016) Acta Neurochirurgica : the European journal of neurosurgery — Vol. 158, n° 9, p. 1783-1788 (2016)

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  • Delavallee, MaximeUCLouvain
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  • Delaunois, JulienUCLouvain
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  • Ruwet, JeanUCLouvain
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  • Jeanjean, AnneUCLouvain
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  • Raftopoulos, ChristianUCLouvain
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Abstract
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the sub-thalamic nucleus (STN) is a recognised treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We present our results of 10 consecutive patients implanted under general anaesthesia (GA) using intraoperative robotic three-dimensional (3D) fluoroscopy (Artis Zeego; Siemens, Erlangen, Germany). Method Ten patients (nine men, one woman) with a mean age of 57.6 (range, 41–67) years underwent surgery between October 2013 and January 2015. The mean duration of PD was 9.2 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] year. The procedure was performed under GA: placement of the stereotactic frame, implantation of the electrodes (Lead 3389; Medtronic, Minnesota, MN, USA) and 3D intraoperative fluoroscopic control (Artis Zeego) with image fusion with the preoperative MRI scans. All patients were evaluated preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. Results The mean operative time was 240.1 (185–325) min. The mean Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) II OFF medication decreased from 23.9 preoperatively to 15.7 postoperatively. The mean OFF medication UPDRS III decreased from 41 to 11.6 and the UPDRS IV decreased from 10.6 to 7. The mean preoperative and postoperative L-Dopa doses were 1,178.5 and 696.5 mg, respectively. Two complications were recorded: one episode of transient confusion (24 h) and one internal pulse generator (IPG) infection. Conclusions With improvement in preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the ability to control the position of the leads intraoperatively using Artis Zeego, we now perform this procedure under GA. Our results are comparable to others reported. The significant decrease in the duration of surgery could be associated with a reduced rate of complications (infection, loss of patient collaboration). However, this observation needs to be confirmed.
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Delavallee, M., Delaunois, J., Ruwet, J., Jeanjean, A., & Raftopoulos, C. (2016). STN DBS for Parkinson’s disease: results from a series of ten consecutive patients implanted under general anaesthesia with intraoperative use of 3D fluoroscopy to control lead placement. Acta Neurochirurgica : the European journal of neurosurgery, 158(9), 1783-1788. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2889-y (Original work published 2016)