Parkinson's disease, Deep Brain Stimulation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Having undergone STN-DBS placement for PD six months or longer before MEG registrations; -Age ¡Ý 18 years; -Monopolar stimulation -Pre-operative DTI data available and of sufficient quality. -Post-operative NPO is available and was performed in the same DBS settings as during the MEG recordings.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Hoehn and Yahr stage higher than 3, as determined in the DBS ON- (but medication OFF-)state. -Anatomical deformities that prevent the subject from undergoing an MEG registration in supine position (i.e. thoracic kyphosis); -Continuous intrajejunal levodopa or subcutaneous apomorphine infusion in addition to DBS; -Dementia according to the Movement Disorder Society criteria for PD with dementia. -Conditions that will cause excessive MEG artefacts (other than the DBS electrode and stimulator). -A history of stroke or major vascular lesions on brain MRI; -A history of major traumatic brain injury; -Peri-operative intracerebral complications (e.g. bleeding or infection) related to STN-DBS placement inflicting permanent changes;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stimulation site-specific neurophysiological measures, as obtained by MEG recordings, and differences in the exact locations and structural connections of each contact point, as obtained by brain imaging. -Correlation of neurophysiological- and structural data to clinical measures of non-motor symptoms (both pre- and post-DBS), obtained in the context of standard clinical care and clinical studies. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MDS-UPDRS III-ratings are scored on a regular basis as part of clinical care and can be correlated to the functional and structural networks as well. | — |
Contacts
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam