TY - JOUR A1 - Lange, Florian A1 - Steigerwald, Frank A1 - Malzacher, Tobias A1 - Brandt, Gregor Alexander A1 - Odorfer, Thorsten Michael A1 - Roothans, Jonas A1 - Reich, Martin M. A1 - Fricke, Patrick A1 - Volkmann, Jens A1 - Matthies, Cordula A1 - Capetian, Philipp D. T1 - Reduced Programming Time and Strong Symptom Control Even in Chronic Course Through Imaging-Based DBS Programming JF - Frontiers in Neurology N2 - Objectives: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming is based on clinical response testing. Our clinical pilot trial assessed the feasibility of image-guided programing using software depicting the lead location in a patient-specific anatomical model. Methods: Parkinson's disease patients with subthalamic nucleus-DBS were randomly assigned to standard clinical-based programming (CBP) or anatomical-based (imaging-guided) programming (ABP) in an 8-week crossover trial. Programming characteristics and clinical outcomes were evaluated. Results: In 10 patients, both programs led to similar motor symptom control (MDS-UPDRS III) after 4 weeks (medicationOFF/stimulationON; CPB: 18.27 ± 9.23; ABP: 18.37 ± 6.66). Stimulation settings were not significantly different, apart from higher frequency in the baseline program than CBP (p = 0.01) or ABP (p = 0.003). Time spent in a program was not significantly different (CBP: 86.1 ± 29.82%, ABP: 88.6 ± 29.0%). Programing time was significantly shorter (p = 0.039) with ABP (19.78 ± 5.86 min) than CBP (45.22 ± 18.32). Conclusion: Image-guided DBS programming in PD patients drastically reduces programming time without compromising symptom control and patient satisfaction in this small feasibility trial. KW - directional deep brain stimulation KW - image-guided programming KW - subthalamic nucleus KW - chronic stimulation KW - randomized controlled double-blind study KW - Parkinson's disease Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-249634 SN - 1664-2295 VL - 12 ER - TY - THES A1 - Fricke, Patrick T1 - Hyperextensionsverletzungen der thorakolumbalen Wirbelsäule T1 - Thoracolumbar hyperextension injuries N2 - Eine der seltensten Formen thorakolumbaler Wirbelsäulenverletzungen stellen Hyperextensionsläsionen dar. In dieser retrospektiven Studie wurden 27 Fälle thorakolumbaler Hyperextensionsverletzungen, die zwischen 1997 und 2010 in der Universitätsklinik Würzburg behandelt wurden, analysiert und die Besonderheiten dieser Verletzungen verdeutlicht. Ergebnisse: In dem untersuchten Patientenkollektiv waren zu 74 % Männer von den Hyperextensionsverletzungen betroffen. Das Durchschnittsalter aller Patienten lag bei 70,6 Jahren (25 – 92 Jahre, SD 15,8). 22 Patienten litten zum Unfallzeitpunkt an Vorerkrankungen der Wirbelsäule: in 17 Fällen (63 %) lag eine diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) vor, bei 4 Patienten (14,8 %) ein M. Bechterew und bei einer Patientin (3,7 %) ausschließlich degenerative Veränderungen im Sinne einer Osteoporose. In 29,6 % der Fälle war ein leichtes Trauma ursächlich, bei 70,4 % führte ein hochenergetischer Unfall zu der Hyperextensionsverletzung. Bei 14 Patienten verliefen die Verletzungen der vorderen Säule transdiskal (52 %) und bei 13 transossär (48 %). Bei allen Patienten ohne Vorschäden der Wirbelsäule kam es dabei zu einer transdiskalen Läsion. 6 Patienten (22,2 %) erlitten initial durch die Hyperextensionsverletzung ein neurologisches Defizit. Alle Patienten wurden operativ mittels Implantation eines Fixateur interne von dorsal stabilisiert. Schlussfolgerung: Im Vergleich mit der Literatur zeigte sich anhand der Daten dieser Studie, dass Hyperextensionsverletzungen der thorakolumbalen Wirbelsäule mit einem höheren Risiko für neurologische Defizite einhergingen als andere thorakolumbale Verletzungen der Gruppe B. Dabei traten neurologische Defizite nur bei hochenergetischen Unfällen auf. Ein durch M. Bechterew oder DISH versteiftes Achsenskelett erhöhte das Risiko für eine Hyperextensionsverletzung. Im Vergleich zu anderen Verletzungsformen der thorakolumbalen Wirbelsäule traten Hyperextensionsverletzungen verhältnismäßig häufiger bei vorgeschädigten Wirbelsäulen und somit bei älteren Menschen auf. Nur im Falle einer Vorerkrankung der Wirbelsäule konnte bereits ein niederenergetisches Trauma zu einer Hyperextensionsverletzung führen. Dabei war dann vor allem der thorakolumbale Übergang und weniger die thorakale Wirbelsäule betroffen, bei der es hauptsächlich durch hochenergetische Unfälle zu Verletzungen kam. Transossäre Hyperextensionsverletzungen der vorderen und der hinteren Säule traten nur bei alterierten Wirbelsäulen auf. Bei wirbelsäulengesunden Patienten verlief die Verletzung jeweils transdiskal und durch die hintere Säule ligamentär. N2 - Rare forms of thoracolumbar spine injuries are hyperextension dislocations. We analyzed in this retrospective study 27 cases of hyperextension injuries, which occurred between 1997 and 2010 and were treated in the university hospital of Wuerzburg, Germany. Results: 74 % of the patients were men. The average age of all patients was 70,6 years (25 – 92 years, SD: 15,8). 22 patients had a pre-existing illness of the thoracolumbar spine: in 17 cases (63 %) a diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), 4 patients (3,7 %) with an ankylosing spondylitis and 1 case with an osteoporosis. In 29,6 % of cases the causal trauma was light and in 70,6 % there was an high-energy accident. In 14 patients (52 %) the anterior column of the spine was injured through the disc and in 13 cases (48 %) the lesion was osseous. All patients without a pre-existing illness of the spine had an injury through the disc. 6 patients (22,2 %) got a neurological deficit because of the hyperextension injury. All patients were treated operatively by implantation of a fixateur interne. Conclusion: Compared with literature the results of our study showed that hyperextension injuries of the thoracolumbar spine had a higher risk for neurological deficits than other group-B-lesions. Neurological deficits only occurred after high-energy traumas. Ankylosing spondylitis and DISH increased the incidence for thoracolumbar hyperextension injuries. Hyperextension lesions more frequently occurred to spines with a pre-existing illness and thus to older people. Only in presence of a pre-existing spine-illness a light trauma could cause a hyperextension injury. In these cases the thoracolumbar junction was mainly affected, thoracic spine injuries mostly occurred after a high-energy trauma. Osseous hyperextension lesions of the anterior and posterior column only appeared in spines with a pre-existing illness, in an intact spine the lesion always occurred through the disc and was ligamentous. KW - Wirbelsäulenverletzung KW - Extension KW - Lendenwirbelsäule KW - Brustwirbelsäule KW - extension KW - spine KW - thoracolumbar Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-83062 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Binder, Tobias A1 - Lange, Florian A1 - Pozzi, Nicolò A1 - Musacchio, Thomas A1 - Daniels, Christine A1 - Odorfer, Thorsten A1 - Fricke, Patrick A1 - Matthies, Cordula A1 - Volkmann, Jens A1 - Capetian, Philipp T1 - Feasibility of local field potential-guided programming for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: a comparison with clinical and neuro-imaging guided approaches in a randomized, controlled pilot trial JF - Brain Stimulation N2 - Highlights • Beta-Guided programming is an innovative approach that may streamline the programming process for PD patients with STN DBS. • While preliminary findings from our study suggest that Beta Titration may potentially mitigate STN overstimulation and enhance symptom control, • Our results demonstrate that beta-guided programming significantly reduces programming time, suggesting it could be efficiently integrated into routine clinical practice using a commercially available patient programmer. Background Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical outcomes after DBS can be limited by poor programming, which remains a clinically driven, lengthy and iterative process. Electrophysiological recordings in PD patients undergoing STN-DBS have shown an association between STN spectral power in the beta frequency band (beta power) and the severity of clinical symptoms. New commercially-available DBS devices now enable the recording of STN beta oscillations in chronically-implanted PD patients, thereby allowing investigation into the use of beta power as a biomarker for DBS programming. Objective To determine the potential advantages of beta-guided DBS programming over clinically and image-guided programming in terms of clinical efficacy and programming time. Methods We conducted a randomized, blinded, three-arm, crossover clinical trial in eight Parkinson's patients with STN-DBS who were evaluated three months after DBS surgery. We compared clinical efficacy and time required for each DBS programming paradigm, as well as DBS parameters and total energy delivered between the three strategies (beta-, clinically- and image-guided). Results All three programming methods showed similar clinical efficacy, but the time needed for programming was significantly shorter for beta- and image-guided programming compared to clinically-guided programming (p < 0.001). Conclusion Beta-guided programming may be a useful and more efficient approach to DBS programming in Parkinson's patients with STN-DBS. It takes significantly less time to program than traditional clinically-based programming, while providing similar symptom control. In addition, it is readily available within the clinical DBS programmer, making it a valuable tool for improving current clinical practice. KW - beta power KW - deep brain stimulation KW - local field potentials KW - Parkinson's disease KW - DBS programming KW - DBS biomarkers Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-350280 VL - 16 IS - 5 ER -