Ablative stereotactic surgery improves manual performance time in Parkinson's disease

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of stereotactic ablative surgical interventions on the time required for the performance of manual tasks (i.e. performance time) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We studied 28 patients after pallidotomy and pallido-thalamotomy who were evaluated at four time: before the operation, and 2 days, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. The speed of performance of handwriting and drawing were assessed by means of a chronometer using certain parts of an international standard scale (modified by Fahn). The patients were also assessed according to the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III. The patients were divided into two groups. Those in group A had relief of all main Parkinsonian symptoms after pallidotomy including tremor. The patients in group B had no relief of tremor straight after pallidotomy. For them the pallidotomy was completed with thalamotomy in the same sitting, which had resulted in cessation of tremor. The time of performance of the manual tasks diminished significantly in all cases in both groups (Student's t-test: p<0.0001). No complications developed following pallidotomy. Pallido-thalamotomy caused transient adverse effects in two patients, and one patient developed permanent adverse effects such as dysarthria and dysequilibrium. Significant improvements were observed in the speed of handwriting and drawing in both groups, but pallido-thalamotomy was accompanied with complications.     

Outcome of unilateral pallidotomy in advanced Parkinson's disease: cohort study of 32 patients

OBJECTIVES: In a randomised trial to study the efficacy of unilateral pallidotomy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, patients having pallidotomy within 1 month after randomisation were compared with patients having pallidotomy 6 months after the primary outcome assessment. Of the 37 patients enrolled 32 had a unilateral pallidotomy. The follow up study of these patients is presented to report (1) clinical outcome; (2) adverse effects; (3) cognitive and behavioural effects; (4) relation between lesion location and outcome; and (5) preoperative patient characteristics predictive for good outcome. METHODS: Outcome measures were the motor section of the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS), levodopa induced dyskinesias, disability, quality of life, and a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify preoperative patient characteristics independently associated with good outcome. RESULTS: Off phase assessment showed a reduction in parkinsonism from 49 to 36.5 points on the UPDRS 6 months after surgery. Improvements were also demonstrated for activities of daily living and quality of life. In the on phase dyskinesias were reduced. All effects lasted up to 12 months after surgery. Three patients had major permanent adverse effects. Besides worsening of verbal fluency after left sided surgery, systematic cognitive deterioration was not detected. Patients taking less than 1000 levodopa equivalent units (LEU)/day were more likely to improve. CONCLUSIONS: The positive effects of unilateral pallidotomy are stable up to 1 year after surgery. Patients taking less than 1000 LEU per day were most likely to improve.     

Bilateral pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study.

We evaluated the effects of bilateral pallidotomy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Thirteen patients with Parkinson's disease had a staged bilateral pallidotomy if they had severe response fluctuations, dyskinesias, painful dystonia, or bradykinesia despite optimum pharmacological treatment. Assessment scales were the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating scale (UPDRS), the Schwab and England scale, and a questionnaire on the effects of disability in activities of daily living and adverse effects. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated for lesion location and extension. The median off-phase UPDRS motor score was reduced from 43.5 to 29 after the first pallidotomy, and it was further reduced to 23.5 after the second pallidotomy (n = 8). The UPDRS activities of daily living off-phase score improved from 28.5 to 20.5 after the first pallidotomy and to 19 after the second pallidotomy (n = 6). The Schwab and England scale off-phase score showed an improvement after both procedures, first from 40 to 60, and thereafter to 90 (n = 8). On-phase dyskinesias were reduced substantially. Eight patients had adverse effects, of whom five had problems with speech. One patient became hemiplegic due to a delayed infarction. Ten patients experienced further benefit from the second procedure. Bilateral pallidotomy reduces dyskinesias. A second contralateral pallidotomy may reduce parkinsonism, although to a lesser degree compared with the first pallidotomy and with an increased risk for adverse effects.     

Effects of pallidotomy and levodopa on walking and reaching movements in Parkinson's disease.

We examined the effects of levodopa and unilateral pallidotomy on quantitative measures of walking and reaching in Parkinson's disease (PD). We also compared quantitative measures of movement with standard clinical rating scales. We used kinematic measures and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor subscale (subscale III) to evaluate the movement of 10 people with PD. Subjects were tested after withholding PD medications for at least 8 hours and again 30 to 45 minutes after taking the first morning dose of levodopa. They were studied in this manner before unilateral pallidotomy and then 3.5 to 10 months after surgery. The UPDRS motor subscale was performed in each state. Kinematic data were collected as subjects reached to a target and walked. The UPDRS motor subscale ratings were similar to those reported in the literature: pallidotomy improved the overall motor score and the contralateral bradykinesia + rigidity score, but not the gait + posture score. In contrast, kinematic measures demonstrated that levodopa and pallidotomy had different effects on walking and reaching speed. Both treatments improved walking speed, and the effect was additive. Levodopa improved reaching speed before pallidotomy but did not improve it as much after pallidotomy. Additionally, pallidotomy had inconsistent effects on reaching; some subjects were faster and others were slower. The subjects who initially reached more slowly improved after pallidotomy; the subjects who initially reached more normally (faster) worsened after pallidotomy. On the basis of our results, we speculate that basal ganglia output pathways that control walking and reaching may be distinct, such that bilateral projections to the pedunculopontine area influence walking, whereas ipsilateral thalamocortical projections influence reaching.     

Unilateral pallidotomy in PD: a controlled study of cognitive and behavioral effects. The Netherlands Pallidotomy Study (NEPAS) group

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether unilateral pallidotomy affects cognitive and behavioral functioning. METHODS: At baseline and after 6 months we assessed neuropsychological functioning in 35 patients with advanced PD. After baseline examination, patients were randomized to pallidotomy within 1 month (6 left-sided, 13 right-sided) or to pallidotomy after follow-up assessment 6 months later (n = 16; control group). We performed neuropsychological tests of language, visuospatial function, memory, attention, and executive functions. Self ratings and proxy ratings of memory problems and dysexecutive symptoms were also collected. RESULTS: No significant differences over time were found between pallidotomy and control groups, with the exception of a decrease of verbal fluency in the left-sided pallidotomy group. CONCLUSIONS: Unilateral pallidotomy is relatively safe with respect to cognition and behavior. Left-sided pallidotomy may lead to minor deterioration in verbal fluency. The sample size of this study is too small, however, to rule out the possibility of infrequent but clinically important side effects.     

Unilateral and bilateral pallidotomy for idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a case series of 115 patients.

Lesioning of the internal pallidum is known to improve the symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and alleviate dyskinesia and motor fluctuations related to levodopa therapy. The benefit obtained contralateral to a single lesion is insufficient in some cases when symptoms are bilaterally disabling. However, reports of unacceptably high rates of adverse effects after bilateral pallidotomy have limited its use in such cases. We report on the outcome of unilateral (UPVP) and bilateral (BPVP) posteroventral pallidotomy in a consecutive case series of 115 patients with PD in the United Kingdom and Australia. After 3 months, UPVP resulted in a 27% reduction in the off medication Part III (motor) Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale score and abolition of dyskinesia in 40% of cases. For BPVP, these figures were increased to 31% and 63%, respectively. Follow-up of a smaller group to 12 months found the motor scores to be worsening but benefit to dyskinesia and activities of daily living was maintained. Speech was adversely affected after BPVP, although the change was small in most cases. Unilateral and bilateral pallidotomy can be performed safely without microelectrode localisation. Bilateral pallidotomy appears to be more effective, particularly in reducing dyskinesia; in our experience, the side effects have not been as high as reported by other groups.     

微电极引导的苍白球鼠损术对帕金森病患者认知功能的近期影响

目的：了解微电极引导的腹侧苍白球毁损术（PVP）对帕金森病（PD）患者认知功能的影响,方法：对接受PVP治疗的20例PD患者手术前后进行认知功能检查,临床记忆量表、线方向判断测验、言主流畅性及简明精神状态量表检查。结果：左侧PVP患者术后临床记忆量表联想学习分测验成绩较术前显著减退（P＜0．05）,其余记忆分测验、记忆商以及其他认知检查手术前后无显著改变（P＞0．05）;右侧PVP患者术后较术前各项检查成绩无明显改变（P＞0．05）,手术后运动功能较术前显著改善（P＜0．05）。结论左侧苍白球参与了语言记忆,PVP对所检查的认知功能影响轻微。     

Long-term suppression of tremor by deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus combined with pallidotomy in hemiparkinsonian patients

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) is a powerful surgical option in the treatment of tremor-predominant Parkinson’s disease. However, its therapeutic efficacy depends on the tremor distribution. DBS is highly efficient in relief of distal appendicular tremor but not other types of tremor. Also, it is generally thought that DBS of the VIM has no significant beneficial effects on other motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. We report two hemiparkinsonian patients, in whom unilateral VIM DBS combined with posteroventral pallidotomy produced long-lasting suppression of not only hand tremor, but also leg or jaw tremor and other motor symptoms.     

Microeletrode guided stereotactic pallidotomy and pallido-thalamotomy for treatment of Parkinson's disease

ObjectiveAuthors evaluated the therapeutic effect of the MRI and microelectrodeguided stereotactic pallido- and pallido-thalamotomy in 33 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), whose symptoms were refractory to pharmacological therapy.Matherial and methodsThe patients were evaluated according to the internationally standardized rating scales (UPDRS part II, III, Schawb &; England, Hoehn &; Yahr, and Fahn) at six timepoints: before the operation, and 2 days, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months postoperatively. The patients were divided into 2 groups. Those in group A had relief of all main parkinsonian symptoms after pallidotomy including tremor. The patients in group B had no relief of tremor after pallidotomy. For them the pallidotomy was completed by thalamotomy in the same sitting, which had resulted in cessation of tremor.ResultsThe following results were obtained by using the UPDRS part III: after pallidotomy “On state” mean: preoperative 51,2, postoperative at 2^nd day 29,5 at 3, 6 and 9^th month 26, and at 12^th month 28,7. “Off state” mean: preoperative 64,3, postoperative at 2^nd day 31,6, at 3, 6 and 9^th month 26, and at 12^th months 30,5. After pallidothalamotomy “On state” mean: preoperative 43,5, postoperative at 2^nd day 27,9, at 3^rd month 22,9, at 6^th month 22,8, and at 9 and 12^th month 24,5. “Off state” mean: preoperative 62,6, postoperative at 2^nd day 38, at 3^rd month 30, at 6^th month 31,8 and at 9 and 12^th month 33,8.ConclusionsFor those patients, whose tremor was not successfully controlled by pallidotomy, the combined pallido-thalamotomy was effective. The clinical symptomps, according to the rating scales, improved significantly in both groups (student t: P < 0,0001), but bilateral lesioning carried higher surgical morbidity.     

Motor circuitry re-organization after pallidotomy in Parkinson disease: a neurophysiological study of the bereitschaftspotential, contingent negative variation, and N30.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the reorganization changes in the motor circuitry of the basal ganglia following unilateral posteroventral pallidotomy in Parkinson disease (PD) patients using neurophysiological paradigms. Eight advanced PD patients received a neurophysiological battery 2 months prior and 6 months after unilateral pallidotomy. Examinations were all performed in the practically defined "off" situation. Bereitschaftspotential (BP) and N30 were recorded for each hand alternately. Contingent negative variation (CNV) was obtained using a visual Go/no-Go paradigm. ANOVAs (electrode position; surgery) were applied for BP and CNV results. N30 data were analyzed using Wilcoxon matched-pair tests. A significant increase in amplitude of the late component (NS') of the BP was evidenced with patient performing with the hand contralateral to pallidotomy. No significant amplitude differences were found in CNV after surgery in any lead, or in any of the time windows tested. A trend toward significance was observed corresponding to a postsurgical numerical increase in amplitude of the N30 peak in the hand contralateral to pallidotomy. These results suggest that neurophysiological changes after pallidotomy are mainly in the last stages of movement preparation and execution.     

Comparison of Contralateral Pallidotomy vs. Pallidal Stimulation After Prior Unilateral Pallidotomy for Parkinson’s Disease

Objectives: Pallidal stimulation and pallidotomy are known to improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it is not known which modality produces greater benefit in patients who have already undergone unilateral pallidotomy. It is also suggested that the original pallidal surgery provides a greater benefit than subsequent pallidal surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze which modality produced greater PD symptom improvement in patients with a prior pallidotomy and whether the chronological order of the pallidal surgery influenced the size of the improvement. Methods: Five patients who had undergone a prior unilateral pallidotomy for PD were studied. Because of ongoing Parkinsonian symptoms, all patients subsequently underwent contralateral pallidal surgery, either a further pallidotomy or pallidal stimulation. All surgeries were performed by a single functional neurosurgeon and the patients prospectively assessed and scored at routine follow‐ups. Paired‐sample t‐tests were used to detect differences in outcomes after first and second surgeries. Results: Two patients underwent pallidal stimulation and three underwent a second pallidotomy. Mean follow‐up was 13.5 months and 12.3 months, respectively. Greater percentage improvements in the majority of scores were found after pallidal stimulation compared with a second pallidotomy, namely Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) II off (25.22% vs. −3.27%), UPDRS III off (36.15% vs. 5.21%), rigidity (58.34% vs. 11.54%), tremor (5.56% vs. −30.48%), bradykinesia (48.55% vs. −2.23%), gait composite (16.52% vs. −51.79%), dyskinesia duration (83.33% vs. 66.67%), dyskinesia disability (100% vs. 66.67%), speech (10% vs. −50%), and the proportion of the day spent in the “off” state (50% vs. 25%). Comparing outcomes after the first surgery to those after the second surgery, statistical differences were found in dyskinesia duration improvement and ipsilateral dyskinesia improvement after the second surgery (p < 0.004 and p = 0.021, respectively). Conclusions: Pallidal stimulation produced greater symptom improvement than a second pallidotomy and subsequent surgery did not produce inferior results to the original pallidal surgery.     

Pallidotomy versus pallidal stimulation

Both posteroventral pallidotomy and pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) have a documented effect on Parkinsonian symptoms. DBS is more costly and more laborious than pallidotomy. The aim of this study was to analyse the respective long-term effect of each surgical procedure on contralateral symptoms in the same patients. Five consecutive patients, two women and three men, who at first surgery had a mean age of 64 years and a mean duration of disease of 18 years, received a pallidotomy contralateral to the more symptomatic side of the body. At a mean of 14 months later, the same patients received a pallidal DBS on the side contralateral to the pallidotomy. All patients had on-off phenomena and dyskinesias. There were three left-sided and two right-sided pallidotomies, and, subsequently, two left-sided and three right-sided pallidal DBS. The latest evaluation was performed 37 months (range 22-60) after the pallidotomy and 22 months (range 12-33) after the pallidal DBS. Mean UPDRS motor score pre-operatively was 49 and at last follow-up 33 (32.7% improvement, p<0.05). Appendicular items 20-26 contralateral to pallidotomy remained improved more significantly than contralateral to DBS. Dyskinesia scores were also improved more markedly contralateral to the pallidotomy. Two patients exhibited moderate dysarthria and one patient severe dysphonia following DBS. Symptoms contralateral to the chronologically older pallidotomy, especially dyskinesias, rigidity and tremor, were still more improved than symptoms contralateral to the more recent pallidal DBS, despite numerous post-operative patient visits to optimise stimulation parameters.     

微电极记录技术在帕金森病手术治疗价值

目的　总结微电极导向立体定向手术治疗帕金森病的临床经验及治疗效果。方法　自 1 999年 4月至 2 0 0 1年 2月采用微电极导向立体定向手术治疗帕金森病 350例 ,其中苍白球腹后部毁损术 (PVP) 2 78例 ,丘脑腹中间核 (Vim)毁损术 35例 ,同期同侧PVP和Vim毁损术 1 5例 ,行同期双侧PVP 1 1例 ,分期双侧PVP 8例 ,分期一侧PVP或另一侧Vim毁损术 3例。对手术前后的“关”状态和“开”状态进行生活能力评分、UPDRS评分 ,并进行门诊随访。结果　术后日常生活能力评分“关”状态提高 2 9.8% ,“开”状态提高 2 5 .9%。UPDRS :在“关”状态下 ,总的改善率为 57.3 % ,其中精神行为情绪改善率为 50 .8% ,日常活动改善率 59.1 % ,运动功能改善率 58.2 %。结论　PVP对震颤效果不如Vim毁损术 ,对震颤明显 ,无明显僵直的患者可选择Vim毁损术 ,对震颤僵直型患者可分期双侧PVP毁损术。     

Subthalamic deep brain stimulation in patients with a previous pallidotomy.

The safety and efficacy of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients who have had a previous unilateral pallidotomy is not clear. We identified 10 patients (9 male) at the Baylor College of Medicine Parkinson's Disease Center who underwent STN DBS after prior unilateral pallidotomy. Demographics, efficacy as determined by off Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III scores, and levodopa equivalent dosing were analyzed. We then compared these to an age- and sex-matched group of 25 DBS patients who had no prior pallidotomy. After their initial pallidotomy (mean age, 51.8 +/- 10.8 years), the mean UPDRS motor off medicine scores improved from 51.3 +/- 14.3 to 34.9 +/- 12.8, and the UPDRS dyskinesia score improved from 1.8 +/- 1.0 to 0.8 +/- 0.7. Their STN DBS off UPDRS motor scores (mean age, 56.0 +/- 10.2 years) improved by 16.0% from 53.1 +/- 9.7 (range, 42-68) to 44.6 +/- 11.1 (range, 25-67). In contrast, the UPDRS off motor scores in a control group of 25 DBS patients improved by 49.9%, from 49.7 +/- 11.1 to 25.7 +/- 18.9, (16.0% vs. 49.9%; P < 0.001). Changes in UPDRS dyskinesia scores were similar in both groups. AE thought to be related to the STN DBS following pallidotomy included worse dysarthria (three) and worse balance (two). STN DBS patients with prior pallidotomy had less improvement in UPDRS off motor score compared to other STN DBS patients, despite relatively good outcomes immediately after their pallidotomy. This may be partially due to a selection bias, but it may also indicate that prior pallidotomy is a negative predictor of outcome of STN DBS and should be considered in patient selection.     

微电极引导的苍白球腹后部毁损术与中医药治疗帕金森病的对比研究

目的 :通过微电极引导的苍白球腹后部毁损术和中医药疗法治疗帕金森病的对比研究 ,探讨手术疗法和中医药疗法各自的疗效特点和治疗适应证。方法 :应用微电极引导的苍白球腹后部毁损术治疗帕金森病 34例 ,手术包括同期双侧、分期双侧和单侧手术。针刺配合中药治疗帕金森病 5 6例。Webster帕金森病功能障碍记分法评分 ,将治疗前后和两组之间治疗结果进行对比。结果 :手术治疗组 34例帕金森病病人中 ,有 33例患者在手术过程中震颤、僵直、运动迟缓等主要症状均有不同程度的缓解 ,手术后这些症状也持续好转 ,但其症状缓解程度在不同的病人中有所不同。Webster帕金森病功能障碍记分法评分 ,术后 1周进步率为 5 0 %～ 99%者 2 6例 ,1%～ 49%者 7例 ,<1%者 1例 ,总有效率 97%。中医药治疗组 80 %以上的患者治疗一个月后主观症状改善 ,主要体征好转 ,基本生活能力得到提高。治疗 3个月后Webster帕金森病功能障碍记分法评分 ,进步率为 5 0 %～ 99%者 6例 ,1%～ 49%者 39例 ,<1%者 11例 ,总有效率为 80 4%。两组患者治疗前、后评分结果进行t检验 ,P <0 0 1,两组之间治疗结果的总有效率进行 χ2 检验校正 ,P <0 0 5。结论 :微电极引导的苍白球腹后部毁损术和中医药治疗帕金森病均可取得较为满意的疗效。手术组对     

Pallidotomy effect on the cortical excitability in patients with severe Parkinson's disease.

Surgical lesions in the medial pallidum have been shown to ameliorate motor deficits in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). It is believed that interruption of the pallidothalamocortical projections to the motor cortex is required for the satisfactory results. In this report, we adopt cortico-cortical inhibition as the tool to assess the pallidotomy effect on cortical excitability in PD. Interstimulus interval between 1 and 15 msec were investigated. The average peak-to-peak amplitude was measured and calculated at each delay. A total of 8 patients (M:F = 4:4) 54.9 years of age (SD = 9.6) and 10 controls were recruited for the study. In the controls, the inhibitory phenomenon was observed from the 1-msec to the 4-msec delay points and the maximal inhibition was at the 3-msec delay point (33.69% +/- 6.50% of the control response). Mild facilitation was noticed since the 5-msec delay point and thereafter. In patients before operation, a similar trend of inhibition was also observed in the initial 4 msec with the maximal inhibition also at the 3-msec delay point (64.66 +/- 6.77% of the control response). In the postoperative group, the short interstimulus interval inhibition can no longer be observed and the conditioned response was 95.06 +/- 23.68% of the control at the 3-msec delay point. The suppression was gone at and after the 7-msec delay point. Results of repeated-measures analysis of variance show a significant difference among the controls and PD patients before and 3 months after pallidotomy (F = 3.40, P = 0.05). Post hoc examination revealed a significant difference between the controls and PD patients 3 months after pallidotomy at the 3-msec delay point (P = 0.004). However, no correlation was observed between the 3-msec inhibition and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Motor score or the dyskinesia score. The results suggest that pallidotomy can modulate the cortical inhibitory circuitry in patients with PD.     

脑深部电刺激术治疗毁损术后帕金森病的疗效

目的 探讨脑深部电刺激术（DBS）治疗苍白球或丘脑毁损术后帕金森病的疗效与安全性。方法 回顾性分析2013年1月至2021年3月毁损术后复发或出现新症状而行DBS治疗的33例帕金森病的临床资料。DBS后6个月,采用统一帕金森病量表（UPDRS）运动功能（UPDRS Ⅲ）评分和生活能力（UPDRS Ⅱ）评分、H-Y分期、简明精神量表评分（MMSE）以及左旋多巴等效日剂量（LEDD）评估疗效以及用药情况;记录刺激频率、脉宽、电压、阻抗,并计算刺激能量。结果 术后随访6个月~8.25年,未出现言语障碍、眼球活动障碍、偏瘫、颅内出血或梗死、癫痫发作、颅内感染病例,无硬件故障;5例因电池耗竭行脉冲发生器置换术。DBS后6个月,UPDRS Ⅲ评分、UPDRS Ⅱ评分、H-Y分期、LEDD均较术前明显降低（P<0.05）,而MMSE评分较术前无明显变化（P>0.05）;和非毁损侧相比,毁损侧肢体震颤评分改善率明显增高（P<0.05）,但僵硬评分改善率、运动迟缓评分改善率均无明显变化（P>0.05）;和非毁损侧相比,毁损侧刺激电压和刺激能量明显降低（P<0.05）,但刺激频率、脉宽和阻抗无明显变化（P>0.05）。结论 PD病人神经核团毁损术后复发或出现新症状,DBS是安全、有效的,毁损侧DBS后电刺激所需能量及电压更低。     

感觉性抽动的立体定向苍白球射频毁损术

目的研究分析22例Tourette综合征（TS）的感觉性抽动特点及实施单侧苍白球腹后部毁损术的治疗作用。方法对22例经过系统的精神科药物及心理行为治疗失败的TS患者实施立体定向苍白球射频毁损术,应用YGTSS评分量表和感觉性先兆问卷对运动性抽动和感觉性抽动进行评估。结果22例患者中18例（81.8%）有各种类型的感觉性抽动,位于头/面部者最多（72.2%）,术后感觉性抽动发作频率较术前均有所下降,YGTSS各项评分均显著下降（P〈0.01）,其中运动抽动的改善率最高。结论感觉性抽动是TS的常见症状,单侧苍白球腹后部毁损术能全面减轻TS各种症状,但远期疗效有待进一步观察。     

Unilateral pallidotomy versus bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in PD

Abstract Objective To compare the cognitive and behavioural effects of unilateral pallidotomy and bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation. Methods After baseline examination 34 patients were randomly assigned to unilateral pallidotomy (4 left-sided, 10 right-sided) or bilateral STN stimulation (n=20). At baseline and six and twelve months after surgery we administered neuropsychological tests of language, memory, visuospatial function, mental speed and executive functions. Also a depression rating scale, and self and proxy ratings of memory and dysexecutive symptoms were administered. Results Six months after surgery, the STN group and the pallidotomy group differed significantly in change from baseline in number of errors on two tests of executive functioning. After 12 months the STN group reported less positive affect compared with baseline than the pallidotomy group. One patient in the STN group showed an overall cognitive deterioration due to complications. Conclusions Although we need larger groups to draw firm conclusions, our results suggest that bilateral STN stimulation has slightly more negative effects on executive functioning than unilateral pallidotomy.     

Prior pallidotomy reduces and modifies neuronal activity in the subthalamic nucleus of Parkinson's disease patients

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with prior radio-frequency lesions in the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi, pallidotomy), whose symptoms have deteriorated, may be candidates for further invasive treatment such as subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). Six patients with prior pallidotomy (five unilaterally; one bilaterally) underwent bilateral STN DBS. The microelectrode recordings (MERs, used intraoperatively for STN verification), ipsilateral and contralateral to pallidotomy, and MERs from 11 matched PD patients who underwent bilateral STN DBS without prior pallidotomy were compared. For each trajectory, average, variance and mean successive difference (MSD, a measure of irregularity) of the root mean square (RMS) of the STN MER were calculated. The RMS in trajectories ipsilateral to pallidotomy showed significant reduction of the mean average and MSD of STN activity when compared with trajectories from patients without prior pallidotomy. The RMS parameters contralateral to pallidotomy tend to lie between those ipsilateral to pallidotomy and those without prior pallidotomy. The average STN power spectral density of oscillatory activity was notably lower ipsilateral to pallidotomy than contralateral, or without prior pallidotomy. The finding that pallidotomy reduces STN activity and changes firing characteristics, in conjunction with the effectiveness of STN DBS despite prior pallidotomy, calls for reappraisal and modification of the current model of the basal ganglia (BG) cortical network. It highlights the critical role of direct projections from the BG to brain-stem structures and suggests a possible GPi–STN reciprocal positive-feedback mechanism.