DBS programming requirements and longevity
Objective: Determine need for programming for contemporary DBS systems, and the rate of explant, revision, or replacement. Background: DBS provides relief for motor symptoms of…A pilot study of horizontal current steering with chronically implanted segmented electrodes for STN-DBS in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate the effect of horizontal current steering using a chronically implanted segmented lead and multiple independent current source technology on clinical effect and…Incidence and characteristics of gait dysfunction after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation
Objective: To identify the effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on gait kinematics in patients with PD and describe the incidence of gait dysfunction…Transient, symptomatic, non-infectious hypodensity around deep brain stimulation electrode
Objective: To report a post-operative, transient non-infectious, but symptomatic, brain edema surrounding the deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode that resolved without intervention. Background: Potential hardware…Constant-current stimulation in Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect (motor, non-motor and cognitive) of a three-month switch from constant-voltage (CV) to constant-current (CC) stimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD)…Weight changes in PD patients post-DBS: A look at the factors involved
Objective: To evaluate the factors associated with weight changes in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients after deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. Background: DBS is a well-established…Neuropsychological safety of bilateral pallidal (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) under general anesthesia
Objective: To evaluate neuropsychological outcome of bilateral GPi DBS carried out under general anesthesia using a combination of direct anatomical targeting and intraoperative computed tomography…Recharge frequency is not driven by therapy power usage in patients implanted with rechargeable deep brain stimulation systems
Objective: To explore the relationship between recharge frequency and therapy power usage in patients with rechargeable deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices. Background: Advancements in DBS…Assessment of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with STN-DBS
Objective: To evaluate FOG in patients with PD treated with STN-DBS and to compare sensitivity of different assessments of FOG in this specific group of…Transcranial unilateral MR guided high intensity focused ultrasound in Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor seems to be save concerning dysphagia and dysarthria
Objective: To report first results of a study monitoring speech and swallowing function after lesional functional neurosurgery for movement disorders. Background: Transcranial MR-guided high intensity…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.