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Long-term ecological assessment of intracranial electrophysiology synchronized to behavioral markers in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

(OPEN ACCESS) Provenza NR, Sheth SA, Dastin-van Rijn EM, Mathura RK, Ding Y, Vogt GS, Avendano-Ortega M, Ramakrishnan N, Peled N, Gelin LFF, Xing D, Jeni LA, Ertugrul IO, Barrios-Anderson A, Matteson E, Wiese AD, Xu J, Viswanathan A, Harrison …

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Deep Brain Stimulation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of the Experimental and Clinical Literature.

(OPEN ACCESS) Meeres J, Hariz M. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2022;100(3):143-155. SUMMARY Up to 30% of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially combat veterans, remain refractory to conventional treatment. For them, DBS has been suggested. The authors review the literature …

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Commentary on the Continued Investigational Status of DBS for Psychiatric Indications.

(OPEN ACCESS) Coffey RJ, Caroff SN. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2022;100(3):156-167. SUMMARY The authors discuss how promising results from initial pilot studies of DBS in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) were not validated in 2 randomized, controlled, multicenter trials. Reliance on pilot data …

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Stimulation of the pedunculopontine and cuneiform nuclei for freezing of gait and falls in Parkinson disease: Cross-over single-blinded study and long-term follow-up.

Bourilhon J, Mullie Y, Olivier C, Cherif S, Belaid H, Grabli D, Czernecki V, Karachi C, Welter ML. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Mar;96:13-17. SUMMARY DBS of the mesencephalic locomotor region, composed of the pedunculopontine (PPN) and cuneiform (CuN) nuclei, has …

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Which one is the superior target? A comparison and pooled analysis between posterior subthalamic area and ventral intermediate nucleus deep brain stimulation for essential tremor.

(OPEN ACCESS) Fan H, Bai Y, Yin Z, An Q, Xu Y, Gao Y, Meng F, Zhang J. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2022 Jun 10. SUMMARY Analysis to identify the superior target of ET-DBS using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google …

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<strong>Ventral Intermediate Nucleus of the Thalamus versus Posterior Subthalamic Area: Network Meta-Analysis of DBS Target Site Efficacy for Essential Tremor.</strong>

Kondapavulur S, Silva AB, Wang DD. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2022 Mar 29:1-12. SUMMARY systematic review and network meta-analysis, examining the efficacy of Vim versus PSA DBS for treating medically refractory ET. categorized outcomes as short-term (≤12 months) or long-term (>12 …

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Subthalamic deep brain stimulation versus best medical treatment: a 12-year follow-up.

(OPEN ACCESS) de Noordhout AM, Mouchamps M, Remacle J-M, Delstanche S, Bonhomme V, Gonce M. Acta Neurol Belg. 2022 Feb;122(1):197-202. SUMMARY The authors followed over 12 years 15 parkinsonian patients having undergone STN-DBS and compared them to a matched group …

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The Role of Microelectrode Recording and Stereotactic Computed Tomography in Verifying Lead Placement During Awake MRI-Guided Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease.

(OPEN ACCESS) Vinke RS, Selvaraj AK, Geerlings M, Georgiev D, Sadikov A, Kubben PL, Doorduin J, Praamstra P, Bloem BR, Bartels RHMA, Esselink RAJ. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(4):1269-1278. SUMMARY The authors evaluate the added value of MER and intraoperative clinical …

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Long-term independence and quality of life after subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease.

(OPEN ACCESS) Castrioto A, Debû B, Cousin E, Pelissier P, Lhommée E, Bichon A, Schmitt E, Kistner A, Meoni S, Seigneuret E, Chabardes S, Krack P, Moro E, Fraix V. Eur J Neurol. 2022 Jun 6. SUMMARY STN DBS patients …

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