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Anatomic and neurophysiological methods for the targeting and lesioning of the subthalamic nucleus: Cuban experience and review

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE To develop a method to place a lesion precisely in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS A retrospective study of targeting data collected during stereotactic planning to lesion the STN in 31 patients with Parkinson's disease and of results in more than 50 procedures was performed. The targeting method was based on computed tomographic imaging together with semimicroelectrode recording digital processing and electrical stimulation. Two statistical methods were used to correlate initial with final target coordinates and assess the efficacy of the targeting procedure. RESULTS The anatomic target based on computed tomographic imaging data showed electrical activity in the subthalamus in the first pass in 82% of the procedures. In the remaining 18%, the STN was an average of 1.93 mm away from the …