Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area

Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) is a well-established, effective treatment for dystonia. Substantial variability of therapeutic success has been the one of the drivers of an ongoing debate about proper stimulation site and settings, with several indic...

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Main Authors: Pavel Filip, Andrej Lasica, Dimitra Kiakou, Karsten Mueller, Jiří Keller, Dušan Urgošík, Daniel Novák, Robert Jech
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Andrej Lasica
Dimitra Kiakou
Karsten Mueller
Jiří Keller
Dušan Urgošík
Daniel Novák
Robert Jech
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Robert Jech
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description Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) is a well-established, effective treatment for dystonia. Substantial variability of therapeutic success has been the one of the drivers of an ongoing debate about proper stimulation site and settings, with several indications of the notional sweet spot pointing to the lower GPi or even subpallidal area. Methods: The presented patient-blinded, random-order study with cross-sectional verification against healthy controls enrolled 17 GPi DBS idiopathic, cervical or generalised dystonia patients to compare the effect of the stimulation in the upper and lower GPi area, with the focus on sensorimotor network connectivity and local activity measured using functional magnetic resonance. Results: Stimulation brought both these parameters to levels closer to the state detected in healthy controls. This effect was much more pronounced during the stimulation in the lower GPi area or beneath it than in slightly higher positions, with stimulation-related changes detected by both metrics of interest in the sensorimotor cortex, striatum, thalamus and cerebellum. Conclusions: All in all, this study not only replicated the results of previous studies on GPi DBS as a modality restoring sensorimotor network connectivity and local activity in dystonia towards the levels in healthy population, but also showed that lower GPi area or even subpallidal structures, be it white matter or even small, but essential nodes in the zona incerta as nucleus basalis of Meynert, are important regions to consider when programming DBS in dystonia patients.
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spelling doaj-art-0dfb86673b9f4b09bc90fa76a0b7cc582025-08-20T02:57:32ZengElsevierNeuroImage: Clinical2213-15822025-01-014510375010.1016/j.nicl.2025.103750Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal areaPavel Filip0Andrej Lasica1Dimitra Kiakou2Karsten Mueller3Jiří Keller4Dušan Urgošík5Daniel Novák6Robert Jech7Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic; Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 120 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of stereotactic and radiation neurosurgery, Nemocnice Na Homolce, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic; Corresponding author.Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) is a well-established, effective treatment for dystonia. Substantial variability of therapeutic success has been the one of the drivers of an ongoing debate about proper stimulation site and settings, with several indications of the notional sweet spot pointing to the lower GPi or even subpallidal area. Methods: The presented patient-blinded, random-order study with cross-sectional verification against healthy controls enrolled 17 GPi DBS idiopathic, cervical or generalised dystonia patients to compare the effect of the stimulation in the upper and lower GPi area, with the focus on sensorimotor network connectivity and local activity measured using functional magnetic resonance. Results: Stimulation brought both these parameters to levels closer to the state detected in healthy controls. This effect was much more pronounced during the stimulation in the lower GPi area or beneath it than in slightly higher positions, with stimulation-related changes detected by both metrics of interest in the sensorimotor cortex, striatum, thalamus and cerebellum. Conclusions: All in all, this study not only replicated the results of previous studies on GPi DBS as a modality restoring sensorimotor network connectivity and local activity in dystonia towards the levels in healthy population, but also showed that lower GPi area or even subpallidal structures, be it white matter or even small, but essential nodes in the zona incerta as nucleus basalis of Meynert, are important regions to consider when programming DBS in dystonia patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225000208Deep brain stimulationDystoniaInternal globus pallidusResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
spellingShingle Pavel Filip
Andrej Lasica
Dimitra Kiakou
Karsten Mueller
Jiří Keller
Dušan Urgošík
Daniel Novák
Robert Jech
Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
NeuroImage: Clinical
Deep brain stimulation
Dystonia
Internal globus pallidus
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
title Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
title_full Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
title_fullStr Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
title_full_unstemmed Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
title_short Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
title_sort sweet spot for resting state functional mri effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area
topic Deep brain stimulation
Dystonia
Internal globus pallidus
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225000208
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