Nowacki, Andreas; Zhang, David; Wermelinger, Jonathan; Alvarez Abut, Pablo Abel; Rosner, Jan; Pollo, Claudio; Seidel, Kathleen (2023). Directional recordings of somatosensory evoked potentials from the sensory thalamus in chronic poststroke pain patients. Clinical neurophysiology, 151, pp. 50-58. Elsevier 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.03.359
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OBJECTIVE
The aim of this feasibility study was to investigate the properties of median nerve somatosensory evoked potential (SEPs) recorded from segmented Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) leads in the sensory thalamus (VP) and how they relate to clinical and anatomical findings.
METHODS
We analyzed four patients with central post-stroke pain and DBS electrodes placed in the VP. Median nerve SEPs were recorded with referential and bipolar montages. Electrode positions were correlated with thalamus anatomy and tractography-based medial lemniscus. Early postoperative clinical paresthesia mapping was performed by an independent pain nurse. Finally, we performed frequency and time-frequency analyses of the signals.
RESULTS
We observed differences of SEP amplitudes recorded along different directions in the VP. SEP amplitudes did not clearly correlate to both atlas-based anatomical position and fiber-tracking results of the medial lemniscus. However, the contacts of highest SEP amplitude correlated with the contacts of lowest effect-threshold to induce paraesthesia.
CONCLUSIONS
SEP recordings from directional DBS leads offer additional information about the neurophysiological (re)organization of the sensory thalamus.
SIGNIFICANCE
Directional recordings of thalamic SEPs bear the potential to assist clinical decision-making in DBS for pain.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nowacki, Andreas, Zhang, David Yuzhe, Wermelinger, Jonathan, Alvarez Abut, Pablo Abel, Rosner, Jan, Pollo, Claudio, Seidel, Kathleen |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1872-8952 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 May 2023 12:24 |
Last Modified: |
12 Jun 2023 00:15 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.clinph.2023.03.359 |
PubMed ID: |
37156120 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Deep Brain Stimulation High frequency components Neuropathic pain Somatosensory evoked potentials Time–frequency analysis |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/182402 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182402 |
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