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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 67:769-773 doi:10.1136/jnnp.67.6.769
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Changes in cerebral blood oxygenation of the frontal lobe induced by direct electrical stimulation of thalamus and globus pallidus: a near infrared spectroscopy study

Clinical profile of the patients

Patient No Age Sex Disease Main symptoms Location of electrodes Minimum stimulation to suppress symptoms UPDRS (total score) (before/after stimulation)
1 46 F Parkinson's disease Rigidity L GPi 2.5 V, 120 Hz 17/5
2 58 F Parkinson's disease Tremor L VIM 3.0 V, 100 Hz 39/14
3 66 F Parkinson's disease Tremor R VIM 1.0 V, 120 Hz 24/7
4 53 M Parkinson's disease Tremor, rigidity R VIM 2.0 V, 120 Hz 39/23
5 51 M Parkinson's disease Akinesia, rigidity Bil GPi 1.0 V, 120 Hz 43/24
TRS
6 63 M Essential tremor Tremor L VIM 1.3 V, 120 Hz 3/0
  • VIM=thalamic nucleus ventralis intermedius; GPi =globus pallidus internus; UPDRS=unified Parkinson's disease rating scale; TRS=tremor rating scale; L=left; R=right; Bil=bilateral. Stimulus duration was fixed at 200 μs. The values in the table were obtained during NIRS measurements.

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