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)
146FParkinson's diseaseRigidityL GPi2.5 V, 120 Hz17/5
258FParkinson's diseaseTremorL VIM3.0 V, 100 Hz39/14
366FParkinson's diseaseTremorR VIM1.0 V, 120 Hz24/7
453MParkinson's diseaseTremor, rigidityR VIM2.0 V, 120 Hz39/23
551MParkinson's diseaseAkinesia, rigidityBil GPi1.0 V, 120 Hz43/24
TRS
663MEssential tremorTremorL VIM1.3 V, 120 Hz3/0
  • 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.