Results of right intraoperative deep brain stimulation testing
| DBS parameters | Vital signs | Results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anode | Cathode | Potential (V) | Pulse (beats/min) | BP (mm Hg) | Anxiety (0–10) | Alertness | Patient comments | ||||
| Anxiety was measured on a 0–10 subjective scale: 0, no anxiety; 10, maximum anxiety. | |||||||||||
| *Preoperative, before the procedure. | |||||||||||
| †Collision, after impact of the electrodes but in the “off” position. | |||||||||||
| Preoperative* | 59 | 131/78 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Collision† | 53 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 4 | A | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 6 | 119 | 145/84 | 8 | −2 | B (Feeling hot, flushed, panicky) | ||||
| Off | 74 | 5 | 0 | C (Cooler, clearer, not panicky) | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 156/88 | 2 | 5 | D (Giddy, like he wants to laugh) | ||||
| Off | 61 | 3 | −2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 168/88 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 3 | High, giddy, trouble thinking | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 154/88 | 4 | −5 | Concentration poor, little high and euphoric | ||||
| Off | 49 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 164/84 | 2 | −5 | Elevated mood, euphoric, slight haze | ||||