Journal article
Alternate Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Parameters to Manage Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Zachary J Conway, Peter A Silburn, Wesley Thevathasan, Karen O' Maley, Geraldine A Naughton, Michael H Cole
MOVEMENT DISORDERS CLINICAL PRACTICE | WILEY | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12681
Abstract
Background: The use of alternate frequencies, amplitudes, and pulse widths to manage motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is of clinical interest, but currently lacks systematic evidence. Objective/Hypothesis: Systematically review whether alternate STN-DBS settings influence the therapy's efficacy for managing PD motor symptoms. Methods: Systematic searches identified studies that; involved bilateral STN-DBS PD patients; manipulated ≥ 1 STN-DBS parameter (e.g., amplitude); assessed ≥ 1 motor symptom (e.g., tremor); and contrasted the experimental and chronic stimulation settings. A Mantel-Haenszel random-effects meta-a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The lead author (ZC) was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. The funding body did not contribute to data collection or data analysis and played no part in the decision to prepare and publish this manuscript.