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Anesthesia for deep brain stimulation system implantation: adapted protocol for awake and asleep surgery using microelectrode recordings

  • By

  • Jan Vesper

  • Bernd Mainzer

  • Farhad Senemmar

  • Alfons Schnitzler

  • Stefan Jun Groiss

  • Philipp J. Slotty

  • February 25, 2022

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    Deep brain stimulation (DBS) effectively treats advanced motor symptoms in neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease.

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    DBS procedures can be performed awake or asleep, with awake procedures allowing for microelectrode recordings but causing patient stress.

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    Clinical outcomes of awake and asleep DBS procedures are generally equivalent, leading to a preference for asleep procedures due to increased patient comfort.

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    Asleep DBS procedures require careful titration of anesthesia to ensure sufficient brain activity for microelectrode recordings.

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    The study involved adults aged 32-83, assessing anesthesia protocols for both awake and asleep DBS procedures at a high-volume center.

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Anesthesia for deep brain stimulation system implantation: adapted protocol for awake and asleep surgery using microelectrode recordings

  • by Jan Vesper, Bernd Mainzer, Farhad Senemmar, Alfons Schnitzler, Stefan Jun Groiss, Philipp J. Slotty

  • February 25, 2022

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