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Barborica A, Mindruta I, López-Madrona VJ, Alario FX, Trébuchon A, Donos C, Oane I, Pistol C, Mihai F, Bénar CG. Studying memory processes at different levels with simultaneous depth and surface EEG recordings. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1154038. [PMID: 37082152 PMCID: PMC10110965 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1154038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Investigating cognitive brain functions using non-invasive electrophysiology can be challenging due to the particularities of the task-related EEG activity, the depth of the activated brain areas, and the extent of the networks involved. Stereoelectroencephalographic (SEEG) investigations in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy offer an extraordinary opportunity to validate information derived from non-invasive recordings at macro-scales. The SEEG approach can provide brain activity with high spatial specificity during tasks that target specific cognitive processes (e.g., memory). Full validation is possible only when performing simultaneous scalp SEEG recordings, which allows recording signals in the exact same brain state. This is the approach we have taken in 12 subjects performing a visual memory task that requires the recognition of previously viewed objects. The intracranial signals on 965 contact pairs have been compared to 391 simultaneously recorded scalp signals at a regional and whole-brain level, using multivariate pattern analysis. The results show that the task conditions are best captured by intracranial sensors, despite the limited spatial coverage of SEEG electrodes, compared to the whole-brain non-invasive recordings. Applying beamformer source reconstruction or independent component analysis does not result in an improvement of the multivariate task decoding performance using surface sensor data. By analyzing a joint scalp and SEEG dataset, we investigated whether the two types of signals carry complementary information that might improve the machine-learning classifier performance. This joint analysis revealed that the results are driven by the modality exhibiting best individual performance, namely SEEG.
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- Andrei Barborica
- Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- *Correspondence: Andrei Barborica
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Department of Neurology, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Marseille, France
- APHM, Timone Hospital, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Marseille, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Department of Neurology, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INS, Institute of Neuroscience System, Marseille, France
- Christian G. Bénar
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Hodge JO, Cook P, Brandmeir NJ. Awake Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Without Intraoperative Imaging Is Accurate and Effective: A Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:133-138. [PMID: 35486875 DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery depends on the accuracy of electrode placement. Several factors can affect this such as brain shift, the quality of preoperative planning, and technical factors. It is crucial to determine whether techniques yield accurate lead placement and effective symptom relief. Many of the studies establishing the accuracy of frameless techniques used intraoperative imaging to further refine lead placement. OBJECTIVE To determine whether awake lead placement without intraoperative imaging can achieve similar minimal targeting error while preserving clinical results. METHODS Eighty-two trajectories in 47 patients who underwent awake, frameless DBS lead placement with the Fred Haer Corporation STarFix system for essential tremor or Parkinson's disease were analyzed. Neurological testing during lead placement was used to determine appropriate lead locations, and no intraoperative imaging was performed. Accuracy data were compared with previously performed studies. RESULTS The Euclidean error for the patient cohort was 1.79 ± 1.02 mm, and the Pythagorean error was 1.40 ± 0.95 mm. The percentage symptom improvement evaluated by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale for Parkinson's disease or the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin scale for essential tremor was similar to reported values at 58% ± 17.2% and 67.4% ± 24.7%, respectively. The operative time was 95.0 ± 30.3 minutes for all study patients. CONCLUSION Awake, frameless DBS surgery with the Fred Haer Corporation STarFix system does not require intraoperative imaging for stereotactic accuracy or clinical effectiveness.
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- Johnie O Hodge
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Barborica A, Oane I, Donos C, Daneasa A, Mihai F, Pistol C, Dabu A, Roceanu A, Mindruta I. Imaging the effective networks associated with cortical function through intracranial high-frequency stimulation. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 43:1657-1675. [PMID: 34904772 PMCID: PMC8886668 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Direct electrical stimulation (DES) is considered to be the gold standard for mapping cortical function. A careful mapping of the eloquent cortex is key to successful resective or ablative surgeries, with a minimal postoperative deficit, for treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. There is accumulating evidence suggesting that not only local, but also remote activations play an equally important role in evoking clinical effects. By introducing a new intracranial stimulation paradigm and signal analysis methodology allowing to disambiguate EEG responses from stimulation artifacts we highlight the spatial extent of the networks associated with clinical effects. Our study includes 26 patients that underwent stereoelectroencephalographic investigations for drug‐resistant epilepsy, having 337 depth electrodes with 4,351 contacts sampling most brain structures. The routine high‐frequency electrical stimulation protocol for eloquent cortex mapping was altered in a subtle way, by alternating the polarity of the biphasic pulses in a train, causing the splitting the spectral lines of the artifactual components, exposing the underlying tissue response. By performing a frequency‐domain analysis of the EEG responses during DES we were able to capture remote activations and highlight the effect's network. By using standard intersubject averaging and a fine granularity HCP‐MMP parcellation, we were able to create local and distant connectivity maps for 614 stimulations evoking specific clinical effects. The clinical value of such maps is not only for a better understanding of the extent of the effects' networks guiding the invasive exploration, but also for understanding the spatial patterns of seizure propagation given the timeline of the seizure semiology.
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- Andrei Barborica
- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,FHC Inc., Bowdoin, Maine, USA
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Mavridis IN, Lo WB, Wimalachandra WSB, Philip S, Agrawal S, Scott C, Martin-Lamb D, Carr B, Bill P, Lawley A, Seri S, Walsh AR. Pediatric stereo-electroencephalography: effects of robot assistance and other variables on seizure outcome and complications. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021; 28:404-415. [PMID: 34298516 DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.peds20810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The safety of stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) has been investigated; however, most studies have not differentiated pediatric and adult populations, which have different anatomy and physiology. The purpose of this study was to assess SEEG safety in the pediatric setting, focusing on surgical complications and the identification of patient and surgical risk factors, if any. The authors also aimed to determine whether robot assistance in SEEG was associated with a change in practice, surgical parameters, and clinical outcomes. METHODS The authors retrospectively studied all SEEG cases performed in their department from December 2014 to March 2020. They analyzed both demographic and surgical variables and noted the types of surgery-related complications and their management. They also studied the clinical outcomes of a subset of the patients in relation to robot-assisted and non-robot-assisted SEEG. RESULTS Sixty-three children had undergone 64 SEEG procedures. Girls were on average 3 years younger than the boys (mean age 11.1 vs 14.1 years, p < 0.01). The overall complication rate was 6.3%, and the complication rate for patients with left-sided electrodes was higher than that for patients with right-sided electrodes (11.1% vs 3.3%), although the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. The duration of recording was positively correlated to the number of implanted electrodes (r = 0.296, p < 0.05). Robot assistance was associated with a higher number of implanted electrodes (mean 12.6 vs 7.6 electrodes, p < 0.0001). Robot-assisted implantations were more accurate, with a mean error of 1.51 mm at the target compared to 2.98 mm in nonrobot implantations (p < 0.001). Clinical outcomes were assessed in the first 32 patients treated (16 in the nonrobot group and 16 in the robot group), 23 of whom proceeded to further resective surgery. The children who had undergone robot-assisted SEEG had better eventual seizure control following subsequent epilepsy surgery. Of the children who had undergone resective epilepsy surgery, 42% (5/12) in the nonrobot group and 82% (9/11) in the robot group obtained an Engel class IA outcome at 1 year (χ2 = 3.885, p = 0.049). Based on Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, the robot group had a higher seizure-free rate than the nonrobot group at 30 months postoperation (7/11 vs 2/12, p = 0.063). Two complications, whose causes were attributed to the implantation and head-bandaging steps, required surgical intervention. All complications were either transient or reversible. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest single-center, exclusively pediatric SEEG series that includes robot assistance so far. SEEG complications are uncommon and usually transient or treatable. Robot assistance enabled implantation of more electrodes and improved epilepsy surgery outcomes, as compared to those in the non-robot-assisted cases.
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 3Neurophysiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Ball T, González-Martínez J, Zemmar A, Sweid A, Chandra S, VanSickle D, Neimat JS, Jabbour P, Wu C. Robotic Applications in Cranial Neurosurgery: Current and Future. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021; 21:371-379. [PMID: 34192764 DOI: 10.1093/ons/opab217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Robotics applied to cranial surgery is a fast-moving and fascinating field, which is transforming the practice of neurosurgery. With exponential increases in computing power, improvements in connectivity, artificial intelligence, and enhanced precision of accessing target structures, robots are likely to be incorporated into more areas of neurosurgery in the future-making procedures safer and more efficient. Overall, improved efficiency can offset upfront costs and potentially prove cost-effective. In this narrative review, we aim to translate a broad clinical experience into practical information for the incorporation of robotics into neurosurgical practice. We begin with procedures where robotics take the role of a stereotactic frame and guide instruments along a linear trajectory. Next, we discuss robotics in endoscopic surgery, where the robot functions similar to a surgical assistant by holding the endoscope and providing retraction, supplemental lighting, and correlation of the surgical field with navigation. Then, we look at early experience with endovascular robots, where robots carry out tasks of the primary surgeon while the surgeon directs these movements remotely. We briefly discuss a novel microsurgical robot that can perform many of the critical operative steps (with potential for fine motor augmentation) remotely. Finally, we highlight 2 innovative technologies that allow instruments to take nonlinear, predetermined paths to an intracranial destination and allow magnetic control of instruments for real-time adjustment of trajectories. We believe that robots will play an increasingly important role in the future of neurosurgery and aim to cover some of the aspects that this field holds for neurosurgical innovation.
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- Tyler Ball
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan University People's Hospital, Henan University School of Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ladisich B, Machegger L, Romagna A, Krainz H, Steinbacher J, Leitinger M, Kalss G, Thon N, Trinka E, Winkler PA, Schwartz C. VarioGuide® frameless neuronavigation-guided stereoelectroencephalography in adult epilepsy patients: technique, accuracy and clinical experience. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021; 163:1355-1364. [PMID: 33580853 PMCID: PMC8053662 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-04755-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) allows the identification of deep-seated seizure foci and determination of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) in drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients. We evaluated the accuracy and treatment-associated morbidity of frameless VarioGuide® (VG) neuronavigation-guided depth electrode (DE) implantations. Methods We retrospectively identified all consecutive adult DRE patients, who underwent VG-neuronavigation DE implantations, between March 2013 and April 2019. Clinical data were extracted from the electronic patient charts. An interdisciplinary team agreed upon all treatment decisions. We performed trajectory planning with iPlan® Cranial software and DE implantations with the VG system. Each electrode’s accuracy was assessed at the entry (EP), the centre (CP) and the target point (TP). We conducted correlation analyses to identify factors associated with accuracy. Results The study population comprised 17 patients (10 women) with a median age of 32.0 years (range 21.0–54.0). In total, 220 DEs (median length 49.3 mm, range 25.1–93.8) were implanted in 21 SEEG procedures (range 3–16 DEs/surgery). Adequate signals for postoperative SEEG were detected for all but one implanted DEs (99.5%); in 15/17 (88.2%) patients, the EZ was identified and 8/17 (47.1%) eventually underwent focus resection. The mean deviations were 3.2 ± 2.4 mm for EP, 3.0 ± 2.2 mm for CP and 2.7 ± 2.0 mm for TP. One patient suffered from postoperative SEEG-associated morbidity (i.e. conservatively treated delayed bacterial meningitis). No mortality or new neurological deficits were recorded. Conclusions The accuracy of VG-SEEG proved sufficient to identify EZ in DRE patients and associated with a good risk-profile. It is a viable and safe alternative to frame-based or robotic systems. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00701-021-04755-w.
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- Barbara Ladisich
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- University Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, München Klinik Bogenhausen, Englschalkingerstr. 77, 81925, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- University Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria.
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Philipp LR, Matias CM, Thalheimer S, Mehta SH, Sharan A, Wu C. Robot-Assisted Stereotaxy Reduces Target Error: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of 6056 Trajectories. Neurosurgery 2021; 88:222-233. [PMID: 33045739 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The pursuit of improved accuracy for localization and electrode implantation in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) has fostered an abundance of disparate surgical/stereotactic practices. Specific practices/technologies directly modify implantation accuracy; however, no study has described their respective influence in multivariable context. OBJECTIVE To synthesize the known literature to statistically quantify factors affecting implantation accuracy. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the inverse-variance weighted pooled mean target error (MTE) of implanted electrodes among patients undergoing DBS or sEEG. MTE was defined as Euclidean distance between planned and final electrode tip. Meta-regression identified moderators of MTE in a multivariable-adjusted model. RESULTS A total of 37 eligible studies were identified from a search return of 2,901 potential articles (2002-2018) - 27 DBS and 10 sEEG. Random-effects pooled MTE = 1.91 mm (95% CI: 1.7-2.1) for DBS and 2.34 mm (95% CI: 2.1-2.6) for sEEG. Meta-regression identified study year, robot use, frame/frameless technique, and intraoperative electrophysiologic testing (iEPT) as significant multivariable-adjusted moderators of MTE (P < .0001, R2 = 0.63). Study year was associated with a 0.92-mm MTE reduction over the 16-yr study period (P = .0035), and robot use with a 0.79-mm decrease (P = .0019). Frameless technique was associated with a mean 0.50-mm (95% CI: 0.17-0.84) increase, and iEPT use with a 0.45-mm (95% CI: 0.10-0.80) increase in MTE. Registration method, imaging type, intraoperative imaging, target, and demographics were not significantly associated with MTE on multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Robot assistance for stereotactic electrode implantation is independently associated with improved accuracy and reduced target error. This remains true regardless of other procedural factors, including frame-based vs frameless technique.
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- Lucas R Philipp
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Song S, Dai Y, Chen Z, Shi S. Accuracy and Feasibility Analysis of SEEG Electrode Implantation using the VarioGuide Frameless Navigation System in Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2021; 82:430-436. [PMID: 33618417 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of frameless stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrode implantation in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy using the VarioGuide system. METHODS The VarioGuide frameless navigation system was used to implant SEEG electrodes in patients with medically drug-resistant epilepsy. Demographic data, surgery duration, number of electrodes, and complications were retrospectively analyzed. Accuracy was compared by measuring the distance between the planned and actual electrode positions as determined by postoperative computed tomography images. RESULTS A total of 141 SEEG electrodes were implanted in 19 patients from May 2015 to December 2018 with an average of 7.42 (range: 4-10) leads per patient. The average entry point localization error (EPLE) was 1.96 ± 0.47 mm (range: 0.32-3.29) and average target point localization error (TPLE) was 2.47 ± 0.79 mm (range: 0.72-4.83). The average operating time per lead (OTPL) was 14.16 ± 2.68 minutes (range: 8.64-21.58). No complications occurred. CONCLUSION The VarioGuide frameless navigation system can be an effective method for SEEG electrode implantation in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, particularly when the electrodes are concentrated in a relatively small region and the number of implanted electrodes is small.
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- Shiwei Song
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Barborica A, Mindruta I, Sheybani L, Spinelli L, Oane I, Pistol C, Donos C, López-Madrona VJ, Vulliemoz S, Bénar CG. Extracting seizure onset from surface EEG with independent component analysis: Insights from simultaneous scalp and intracerebral EEG. NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL 2021; 32:102838. [PMID: 34624636 PMCID: PMC8503578 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Independent component analysis (ICA) is able to identify seizure generators. Simultaneous long-term scalp-SEEG allows validation of the ICA results. Ability to record seizure onset patterns on scalp depends on generator depth.
The success of stereoelectroencephalographic (SEEG) investigations depends crucially on the hypotheses on the putative location of the seizure onset zone. This information is derived from non-invasive data either based on visual analysis or advanced source localization algorithms. While source localization applied to interictal spikes recorded on scalp is the classical method, it does not provide unequivocal information regarding the seizure onset zone. Raw ictal activity contains a mixture of signals originating from several regions of the brain as well as EMG artifacts, hampering direct input to the source localization algorithms. We therefore introduce a methodology that disentangles the various sources contributing to the scalp ictal activity using independent component analysis and uses equivalent current dipole localization as putative locus of ictal sources. We validated the results of our analysis pipeline by performing long-term simultaneous scalp – intracerebral (SEEG) recordings in 14 patients and analyzing the wavelet coherence between the independent component encoding the ictal discharge and the SEEG signals in 8 patients passing the inclusion criteria. Our results show that invasively recorded ictal onset patterns, including low-voltage fast activity, can be captured by the independent component analysis of scalp EEG. The visibility of the ictal activity strongly depends on the depth of the sources. The equivalent current dipole localization can point to the seizure onset zone (SOZ) with an accuracy that can be as high as 10 mm for superficially located sources, that gradually decreases for deeper seizure generators, averaging at 47 mm in the 8 analyzed patients. Independent component analysis is therefore shown to have a promising SOZ localizing value, indicating whether the seizure onset zone is neocortical, and its approximate location, or located in mesial structures. That may contribute to a better crafting of the hypotheses used as basis of the stereo-EEG implantations.
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Goodale SE, González HFJ, Johnson GW, Gupta K, Rodriguez WJ, Shults R, Rogers BP, Rolston JD, Dawant BM, Morgan VL, Englot DJ. Resting-State SEEG May Help Localize Epileptogenic Brain Regions. Neurosurgery 2020; 86:792-801. [PMID: 31814011 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) is a minimally invasive neurosurgical method to localize epileptogenic brain regions in epilepsy but requires days in the hospital with interventions to trigger several seizures. OBJECTIVE To make initial progress in the development of network analysis methods to identify epileptogenic brain regions using brief, resting-state SEEG data segments, without requiring seizure recordings. METHODS In a cohort of 15 adult focal epilepsy patients undergoing SEEG, we evaluated functional connectivity (alpha-band imaginary coherence) across sampled regions using brief (2 min) resting-state data segments. Bootstrapped logistic regression was used to generate a model to predict epileptogenicity of individual regions. RESULTS Compared to nonepileptogenic structures, we found increased functional connectivity within epileptogenic regions (P < .05) and between epileptogenic areas and other structures (P < .01, paired t-tests, corrected). Epileptogenic areas also demonstrated higher clustering coefficient (P < .01) and betweenness centrality (P < .01), and greater decay of functional connectivity with distance (P < .05, paired t-tests, corrected). Our functional connectivity model to predict epileptogenicity of individual regions demonstrated an area under the curve of 0.78 and accuracy of 80.4%. CONCLUSION Our study represents a preliminary step towards defining resting-state SEEG functional connectivity patterns to help localize epileptogenic brain regions ahead of neurosurgical treatment without requiring seizure recordings.
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- Sarah E Goodale
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Pistol C, Daneasa A, Ciurea J, Rasina A, Barborica A, Oane I, Mindruta I. Accuracy and Safety of Customized Stereotactic Fixtures for Stereoelectroencephalography in Pediatric Patients. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2020; 99:17-24. [PMID: 33227801 DOI: 10.1159/000510063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in children with intractable epilepsy presents particular challenges. Their thin and partially ossified cranium, specifically in the temporal area, is prone to fracture while attaching stereotactic systems to the head or stabilizing the head in robot's field of action. Postponing SEEG in this special population of patients can have serious consequences, reducing their chances of becoming seizure-free and impacting their social and cognitive development. This study demonstrates the safety and accuracy offered by a frameless personalized 3D printed stereotactic implantation system for SEEG investigations in children under 4 years of age. SEEG was carried out in a 3-year-old patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, based on a right temporal-perisylvian epileptogenic zone hypothesis. Fifteen intracerebral electrodes were placed using a StarFix patient-customized stereotactic fixture. The median lateral entry point localization error of the electrodes was 0.90 mm, median lateral target point localization error was 1.86 mm, median target depth error was 0.83 mm, and median target point localization error was 1.96 mm. There were no perioperative complications. SEEG data led to a tailored right temporal-insular-opercular resection, with resulting seizure freedom (Engel IA). In conclusion, patient-customized stereotactic fixtures are a safe and accurate option for SEEG exploration in young children.
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- Neurology Department, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Neurosurgery Department, Bagdasar-Arseni Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Neurosurgery Department, Bagdasar-Arseni Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,FHC Inc., Bowdoin, Maine, USA
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- Neurology Department, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Neurology Department, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, .,Neurology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,
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Oane I, Barborica A, Chetan F, Donos C, Maliia MD, Arbune AA, Daneasa A, Pistol C, Nica AE, Bajenaru OA, Mindruta I. Cingulate cortex function and multi-modal connectivity mapped using intracranial stimulation. Neuroimage 2020; 220:117059. [PMID: 32562780 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The cingulate cortex is part of the limbic system. Its function and connectivity are organized in a rostro-caudal and ventral-dorsal manner which was addressed by various other studies using rather coarse cortical parcellations. In this study, we aim at describing its function and connectivity using invasive recordings from patients explored for focal drug-resistant epilepsy. We included patients that underwent stereo-electroencephalographic recordings using intracranial electrodes in the University Emergency Hospital Bucharest between 2012 and 2019. We reviewed all high frequency stimulations (50 Hz) performed for functional mapping of the cingulate cortex. We used two methods to characterize brain connectivity. Effective connectivity was inferred based on the analysis of cortico-cortical potentials (CCEPs) evoked by single pulse electrical stimulation (SPES) (15 s inter-pulse interval). Functional connectivity was estimated using the non-linear regression method applied to 60 s spontaneous electrical brain signal intervals. The effective (stimulation-evoked) and functional (non-evoked) connectivity analyses highlight brain networks in a different way. While non-evoked connectivity evidences areas having related activity, often in close proximity to each other, evoked connectivity highlights spatially extended networks. To highlight in a comprehensive way the cingulate cortex's network, we have performed a bi-modal connectivity analysis that combines the resting-state broadband h2 non-linear correlation with cortico-cortical evoked potentials. We co-registered the patient's anatomy with the fsaverage FreeSurfer template to perform the automatic labeling based on HCP-MMP parcellation. At a group level, connectivity was estimated by averaging responses over stimulated/recorded or recorded sites in each pair of parcels. Finally, for multiple regions that evoked a clinical response during high frequency stimulation, we combined the connectivity of individual pairs using maximum intensity projection. Connectivity was assessed by applying SPES on 2094 contact pairs and recording CCEPs on 3580 contacts out of 8582 contacts of 660 electrodes implanted in 47 patients. Clinical responses elicited by high frequency stimulations in 107 sites (pairs of contacts) located in the cingulate cortex were divided in 10 groups: affective, motor behavior, motor elementary, versive, speech, vestibular, autonomic, somatosensory, visual and changes in body perception. Anterior cingulate cortex was shown to be connected to the mesial temporal, orbitofrontal and prefrontal cortex. In the middle cingulate cortex, we located affective, motor behavior in the anterior region, and elementary motor and somatosensory in the posterior part. This region is connected to the prefrontal, premotor and primary motor network. Finally, the posterior cingulate was shown to be connected with the visual areas, mesial and lateral parietal and temporal cortex.
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Affiliation(s)
- Irina Oane
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania; Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 8 Eroii Sanitari Boulevard 8, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania; Physics Department, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania; Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 8 Eroii Sanitari Boulevard 8, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Physics Department, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Intensive Care Unit Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania; Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 8 Eroii Sanitari Boulevard 8, Bucharest, Romania; Brain Research Group, Romanian Academy, 125 Calea Victoriei Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Neurology Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, Romania; Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 8 Eroii Sanitari Boulevard 8, Bucharest, Romania; Brain Research Group, Romanian Academy, 125 Calea Victoriei Street, Bucharest, Romania.
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Ball TJ, John KD, Donovan AM, Neimat JS. Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Implantation Using a Customized Rapidly Manufactured Stereotactic Fixture with Submillimetric Euclidean Accuracy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2020; 98:248-255. [PMID: 32485726 DOI: 10.1159/000506959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The microTargetingTM MicrotableTM Platform is a novel stereotactic system that can be more rapidly fabricated than currently available 3D-printed alternatives. We present the first case series of patients who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery guided by this platform and demonstrate its in vivo accuracy. METHODS Ten patients underwent DBS at a single institution by the senior author and 15 leads were placed. The mean age was 69.1 years; four were female. The ventralis intermedius nucleus was targeted for patients with essential tremor and the subthalamic nucleus was targeted for patients with Parkinson's disease. RESULTS Nine DBS leads in 6 patients were appropriately imaged to enable measurement of accuracy. The mean Euclidean electrode placement error (EPE) was 0.97 ± 0.37 mm, and the mean radial error was 0.80 ± 0.41 mm (n = 9). In the subset of CT scans performed greater than 1 month postoperatively (n = 3), the mean Euclidean EPE was 0.75 ± 0.17 mm and the mean radial error was 0.69 ± 0.17 mm. There were no surgical complications. CONCLUSION The MicrotableTM platform is capable of submillimetric accuracy in patients undergoing stereotactic surgery. It has achieved clinical efficacy in our patients without surgical complications and has demonstrated the potential for superior accuracy compared to both traditional stereotactic frames and other common frameless systems.
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- Tyler J Ball
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA,
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Popa I, Barborica A, Scholly J, Donos C, Bartolomei F, Lagarde S, Hirsch E, Valenti‐Hirsch M, Maliia MD, Arbune AA, Daneasa A, Ciurea J, Bajenaru O, Mindruta I. Illusory own body perceptions mapped in the cingulate cortex-An intracranial stimulation study. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:2813-2826. [PMID: 30868705 PMCID: PMC6865384 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Body awareness is the result of sensory integration in the posterior parietal cortex; however, other brain structures are part of this process. Our goal is to determine how the cingulate cortex is involved in the representation of our body. We retrospectively selected patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, explored by stereo-electroencephalography, that had the cingulate cortex sampled outside the epileptogenic zone. The clinical effects of high-frequency electrical stimulation were reviewed and only those sites that elicited changes related to body perception were included. Connectivity of the cingulate cortex and other cortical structures was assessed using the h2 coefficient, following a nonlinear regression analysis of the broadband EEG signal. Poststimulation changes in connectivity were compared between two sets of stimulations eliciting or not eliciting symptoms related to body awareness (interest and control groups). We included 17 stimulations from 12 patients that reported different types of body perception changes such as sensation of being pushed toward right/left/up, one limb becoming heavier/lighter, illusory sensation of movement, sensation of pressure, sensation of floating or detachment of one hemi-body. High-frequency stimulation in the cingulate cortex (1 anterior, 15 middle, 1 posterior part) elicits body perception changes, associated with a decreased connectivity of the dominant posterior insula and increased coupling between other structures, located particularly in the nondominant hemisphere.
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Grants
- COFUND-FLAGERA II-CAUSALTOMICS Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
- COFUND-FLAGERA II-SCALES Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
- PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-0706 Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
- PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0588 Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
- European Commission
- Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
- European Commission
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- Irina Popa
- Neurology DepartmentUniversity Emergency Hospital BucharestBucharestRomania
- Neurology DepartmentUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”BucharestRomania
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- Physics DepartmentUniversity of BucharestBucharestRomania
- FHC Inc.BowdoinMaine
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- Neurology DepartmentStrasbourg University HospitalStrasbourgFrance
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- Physics DepartmentUniversity of BucharestBucharestRomania
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci SystTimone Hospital, Clinical NeurophysiologyMarseilleFrance
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci SystTimone Hospital, Clinical NeurophysiologyMarseilleFrance
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- Neurology DepartmentStrasbourg University HospitalStrasbourgFrance
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- Neurology DepartmentUniversity Emergency Hospital BucharestBucharestRomania
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- Neurosurgery DepartmentBagdasar‐Arseni HospitalBucharestRomania
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- Neurology DepartmentUniversity Emergency Hospital BucharestBucharestRomania
- Neurology DepartmentUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”BucharestRomania
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- Neurology DepartmentUniversity Emergency Hospital BucharestBucharestRomania
- Neurology DepartmentUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”BucharestRomania
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Youngerman BE, Khan FA, McKhann GM. Stereoelectroencephalography in epilepsy, cognitive neurophysiology, and psychiatric disease: safety, efficacy, and place in therapy. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:1701-1716. [PMID: 31303757 PMCID: PMC6610288 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s177804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
For patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgical intervention may be an effective treatment option if the epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be well localized. Subdural strip and grid electrode (SDE) implantations have long been used as the mainstay of intracranial seizure localization in the United States. Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is an alternative approach in which depth electrodes are placed through percutaneous drill holes to stereotactically defined coordinates in the brain. Long used in certain centers in Europe, SEEG is gaining wider popularity in North America, bolstered by the advent of stereotactic robotic assistance and mounting evidence of safety, without the need for catheter-based angiography. Rates of clinically significant hemorrhage, infection, and other complications appear lower with SEEG than with SDE implants. SEEG also avoids unnecessary craniotomies when seizures are localized to unresectable eloquent cortex, found to be multifocal or nonfocal, or ultimately treated with stereotactic procedures such as laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF-TC), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), or deep brain stimulation (DBS). While SDE allows for excellent localization and functional mapping on the cortical surface, SEEG offers a less invasive option for sampling disparate brain areas, bilateral investigations, and deep or medial targets. SEEG has shown efficacy for seizure localization in the temporal lobe, the insula, lesional and nonlesional extra-temporal epilepsy, hypothalamic hamartomas, periventricular nodular heterotopias, and patients who have had prior craniotomies for resections or grids. SEEG offers a valuable opportunity for cognitive neurophysiology research and may have an important role in the study of dysfunctional networks in psychiatric disease and understanding the effects of neuromodulation.
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- Brett E Youngerman
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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