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Wiśniewski K, Gajos A, Zaczkowski K, Szulia A, Grzegorczyk M, Dąbkowska A, Wójcik R, Bobeff EJ, Kwiecień K, Brandel MG, Fahlström A, Bogucki A, Ciszek B, Jaskólski DJ. Overlapping stimulation of subthalamic nucleus and dentato-rubro-thalamic tract in Parkinson's disease after deep brain stimulation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:106. [PMID: 38403814 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) reduces tremor, rigidity, and akinesia. According to the literature, the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRTt) is verified target for DBS in essential tremor; however, its role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is only vaguely described. The aim of our study was to identify the relationship between symptom alleviation in PD patients and the distance of the DBS electrode electric field (EF) to the DRTt. METHODS A single-center retrospective analysis of patients (N = 30) with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) who underwent DBS between November 2018 and January 2020 was performed. DRTt and STN were visualized using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and tractography protocol of magnetic resonance (MR). The EF was calculated and compared with STN and course of DRTt. Evaluation of patients before and after surgery was performed with use of UPDRS-III scale. The association between distance from EF to DRTt and clinical outcomes was examined. To confirm the anatomical variation between DRTt and STN observed in tractography, white matter dissection was performed with the Klingler technique on ten human brains. RESULTS Patients with EF overlapping STN and DRTt benefited from significant motor symptoms improvement. Anatomical findings confirmed the presence of population differences in variability of the DRTt course and were consistent with the DRTt visualized by MR. CONCLUSIONS DRTt proximity to STN, the main target in PD DBS surgery, confirmed by DWI with tractography protocol of MR combined with proper predefined stimulation parameters may improve efficacy of DBS-STN.
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Affiliation(s)
- K Wiśniewski
- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of Extrapyramidal Diseases, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
- Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Neurosurgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Extrapyramidal Diseases, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Medical University of Łódź, Barlicki University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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Dziedzic TA, Balasa A, Jeżewski MP, Michałowski Ł, Marchel A. White matter dissection with the Klingler technique: a literature review. Brain Struct Funct 2020; 226:13-47. [PMID: 33165658 PMCID: PMC7817571 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-020-02157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The aim of this literature review is to present a summary of the published literature relating the details of the different modifications of specimen preparation for white matter dissection with the Klingler technique. For this review, 3 independent investigators performed an electronic literature search that was carried out in the Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databses up to December 2019. Furthermore, we performed citation tracking for the articles missed in the initial search. Studies were eligible for inclusion when they reported details of at least the first 2 main steps of Klingler's technique: fixation and freezing. A total of 37 full-text articles were included in the analysis. We included original anatomical studies in which human white matter dissection was performed for study purposes. The main three steps of preparation are the same in each laboratory, but the details of each vary between studies. Ten percent formalin is the most commonly used (34 studies) solution for fixation. The freezing time varied between 8 h and a month, and the temperature varied from - 5 to - 80 °C. After thawing and during dissections, the specimens were most often kept in formalin solution (13), and the concentration varied from 4 to 10%. Klingler's preparation technique involves three main steps: fixation, freezing and thawing. Even though the details of the technique are different in most of the studies, all provide subjectively good quality specimens for anatomical dissections and studies.
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- Tomasz A Dziedzic
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Grzegorczyk M, Krasucki C, Ciszek B. Vertical bundles of the white matter fibers in the pons revisited: preliminary study utilizing the Klingler technique. Anat Sci Int 2018; 94:180-183. [PMID: 30370477 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-018-0465-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The inner structure of the pons contains several layers of transverse and vertical fibers and many nuclei. The vertical bundles are described as fibers of the corticospinal tract, corticonuclear tract, frontopontine tract and parieto-temporopontine tract organized in three layers. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure of the vertical bundles in the ventral pons using the modified Klingler method. Ten brain stem specimens were investigated. Specimens were fixed in 10% formalin, frozen for 24 h to separate nerve fibers by ice crystals, and then unfrozen again in 10% formalin solution. Afterwards, the specimens were dissected using a sharpened spatula. Results point to the existence of three main layers of vertical bundles and a small, constant, and superficial fourth fascicle that is yet to be described in the literature. We propose the name fasciculus longitudinalis superficialis (superficial longitudinal fascicle) for this group of vertical fibers of the pons.
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- Michał Grzegorczyk
- Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Neurosurgery, Boganowicz Children Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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