Background: The benefits of neurosurgery in Tourette Syndrome (TS) are still incompletely understood. Prefrontal cortical electrical stimulation offers a less invasive alternative to deep brain stimulation. Objective: To perform a pilot assessment on safety and efficacy of prefrontal cortical bilateral electrical stimulation in TS using clinical and brain metabolic assessments. Methods: Four adult TS patients underwent tic assessment using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale and the Rush Video Rating Scale at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12-months after implant; whereas FDG-PET scans were acquired at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. Results: Tic clinical scores were improved at 6 months after implant, meanwhile they showed a tendency to re-emerge at the 12-month follow-up. There was a correlation between FDG-PET and tics, mainly consisting in a reduction of baseline brain hypermetabolism, which paralleled tic score reduction. Conclusion: Epidural stimulation in TS is safe and yields a modulation of tics, paralleled by FDG-PET metabolic modulation.
Prefrontal Cortical Stimulation in Tourette Disorder : Proof-of-concept Clinical and Neuroimaging Study / D. Perani, S. Lalli, L. Iaccarino, P. Aloni, O. Gambini, A. Franzini, A. Albanese. - In: MOVEMENT DISORDERS CLINICAL PRACTICE. - ISSN 2330-1619. - 5:5(2018), pp. 499-505. [10.1002/mdc3.12648]
Prefrontal Cortical Stimulation in Tourette Disorder : Proof-of-concept Clinical and Neuroimaging Study
S. Lalli;O. Gambini;
2018
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Background: The benefits of neurosurgery in Tourette Syndrome (TS) are still incompletely understood. Prefrontal cortical electrical stimulation offers a less invasive alternative to deep brain stimulation. Objective: To perform a pilot assessment on safety and efficacy of prefrontal cortical bilateral electrical stimulation in TS using clinical and brain metabolic assessments. Methods: Four adult TS patients underwent tic assessment using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale and the Rush Video Rating Scale at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12-months after implant; whereas FDG-PET scans were acquired at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. Results: Tic clinical scores were improved at 6 months after implant, meanwhile they showed a tendency to re-emerge at the 12-month follow-up. There was a correlation between FDG-PET and tics, mainly consisting in a reduction of baseline brain hypermetabolism, which paralleled tic score reduction. Conclusion: Epidural stimulation in TS is safe and yields a modulation of tics, paralleled by FDG-PET metabolic modulation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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