Targeting Accuracy and Clinical Outcomes of Awake versus Asleep Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: The University of California, San Francisco Experience.
Anthony T LeeKasey J HanNoah NicholsVivek R SudhakarJohn F BurkeThomas A WoznyJason E ChungMonica M VolzJill L OstremAlastair J MartinPaul S LarsonPhilip A StarrDoris D WangPublished in: Neurosurgery (2022)
Although iMRI-DBS may result in more accurate lead placement for intended target compared with awake-DBS, clinical outcomes were similar between surgical approaches. Ultimately, patient preference and surgeon experience with a given DBS technique should be the main factors when determining the "best" method for DBS implantation.