Asleep Surgery May Improve the Therapeutic Window for Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus.

Farhad SenemmarChristian J HartmannPhilipp J SlottyJan VesperAlfons SchnitzlerStefan Jun Groiss

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)

Our study provides first evidence for improvement of therapeutic window by asleep surgery compared to awake surgery, which can be strengthened further by dDBS. These results support the notion of preferring asleep over awake surgery but needs to be confirmed by prospective trials.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
parkinson disease
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
obsessive compulsive disorder
surgical site infection
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome