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ArticleSurgical neurology international2014

Long-term follow-up of deep brain stimulation of peduncolopontine nucleus in progressive supranuclear palsy: Report of three cases.

Domenico Servello, Edvin Zekaj, Christian Saleh, Claudia Menghetti, Mauro Porta

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Domenico ServelloDepartments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, IRCCS Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Edvin ZekajDepartments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, IRCCS Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Christian SalehDepartments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, IRCCS Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Claudia MenghettiDepartments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, IRCCS Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Mauro PortaDepartments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, IRCCS Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITIstituto Ortopedico Galeazzi · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease due to mitochondrial dysfunction. The PSP syndrome presents generally with gait disorder, Parkinsonism, ophthalmoparesis and cognitive alteration. Few reports exist on deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with atypical Parkinsonism. The aim of our study was to evaluate further the potential role of DBS in PSP. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report three patients with PSP with long-term follow up undergoing DBS. Two patients had right peripedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) stimulation and one patient had simultaneous right PPN and bilateral globus pallidus internus DBS. DBS of the PPN alone or combined with globus pallidus internus (GPi) determined an improvement in gait and a reduction in falls sustained over time. Combined target stimulation (GPi-PPN) was correlated with better clinical outcome than single target (PPN) DBS for PSP.

conclusionsAlthough few data on DBS for PSP exist, reported clinical results are encouraging. DBS might be considered as an alternative therapeutic option for patients with PSP presenting with relevant gait imbalance and frequent falls, who fail to respond to pharmacological treatment. Larger cohorts with longer follow-ups are needed to evaluate more exhaustively the efficacy of DBS in PSP.

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Axial symptomsdeep brain stimulationperipedunculopontine nucleusprogressive supranuclear palsy

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PMID25289173
PMCPMC4173638
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