Trial reportAnnals of neurology2020
Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Modulates 2 Distinct Neurocircuits.
Trial report in Annals of neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- One Side or Two? A Systematic Review of Deep Brain Stimulation Approaches in Movement Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Pooled it
- Use of Functional MRI in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Diseases: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Measuring Subthalamic Nucleus Volume of Parkinson's Patients and Evaluating Its Relationship with Clinical Scales at Pre- and Postdeep Brain Stimulation Treatment: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.BioMed research international · 2021Trial
- DBS: from neuromodulation to neuroremodelling.Nature neuroscience · 2026Article
- Circuit response to neuromodulation characterized with simultaneous deep brain stimulation and precision neuroimaging in humans.Nature neuroscience · 2026Article
- A generic, rapid and robust platform for personalized functional circuit-guided neuromodulation targeting.Nature protocols · 2026Review
- Technical considerations of functional MRI in deep brain stimulation: recent advances and future perspectives.NeuroImage · 2026Review
- The pattern of fMRI activation with STN DBS reveals symptom-specific networks.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2026Article
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- Frequency- and Layer-Specific Modulation of Cortical Neuronal Activity by Pulsed Electrical Stimulation.MedComm · 2026Article
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- Structural brain analysis in focal upper limb dystonia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Test-retest reliability of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging during deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
- Symptom-Specific Networks and the DBS-Modulated Network in Parkinson's Disease: A Connectivity-Based Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- How accurate is probabilistic tractography when used to predict the "sweet spot" in deep brain stimulation? Mind the gap!Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Non-invasive ultrasonic neuromodulation of the human nucleus accumbens impacts reward sensitivity.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Subthalamic stimulation shifts brain network dynamics from extensive functional support to motor dominance in Parkinson's disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Non-invasive Ultrasonic Neuromodulation of the Human Nucleus Accumbens Impacts Reward Sensitivity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Functional network differences between unilateral and bilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Theta-frequency subthalamic stimulation enhances conflict resolution in Parkinson's disease patients with freezing of gait through frontal cortex modulation.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveCurrent understanding of the neuromodulatory effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on large-scale brain networks remains elusive, largely due to the lack of techniques that can reveal DBS-induced activity at the whole-brain level. Using a novel 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-compatible stimulator, we investigated whole-brain effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease.
methodsFourteen patients received STN-DBS treatment and participated in a block-design functional MRI (fMRI) experiment, wherein stimulations were delivered during "ON" blocks interleaved with "OFF" blocks. fMRI responses to low-frequency (60Hz) and high-frequency(130Hz) STN-DBS were measured 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postsurgery. To ensure reliability, multiple runs (48 minutes) of fMRI data were acquired at each postsurgical visit. Presurgical resting-state fMRI (30 minutes) data were also acquired.
resultsTwo neurocircuits showed highly replicable, but distinct responses to STN-DBS. A circuit involving the globus pallidus internus (GPi), thalamus, and deep cerebellar nuclei was significantly activated, whereas another circuit involving the primary motor cortex (M1), putamen, and cerebellum showed DBS-induced deactivation. These 2 circuits were dissociable in terms of their DBS-induced responses and resting-state functional connectivity. The GPi circuit was frequency-dependent, selectively responding to high-frequency stimulation, whereas the M1 circuit was responsive in a time-dependent manner, showing enhanced deactivation over time. Finally, activation of the GPi circuit was associated with overall motor improvement, whereas M1 circuit deactivation was related to reduced bradykinesia.
interpretationConcurrent DBS-fMRI using 3T revealed 2 distinct circuits that responded differentially to STN-DBS and were related to divergent symptoms, a finding that may provide novel insights into the neural mechanisms underlying DBS. ANN NEUROL 2020;88:1178-1193.
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