Stereotactic robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy thalamotomy for medically intractable Parkinson's disease tremor: technical note and preliminary effects on 2 cases.
Functional neurosurgery
Laser interstitial thermal therapy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Parkinson’s disease
Thalamotomy
Tremor
Journal
Acta neurochirurgica
ISSN: 0942-0940
Titre abrégé: Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 0151000
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2023
06 2023
Historique:
received:
28
12
2022
accepted:
27
04
2023
medline:
31
5
2023
pubmed:
4
5
2023
entrez:
4
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Medically intractable Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor is a common difficult clinical situation with major impact on patient's quality of life (QOL). Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy but is not an option for many patients. Less invasive lesional brain surgery procedures, such as thalamotomy, have proven to be effective in these indications. Here, we describe the technical nuances and advantages of stereotactic robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRIg-LITT) thalamotomy for medically intractable PD tremor. We describe 2 patients with medically intractable PD tremor treated with stereotactic robot-assisted MRIg-LITT thalamotomy performed under general anesthesia with intraoperative electrophysiological testing. Pre and postoperative tremor scores were assessed using the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin tremor rating scale (TRS). At 3-month follow-up, both patients demonstrated significant improvement in tremor symptoms subjectively and according to the TRS (75% for both). Patients also had substantial improvements in their QOL (32.54% and 38%) according to the 39-item PD questionnaire. Both patients underwent uncomplicated MRIg-LITT thalamotomy. In patients with medically intractable PD tremor who are unsuitable candidates for DBS, thalamotomy utilizing a stereotactic robot, intraoperative electrophysiological testing, and laser ablation with real-time MRI guidance may be a viable treatment option. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are necessary to confirm these preliminary results.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Medically intractable Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor is a common difficult clinical situation with major impact on patient's quality of life (QOL). Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy but is not an option for many patients. Less invasive lesional brain surgery procedures, such as thalamotomy, have proven to be effective in these indications. Here, we describe the technical nuances and advantages of stereotactic robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRIg-LITT) thalamotomy for medically intractable PD tremor.
METHOD
We describe 2 patients with medically intractable PD tremor treated with stereotactic robot-assisted MRIg-LITT thalamotomy performed under general anesthesia with intraoperative electrophysiological testing. Pre and postoperative tremor scores were assessed using the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin tremor rating scale (TRS).
RESULTS
At 3-month follow-up, both patients demonstrated significant improvement in tremor symptoms subjectively and according to the TRS (75% for both). Patients also had substantial improvements in their QOL (32.54% and 38%) according to the 39-item PD questionnaire. Both patients underwent uncomplicated MRIg-LITT thalamotomy.
CONCLUSIONS
In patients with medically intractable PD tremor who are unsuitable candidates for DBS, thalamotomy utilizing a stereotactic robot, intraoperative electrophysiological testing, and laser ablation with real-time MRI guidance may be a viable treatment option. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are necessary to confirm these preliminary results.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37140648
doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05614-6
pii: 10.1007/s00701-023-05614-6
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Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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1453-1460Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.
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