Stimulating Specific Brain Areas (VOP/VIM) With Electricity to Improve Movement and Muscle Control
VOP/VIM Direct Electrical Stimulation Increases Motor Cortex Excitability and Motor Output
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez
60 participants
Dec 16, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
In this study the investigators aim to enroll patients scheduled to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation for movement disorders for intra-operative testing. In addition to standard-of-care surgical procedure to implant deep brain stimulation electrode leads, participants will also be stimulated and recorded from cortical areas by a temporary strip electrode (1X6) in the subdural space. The electrodes will be connected to external stimulators and a series of experiments will be performed to assess effects of the DBS on movement quality and electrophysiology measures. Results of this study will elucidate the biological mechanisms related to deep brain stimulation in modulating motor and speech function in patients with abnormal movement disorders.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Essential tremor patients who are scheduled to undergo deep brain stimulation surgery at UPMC Presbyterian with asymmetric essential tremor symptoms will be included, with the tested limb corresponding to the least affected arm to better approximate normal function. These patients are implanted bilaterally regardless of symptom laterality, as the natural history of essential tremor indicates eventual bilateral symptoms.
- Parkinson's Disease patients who are scheduled to undergo deep brain stimulation surgery at UPMC Presbyterian with a history of Parkinson's Disease will also be recruited for intra-operative stimulation of their STN-targeted implants, to assess if VIM/VOP has high specificity for improving motor output.
- Confirmation that subjects' terms of insurance coverage for their standard of care procedure will not be altered by study enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Patients will be excluded from the study if there is any seizure history, to avoid the increased epileptogenic risk of intraoperative stimulation.
- Patients with significant bilateral tremor that precludes completion of motor tasks.
Interventions
All participants enrolled will undergo implantation of deep brain stimulation electrode leads for treatment of movement disorders. In addition to standard-of-care subcortical mapping using micro-electrode recording (MER) and macrostimulation mapping during DBS placement, cortical local field potentials (LFPs) will be simultaneously recorded from primary motor (M1) and somatosensory (S1) cortical areas by placement of a temporary strip electrode (1X6) in the subdural space. The strip electrode over M1 will be used to produce motor evoked potentials to contralateral hand muscles from direct cortical stimulation (DCMEPs). Cortical and subcortical LFPs will be obtained alongside electromyographic (EMG) data while the patient performs contralateral upper extremity movement tasks and a variety of articulation exercises.
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NCT07056361