The document summarizes the role and responsibilities of an Assistant Professor of Surgery who directs a Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery program at a university. The summary includes details on the interdisciplinary team involved in deep brain stimulation procedures and an overview of the four stages of the DBS treatment process.
12. Movement
Disorder
APRNs/
Neurologist
PAs
Neuropsychologist
Neurosurgeon
Pa9ent
Neuro-‐ICU
Staff
Pa9ent
Anesthesia
Team
Electrophysiologist
Psychiatrist
OR
Staff
13.
14. Extension Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG)
DBS Lead
Test Stimulator Clinician Programmer Pt Controller
17. STAGE
PROCEDURE
MRI
(Stereotac>c)
Pt
Evaluated
by
Neurology
Pt
Evaluated
by
Neurosurgery
Pt
Evaluated
by
Neuropsychology
BASELINE/PRE-‐OP
Surgical
Pre-‐op
Hold
Medica>ons
Target
Selec>on
Trajectory
Planning
CT
Scan
Stereotac>c
frame
placement
Electrophysiology
recording
Electrode
placement
STAGE
1
(2
DAYS)
EPG
tes>ng
Post-‐Op
CT
Scan
Post-‐Op
X-‐Ray
Neuro-‐ICU
Observa>on
Pt
Discharged
to
home
day
1
or
2
EPG =External Pulse Generator IPG =Implantable Pulse Generator
18. STAGE
PROCEDURE
IPG
Surgery
Test
impedance
Post-‐Op
X-‐Ray
STAGE
2
(14
DAYS)
Ini>al
IPG
Programming
Pt
Discharged
same
day
Wk
2:
Post-‐Op
visit
with
surgeon
Wk
4:
Post-‐Op
with
neurologist
STAGE
3
(12
WEEKS)
Wk
12:
Post-‐Op
visits
Neurologist
and
surgeon
Post-‐Op
visits
with
neurologist
STAGE
4
(>12
WEEKS)
for
op>miza>on
of
parameters
EPG =External Pulse Generator IPG =Implantable Pulse Generator
19.
20. STAGE
DEFINITION
1
Unilateral
involvement
only
1.5
Unilateral
and
axial
involvement
2
Bilateral
involvement
w/o
impairment
of
balance
2.5
Mild
bilateral
involvement
with
recovery
on
retropulsion
test
Mild
to
moderate
bilateral
involvement,
some
postural
instability,
3
physically
independent
4
Severe
disability,
able
to
stand
and
walk
unassisted
5
Wheelchair-‐bound
or
bedridden
except
when
assisted
21. Unified
Parkinson’s
Disease
Ra>ng
Scale
(UPDRS)
Scale
Measurement
UPDRS
Item
Assessment
Range
Score
includes
0
(not
affected)
Bradykinesia
•
body
bradykinesia
and
hypokinesia
to
36
(most
severely
subscale
•
le_-‐
and
right-‐hand
finger
taps,
opening
and
closing
of
affected)
hands,
prona>on/supina>on
of
hands,
and
heel
taps
Score
includes
•
ac>on
tremor
of
right
and
le_
hands
0
(not
affected)
to
Tremor
subscale
•
res>ng
tremor
in
the
le_
and
right
hands
and
feet
32
(most
severely
affected)
•
res>ng
tremor
of
the
face,
lips,
and
chin
Score
includes
0
(not
affected)
to
Rigidity
subscale
•
rigidity
in
the
neck
20
(most
severely
affected)
•
rigidity
in
the
le_
and
right
upper
and
lower
extremi>es
PIGD
(postural
Score
includes
0
(not
affected)
to
instability
and
gait
•
falling,
freezing,
ability
to
walk
20
(most
severely
affected)
disorder)
•
gait,
postural
stability
Representa>ve
sample
of
key
measurement
items
from
the
UPDRS
scale
Fahn et al., 1987
34. • The
most
common
movement
disorder
• Big
impact
on
life:
– Socially
– Professionally
– Emo>onally
hep://www.total-‐diet.com/170-‐stress-‐at-‐work/
35. • Begins
in
one
upper
limb
• 30%
of
cases
include
cranial
musculature:
head,
voice,
jaw
&
face
• Tremor
may
ini>ally
be
intermieent
hep://www.bartleby.com/107/illus1232.html
36. •
4th
most
disabling
disease
worldwide
• Psychiatric
Disorders
afflict
44
million
in
US
at
cost
of
>
$300
billion
•
>15%
of
disease
burden
in
US
(more
than
that
of
all
cancers)
47. Dorsolateral Premotor Motor
Orbital
Medial
Region
where
Subcaudate
Tractotomy,
Gamma
Capsulotomy,
and
DBS
Targets
Overlap
S.
Haber
48. • 10
pa>ents
-‐
Cleveland
Clinic/Brown
(2003-‐2006)
• Only
the
most
severe,
debilitated,
&
highly
treatment
resistant
pa>ents
were
enrolled
– Personal
and
professional
disability
– Suicide
aeempts
– At
least
five
years
of
depression
– At
least
five
courses
of
medica>ons
– Behavioral
Therapy
– Bilateral
ECT
• Contraindica>ons
– Substance
abuse,
personality
disorder,
psycho>c
disorder
• At
one
year
follow-‐up
2/3
of
pa>ents
had
50%
improvement
in
depression
scores
49.
50. 46 YOF, post-partum end-stage depression of
over 10 years, medication-refractory with over 74
Electroconvulsive shock (ECT) treatments
57. Baseline
CBF PET
All PT vs. NC
CBF
increase
3 mo Post-
DBS Surgery
CBF
decrease
6 mo Post-
DBS Surgery
x = -4 y = +28
(Mayberg et al., Neuron, 2005)
58.
59. • Chronic
relapsing
disease
• Psychological
dependence
• Physical
dependence
• Withdrawal
syndrome
• Tolerance
• Con>nued
use
despite
adverse
consequences
• Impaired
control
(Na6onal
Survey
on
Drug
use
and
Health,
2002)
(The
United
Na6ons
World
Drug
Report,
2007)
(Diagnos6c
and
Sta6s6cal
Manual
of
Mental
Disorders,
4th
Ed)
(Interna6onal
Classifica6on
of
Diseases,
10th
Ed)
62. • Case
report
of
a
pa>ent
with
anxiety,
depression,
and
alcohol
dependence
• Bilateral
s>mula>on
• 12
month
follow
up
• Therapeu>c
effects
were:
– Slight
anxiety
reduc>on
– Allevia>on
of
co-‐morbid
alcohol
dependence
(Kuhn
et
al.,
2007)
(Heinze et al., Front Hum Neuro, 2009)