RICARDO FERRARETO IGLESIO
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/62 - Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Safety and Outcomes of Dentate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Cerebellar Ataxia(2022) CURY, Rubens Gisbert; FRANCA, Carina; DUARTE, Kleber Paiva; PARAGUAY, Isabela; DINIZ, Juliete Melo; CUNHA, Paulina; GALHARDONI, Ricardo; SILVA, Valquiria; IGLESIO, Ricardo; BISSOLI, Andre Bortolon; LEPSKI, Guilherme; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; ANDRADE, Daniel Ciampi deCerebellar symptoms remain orphan of treatment options despite being prevalent and incapacitating. Investigate whether dentate nucleus deep brain stimulation (DN DBS) is safe and leads to improvements in cerebellar symptoms when compared to sham stimulation. This randomized double-blind crossover pilot trial enrolled five patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 or post-lesion ataxia. Active or sham phases were randomly performed three months apart. The primary outcome was ataxia improvement as measured by the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) after the active compared to the sham period. Secondary outcome measures included safety and tolerability, the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMRS), quality of life measurements, and patients' global impression of change. The effects on ataxia were numerically better in four out of five patients after active versus sham stimulation. The composite SARA score did not change after comparing active to sham stimulation (8.6 +/- 3.6 versus 10.1 +/- 4.1; p = 0.223). The FTMRS showed significant improvement after active stimulation versus sham (18.0 +/- 17.2 versus 22.2 +/- 19.5; p = 0.039) as did patients' global impression of change (p = 0.038). The quality of life was not modified by stimulation (p = 0.337). DN DBS was well tolerated without serious adverse events. One patient had the electrode repositioned. DN DBS is a safe and well tolerated procedure that is effective in alleviating cerebellar tremor. In this small cohort of ataxic patients, DN DBS did not achieve statistical significance for ataxia improvement.
- Dentate nucleus deep brain stimulation: Technical note of a novel methodology assisted by tractography(2021) DINIZ, J. M.; CURY, R. G.; IGLESIO, R. F.; LEPSKI, G. A.; FRANçA, C. C.; BARBOSA, E. R.; ANDRADE, D. C. de; TEIXEIRA, M. J.; DUARTE, K. P.Background: The cerebellum has emerged as an attractive and promising target for neuromodulation in movement disorders due to its vast connection with important cortical and subcortical areas. Here, we describe a novel technique of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the dentate nucleus (DN) aided by tractography. Methods: Since 2015, patients with movement disorders including dystonia, ataxia, and tremor have been treated with DN DBS. The cerebellar target was initially localized using coordinates measured from the fastigial point. The target was adjusted with direct visualization of the DN in the susceptibility-weighted imaging and T2 sequences of the MRI and finally refined based on the reconstruction of the dentatorubrothalamic tract (DRTT). Results: Three patients were treated with this technique. The final target was located in the anterior portion of DN in close proximity to the DRTT, with the tip of the lead on the white matter and the remaining contacts on the DN. Clinical outcomes were variable and overall positive, with no major side effect. Conclusion: Targeting the DN based on tractography of the DRTT seems to be feasible and safe. Larger studies will be necessary to support our preliminary findings. © 2021 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Surgical Neurology International.
- Dentate nucleus stimulation for essential tremor(2021) PARAGUAY, Isabela Bruzzi; FRANCA, Carina; DUARTE, Kleber Paiva; DINIZ, Juliete Melo; GALHARDONI, Ricardo; SILVA, Valquiria; IGLESIO, Ricardo; BISSOLI, Andre Bortolon; MENEZES, Janaina Reis; CARRA, Rafael Bernhart; LEPSKI, Guilherme; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; ANDRADE, Daniel Ciampi de; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; CURY, Rubens Gisbert
- Connectivity Patterns of Subthalamic Stimulation Influence Pain Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease(2020) CURY, Rubens Gisbert; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; GALHARDONI, Ricardo; SILVA, Valquiria; IGLESIO, Ricardo; FRANCA, Carina; ARNAUT, Debora; FONOFF, Erich Talamoni; BARBOSA, Egberto Reis; ANDRADE, Daniel Ciampi deBackground: Pain is highly prevalent in Parkinson's disease and is associated with significant reduction in health-related quality of life. Subthalamic deep brain stimulation can produce significant pain relief in a subset of patients after surgery. However, the mechanism by which deep brain stimulation modulates sensory function in Parkinson's disease remains uncertain. Objective: To describe the motor and pain outcomes of deep brain stimulation applied to a series of patients with Parkinson's disease and to determine whether the structural connectivity between the volume of tissue activated and different regions of the brain was associated with the changes of these outcomes after surgery. Methods: Data from a long-term prospective cohort of 32 Parkinson's disease patients with subthalamic stimulation were combined with available human connectome to identify connections consistently associated with clinical improvement (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale), pain intensity, and experimental cold pain threshold after surgery. Results: The connectivity between the volume of tissue activated and a distributed network of sensory brain regions (prefrontal, insular and cingulate cortex, and postcentral gyrus) was inversely correlated with pain intensity improvement and reduced sensitivity to cold pain after surgery (p < 0.01). The connectivity strength with the supplementary motor area positively correlated with motor and pain threshold improvement (p < 0.05). Conclusions: These data suggest that the pattern of the connectivity between the region stimulated and specific brain cortical area might be responsible, in part, for the successful control of motor and pain symptoms by subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.