Establishment of a Visual Analog Scale for DBS Programming (VISUAL-STIM Trial).

ABSTRACT: Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a standard treatment for advanced stages of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. In addition to the correct surgical device implantation, effective programming is regarded to be the most important factor for clinical outcome. Despite established strategies for adjusting neurostimulation, DBS programming remains time- and resource-consuming. Although kinematic and neuronal biosignals have recently been examined as potential feedback for closed-loop DBS (CL-DBS), there is an ongoing need for programming strategies to adapt the stimulation parameters and electrode configurations accurately and effectively. Methods: Here, we tested the usefulness of a patient-rated visual analog scale (VAS) for real-time adjustme

SUBMITTER: Palleis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661931 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature