Open AccessEffect of Anesthesia on Microelectrode Recordings during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Tourette Syndrome Patients
Author(s) -
Michaël J. Bos,
Ana Maria Alzate Sanchez,
Anouk Y J M Smeets,
Raffaella Bancone,
Linda Ackermans,
Anthony Absalom,
W. Buhre,
Mark Roberts,
Mark Janssen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-0372
pISSN - 1011-6125
DOI - 10.1159/000503691
Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , medicine , anesthesia , propofol , midazolam , remifentanil , clonidine , perioperative , tourette syndrome , tics , sedation , anesthetic , dexmedetomidine , disease , psychiatry , parkinson's disease
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an accepted treatment for patients with medication-resistant Tourette syndrome (TS). Sedation is commonly required during electrode implantation to attenuate anxiety, pain, and severe tics. Anesthetic agents potentially impair the quality of microelectrode recordings (MER). Little is known about the effect of these anesthetics on MER in patients with TS. We describe our experience with different sedative regimens on MER and tic severity in patients with TS.