Melissa Gough, Russell Mills, Una Brechany, Claire Nicholson, Alistair Jenkins, Mohammed Akbar Hussain
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Abstract
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery targeting the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus (Vim) has proven efficacy in the treatment of tremor.
Aims: The primary aim is to investigate whether there is a statistically significant difference in patient outcomes when CT-guided targeting of the Vim is compared with MRI-guided targeting.
Methods: This is a retrospective study concerning patients undergoing Vim-targeted DBS at the Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle (9th August 2012 to 4th January 2019). Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Scale (FTM TS) and EQ-5D scores were collected from patient notes. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics Version 24. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare means.
Results: Independent samples t-test did not reveal a statistically significant difference between CT (n = 10; FTM TS mean = 65.40, SD = 11.40; EQ-5D mean = 39.50, SD = 17.87) and MR (n = 7; FTM TS mean = 60.57, SD = 7.50; EQ-5D mean = 32.14, SD = 9.94) groups in pre-surgery FTM TS (t(15) = 0.977, p = 0.344) and EQ-5D (t(15) = 0.982, p = 0.342) scores. No statistically significant difference between the CT (FTM TS mean = 24.12, SD = 20.47; EQ-5D mean = 75.56, SD = 15.63) and MR (FTM TS mean = 22.86, SD = 6.72; EQ-5D mean = 70.43, SD = 15.48) groups was revealed at 1 year assessment of FTM TS (t(14) = 0.155, p = 0.879) and EQ-5D (t(14) = 0.654, p = 0.524). The median difference between pre- and post-surgery FTM TS and EQ-5D scores in the CT group at 1 year was 43.00 and 35.00, respectively. The MR patient group median difference in pre- and post-surgery at 1 year was 35.00 and 35.00 respectively.
Conclusion: No statistically significant difference between CT and MR image-guided targeting patient groups was detected.
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The British Journal of Neurosurgery is a leading international forum for debate in the field of neurosurgery, publishing original peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality, along with comment and correspondence on all topics of current interest to neurosurgeons worldwide.
Coverage includes all aspects of case assessment and surgical practice, as well as wide-ranging research, with an emphasis on clinical rather than experimental material. Special emphasis is placed on postgraduate education with review articles on basic neurosciences and on the theory behind advances in techniques, investigation and clinical management. All papers are submitted to rigorous and independent peer-review, ensuring the journal’s wide citation and its appearance in the major abstracting and indexing services.
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