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Intraoperative valence testing to adjudicate between ventral capsule/ventral striatum and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis target selection in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder

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JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
卷 139, 期 8, 页码 442-450

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AMER ASSOC NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
DOI: 10.3171/2022.10.JNS221683

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obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD; deep brain stimulation; DBS; Y-BOCS; BNST; functional neurosurgery

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an accepted therapy for severe, treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (trOCD). Various studies have suggested that the optimal target location within the anterior limb of the internal capsule may lie in the vicinity of the anterior commissure (AC), either just anterior to the AC above the ventral striatum (VS), or just posterior to the AC above the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). In this study, the authors describe their practice of planning trajectories to both the VS and BNST and using awake intraoperative valence testing to individualize permanent target selection.
OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an accepted therapy for severe, treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (trOCD). The optimal DBS target location within the anterior limb of the internal capsule, particularly along the anterior-posterior axis, remains elusive. Empirical evidence from several studies in the past decade has suggested that the ideal target lies in the vicinity of the anterior commissure (AC), either just anterior to the AC, above the ventral striatum (VS), or just posterior to the AC, above the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). Various methods have been utilized to optimize target selection for trOCD DBS. The authors describe their practice of planning trajectories to both the VS and BNST and adjudicating between them with awake intraoperative valence testing to individualize permanent target selection. METHODS Eight patients with trOCD underwent awake DBS with trajectories planned for both VS and BNST targets bilaterally. The authors intraoperatively assessed the acute effects of stimulation on mood, energy, and anxiety and implanted the trajectory with the most reliable positive valence responses and least stimulation-induced side effects. The method of intraoperative target adjudication is described, and the OCD outcome at last follow-up is reported. RESULTS The mean patient age at surgery was 41.25 & PLUSMN; 15.1 years, and the mean disease duration was 22.75 & PLUSMN; 10.2 years. The median preoperative Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score was 39 (range 34-40). Two patients had previously undergone capsulotomy, with insufficient response. Seven (44%) of 16 leads were moved to the second target based on intraoperative stimulation findings, 4 of them to avoid strong negative valence effects. Three patients had an asymmetric implant (1 lead in each target). All 8 patients (100%) met full response criteria, and the mean Y-BOCS score reduction across the full cohort was 51.2% & PLUSMN; 12.8%. CONCLUSIONS Planning and intraoperatively testing trajectories flanking the AC-superjacent to the VS anteriorly and to the BNST posteriorly-allowed identification of positive valence responses and acute adverse effects. Awake testing helped to select between possible trajectories and identify individually optimized targets in DBS for trOCD.

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