Wonki Kim, In Ho Song, Yong Hoon Lim, Mi-Ryoung Kim, Young Eun Kim, Jae Ha Hwang, In Keyoung Kim, Sang Woo Song, Jin Wook Kim, Woong-Woo Lee, Han-Joon Kim, Cheolyoung Kim, Hee Chan Kim, In Young Kim, Hee Pyoung Park, Dong Gyu Kim, Beom Seok Jeon, Sun Ha Paek
We investigated the effect of propofol and fentanyl on microelectrode recording (MER) and its clinical applicability during subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. We analyzed 8 patients with Parkinson's disease, underwent bilateral STN DBS with MER. Their left sides were done under awake and then their right sides were done with a continuous infusion of propofol and fentanyl under local anesthesia. The electrode position was evaluated by preoperative MRI and postoperative CT. The clinical outcomes were assessed at six months after surgery...
September 2014: Journal of Korean Medical Science