Is awake physiological confirmation necessary for DBS treatment of Parkinson's disease today? A comparison of intraoperative imaging, physiology, and physiology imaging-guided DBS in the past decade

ConclusionsThe comparison of COMB-DBS and PHY-DBS showed intraoperative imaging's superiority (higher surgical accuracy), while the comparison of COMB-DBS and IMG-DBS showed physiological confirmation's inferiority (longer surgical time and higher ICH risk). Combined with previous evidence, the use of intraoperative neuroimaging techniques should become a future trend.
Source: Brain Stimulation - Category: Neurology Source Type: research