Commentary to the controversy: Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach?

Stephan Bohlhalter; David Benninger; Deborah Brogle; Florian Hatz; Alain Kaelin-Lang; Jens Carsten Möller; Georg Kägi; Michael Schuepbach

doi:10.57187/s.3856

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Vol. 154 No. 8 (2024)

Commentary to the controversy: Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach?

Stephan Bohlhalter
David Benninger
Deborah Brogle
Florian Hatz
Alain Kaelin-Lang
Jens Carsten Möller
Georg Kägi
Michael Schuepbach

Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3856
Published: 09.08.2024

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Lozano AM, Lipsman N, Bergman H, Brown P, Chabardes S, Chang JW, et al. Deep brain stimulation: current challenges and future directions. Nat Rev Neurol. 2019 Mar;15(3):148–60. 10.1038/s41582-018-0128-2
Holewijn RA, Verbaan D, van den Munckhof PM, Bot M, Geurtsen GJ, Dijk JM, et al. General Anesthesia vs Local Anesthesia in Microelectrode Recording-Guided Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease: The GALAXY Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Oct;78(10):1212–9. 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2979
Tinkhauser G, Pollo C, Debove I, Nowacki A, Krack P. Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach? – Pros. Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3823. 10.57187/s.3823
Büchele F, Stieglitz L, Baumann CR. Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach? – Cons. Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3855. 10.57187/s.3855
Verhagen Metman L, Slavin KV, Rosenow JM, Vitek JL, van den Munckhof P. More than just the level of consciousness: comparing asleep and awake deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord. 2021 Dec;36(12):2763–6. 10.1002/mds.28806
Lee AT, Han KJ, Nichols N, Sudhakar VR, Burke JF, Wozny TA, et al. Targeting Accuracy and Clinical Outcomes of Awake versus Asleep Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The University of California, San Francisco Experience. Neurosurgery. 2022 Nov;91(5):717–25. 10.1227/neu.0000000000002111

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[1] Lozano AM, Lipsman N, Bergman H, Brown P, Chabardes S, Chang JW, et al. Deep brain stimulation: current challenges and future directions. Nat Rev Neurol. 2019 Mar;15(3):148–60. 10.1038/s41582-018-0128-2

[2] Holewijn RA, Verbaan D, van den Munckhof PM, Bot M, Geurtsen GJ, Dijk JM, et al. General Anesthesia vs Local Anesthesia in Microelectrode Recording-Guided Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease: The GALAXY Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Oct;78(10):1212–9. 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2979

[3] Tinkhauser G, Pollo C, Debove I, Nowacki A, Krack P. Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach? – Pros. Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3823. 10.57187/s.3823

[4] Büchele F, Stieglitz L, Baumann CR. Should asleep deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease be preferred over the awake approach? – Cons. Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3855. 10.57187/s.3855

[5] Verhagen Metman L, Slavin KV, Rosenow JM, Vitek JL, van den Munckhof P. More than just the level of consciousness: comparing asleep and awake deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord. 2021 Dec;36(12):2763–6. 10.1002/mds.28806

[6] Lee AT, Han KJ, Nichols N, Sudhakar VR, Burke JF, Wozny TA, et al. Targeting Accuracy and Clinical Outcomes of Awake versus Asleep Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The University of California, San Francisco Experience. Neurosurgery. 2022 Nov;91(5):717–25. 10.1227/neu.0000000000002111