Abstract #0676
Interventional MR Guided DBS in Pediatric Dystonia: Technical and Clinical Outcomes
Alastair Martin 1 , Jill Ostrem 2 , Leslie Markun 2 , Paul Larson 3 , Monica Volz 3 , and Philip Starr 3
1
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF, San
Francisco, CA, United States,
2
Neurology,
UCSF, San Francisco, CA, United States,
3
Neurological
Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, United States
MR guided implantation of deep brain stimulators is
demonstrated in a series of pediatric dystonia patients.
In contrast to conventional implantation methodologies,
the MR guided approach does not require an awake,
cooperative patient. Thus, it is much more suitable to
pediatric applications. Bilateral DBS electrodes are
implanted in six dystonia patients with a mean age of
eleven years. Highly accurate targeting accuracy is
achieved and clinical outcomes, as measured by a
standardized dystonia rating scale, are comparable with
the best reported results using traditional surgical
implantation methods
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