Review Article

The Efficacy and Predictors of Using GPi-DBS to Treat Early-Onset Dystonia: An Individual Patient Analysis

Table 1

Demographic characteristic, baseline dystonia severity, and programming parameters.

All patients ()DYT-6 ()DYT-11 ()DYT-1 ()Unknown ()DYT-6 and DYT-11DYT-6 and DYT-1DYT-11 and DYT-1

Male/female/unknown110/98/2616/11/015/15/243/50/836/22/130.2630.0750.640
Age at symptom onset (years), mean/median (range)8.9/8 (0-25)9.4/8 (3-25)7.7/5.5 (0.5-25)9.1/8 (1-24)8.9/8 (0-25)0.2770.7520.254
Age at surgery (years), mean/median (range)24.3/19 (5.3-72)22.8/20 (8-48)29.5/27.5 (8-72)21.5/17 (5.3-65.5)26.4/22 (7-64)0.0650.6260.005
Disease duration before surgery (years), mean/median (range)15.4/11 (0.5-66)13.4/11 (2-39)21.7/18.3 (2-66)12.4/7 (1-56.5)17.5/12 (0.5-58)0.0150.670≤0.001
Intraoperative microelectrode recording used (yes/no/not reported)120/21/9310/4/1313/3/1659/7/3538/7/290.9600.0790.084
Baseline BFMDRS-M (/120), mean/median (range)49.3/47.5 (4-130)49.5/44 (16-89)23.9/18.8 (4-75)49.8/50 (16.5-107)58.9/58 (11-130)≤0.0010.941≤0.001
Postoperative BFMDRS-M (/120), mean/median (range)20.9/14 (0-94.5)24.7/18 (3-69.6)7.0/5 (0-21.5)15.4/9 (0-94.5)33.5/33 (0-87)≤0.0010.027≤0.001
Mean change rate (%) of BFMDRS-M (range)60.6 (-33.8-100)52.0 (-2.5-92.7)68.7 (13.2-100)71.8 (4.1-100)44.4 (-33.8-100)0.0080.0010.545
Baseline BFMDRS-D (/30), mean/median (range)14.7/14 (3-30)11.2/9.5 (3-21)8.7/7.5 (5-18)15.7/14.5 (6-29)17.8/18 (7-30)0.4580.199≤0.001
Postoperative BFMDRS-D (/30), mean/median (range)6.9/4 (0-29)6.2/4.5 (1-18)1.8/2 (0-6)6.1/4 (0-25)11.3/10 (2-29)0.1500.9760.001
Mean change rate (%) of BFMDRS-D (range)57.5 (0-100)46.7 (14.3-88.9)78.3 (25-100)63.1 (0-100)38.9 (0-86.7)0.0100.2300.086
Length of follow-up (months), median (range)12 (1-196)13 (2-196)9 (1-20)12 (1-102)12 (5-50)0.0030.0100.061
Mean DBS programming parameters±SD
Voltage(V) Rt0.4980.7000.326
Voltage(V) Lt0.8190.6590.493
PW (μs) Rt0.7550.1610.052
PW (μs) Lt0.7550.1880.065
Frequency (Hz) Rt0.6390.3630.732
Frequency (Hz) Lt0.6390.3630.732

BFMDRS-M: Burke–Fahn–Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale-movement component; BFMDRS-D: Burke–Fahn–Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale-disability component.