Review Article

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

Table 2

Demographic characteristic and baseline dystonia severity in 3 y follow-up.

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

Male/female/unknown105/79/2613/7/015/15/242/41/835/16/160.1630.0860.850
Age at symptom onset (years), mean/median (range)8.9/8 (0-25)10.1/9 (3-25)7.7/5.5 (0.5-25)9.1/8 (1-24)8.7/8 (0-25)0.1870.3650.259
Age at surgery (years), mean/median (range)23.8/18.8 (5.3-72)25.2/23 (8-48)29.5/27.5 (8-72)20.8/17 (5.3-65.5)24.8/18.4 (7-63)0.2840.1590.002
Disease duration before surgery (years), mean/median (range)14.9/10 (0.5-66)15.1/12.5 (2-39)21.7/18.3 (2-66)11.6/7 (1-56.5)16/9 (0.5-58)0.0870.220≤0.001
Intraoperative microelectrode recording used (yes/no/not reported)118/21/7110/4/613/3/1657/7/2738/7/220.6340.4680.892
Baseline BFMDRS-M (/120), mean/median (range)49.4/48 (4-130)48/42.5 (16-89)23.9/18.75 (4-75)49.8/50 (16.5-107)59.5/58 (11-130)≤0.0010.582≤0.001
Postoperative BFMDRS-M (/120), mean/median (range)21.1/13 (0-94.5)22.1/16.25 (1-69.6)6.8/4 (0-21.5)16.3/10 (0-94.5)34.2/33.5 (0-87)0.0020.235≤0.001
Mean change rate (%) of BFMDRS-M (range)60.9 (-33.8-100)55.6 (19.5-97.6)69.8 (13.2-100)71.2 (4.1-100)44.2 (-33.8-100)0.0320.0170.790
Baseline BFMDRS-D (/30), mean/median (range)14.8/14 (3-30)11.4/9 (3-21)8.7/7.5 (5-18)15.7/14.5 (6-29)17.9/18 (7-30)0.5070.202≤0.001
Postoperative BFMDRS-D (/30), mean/median (range)7.0/4 (0-29)6.2/3 (1-18)1.8/2 (0-6)6.4/4.5 (0-25)11.5/10 (2-29)0.2340.961≤0.001
Mean change rate (%) of BFMDRS-D (range)57.1 (0-100)47.9 (14.3-88.9)78.3 (25-100)61.9 (0-100)37.9 (0-86.7)0.0230.3430.061
Length of follow-up (months), median (range)12 (1-36)6.5 (2-36)9 (1-20)12 (1-36)9 (5-36)0.5570.3630.056

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