Research Article

Programming for Stimulation-Induced Transient Nonmotor Psychiatric Symptoms after Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease

Table 3

The stimulation parameters and STPS.

Number of PD PatientsStatusSTPS timesChief complaints and symptoms of STPSStimulation patternCV/CCIntensity (V/mA)Pulse width 
(μs)
Frequency (Hz)Left/rightCathodeAnodeIPGElectrodeActive contact locationUPDRS-III score (med off/IPG-on)

(1)Pre-STPSIPG-offActiva RC3389Medial STN
STPS1Inexplicable euphoriaMonopolarCV2.560160Left1CaseNone
STPS2Inexplicable euphoriaMonopolarCV2.260160Left1Case14
FinalMonopolarCV1.970160Left1Case14

(2)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.380140Left1CaseActiva RC3389Medial part of STN
MonopolarCV2.590140Right9Case
STPS1WailMonopolarCV2.590140Left1Case13
FinalBipolarCV2.690140Left1213

(3)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.560150Right9CaseActiva RC3389Medial Inferior part of STN
Monopolar2.360150Left2Case
STPS1HallucinationMonopolarCV2.970150Right9Case25
STPS2HallucinationMonopolar2.690130Right9Case23
FinalInterleavingCV2.590125Right2Case23
1.8701253

(4)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.310090Left1CaseActiva RC3389Inferior part of STN/substantia nigra
MonopolarCV2.511090Right10Case
STPS1HypomaniaDouble polarCV2.410090Left0,1Case25
STPS2HypomaniaDouble polarCV2.211085Left0,1Case25
FinalInterleavingCV2.010090Left0Case25
2.3100901

(5)Pre-STPSIPG offActiva PC3389Lateral part of STN/Close to Zona incerta
STPS1WailMonopolarCC1.960140Right10CaseNone
STPS2WailMonopolarCC1.760130Right10Case13
STPS3WailBipolarCC1.860130Right101113
FinalMonopolarCC1.960130Right11Case13

(6)Pre-STPSDouble-polarCV2.560160Left0,1CaseActiva RC3389Inferior part of STN/Close to substantia nigra
MonopolarCV2.770160Right9Case
STPS1HypomaniaDouble polarCV2.860160Left0,1Case40
STPS2HypomaniaInterleavingCV2.580125Left0Case39
2.8801251Case
FinalInterleavingCV2.570125Left0Case41
2.7801251,2Case

(7)Pre-STPSMonopolarCC2.160145Left3CaseActiva RC3389Lateral part of STN/Close to Internal capsule
MonopolarCC2.070145Right10Case
STPS1Inexplicable euphoriaMonopolarCC2.160145Left3Case40
STPS2Inexplicable euphoriaMonopolarCC1.970145Left3Case38
FinalBipolarCV2.370145Left3238

(8)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.660150Left1CaseActiva RC3389Medial part of STN
MonopolarCV2.560150Right10Case
STPS1HypomaniaMonopolarCV3.160150Left1Case40
STPS2HypomaniaMonopolarCV2.870145Left1Case40
FinalMonopolarCV360140Left2case40

(9)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.790160Right9CaseActiva RC3389Lateral part of STN
Double-polarCV2.580160Left2,3Case
STPS1HypomaniaMonopolarCV3.290160Right9Case25
FinalMonopolarCV2.9110130Right9Case24

(10)Pre-STPSMonopolarCC2.060160Right9CaseActiva PC3389Medial part of STN
MonopolarCC2.260160Left2Case
STPS1Abnormal spatial orientationMonopolarCC2.260160Right9Case26
STPS2Abnormal spatial orientationMonopolarCC2.070140Right9Case25
FinalInterleavingCV2.860125Right9Case25
2.16012510Case

(11)Pre-STPSMonopolarCV2.870135Left2CaseActiva RC3389Lateral part of STN
MonopolarCV2.560135Right10Case
STPS1HypomaniaMonopolarCV3.070135Left2Case34
FinalMonopolarCV2.780135Left2Case34

CV, constant voltage; CC, constant current. The patients with no UPDRS-III score (med-off/IPG-on) because they were in the first programming and have not been evaluated with UPDRS- III score yet.