Lomadze V. Differentiated surgical treatment of levodopa-induced motor disturbances in patients with Parkinson's disease

Українська версія

Thesis for the degree of Candidate of Sciences (CSc)

State registration number

0419U001720

Applicant for

Specialization

  • 14.01.05 - Нейрохірургія

26-11-2019

Specialized Academic Board

Д 26.557.01

The State institution "Romodanov neurosurgery institute, National academy of medical sciences of Ukraine"

Essay

The thesis is devoted to topical issues of surgery for levodopa treatment motor complications of Parkinson's disease (PD). 90 patients with PD aged 31 to 77 years (average - 58,1 ± 0,9 years) were enrolled in study. Depending on the type of stereotactic interventions patients were divided into five groups: group Vim - 31 (34,4 %) patients underwent unilateral thalamotomy, group GPi - 18 (20,0 %) patients underwent unilateral pallidotomy, group Vim-GPi - 15 (16,7 %) patients underwent thalamotomy and contralateral pallidotomy, group Vim-STN - 12 (13,3 %) patients underwent thalamotomy and contralateral subthalamotomy; group DBS-STN of 14 (15,6 %) patients underwent implantation systems for bilateral neurostimulation of the subthalamic nuclei (STN). Postoperative follow-up ranged from 6 months to 10,5 years (average 5,8 ± 1,1 years). Predictive factors of levodopa-induced motor disturbances have been identified as following. The high efficiency and safety of unilateral ablative interventions have been demonstrated. Unilateral thalamotomy improved UPDRS score by 53,0 % in ON period, by 47,4 % in OFF period, eliminated tremor in 96,8 % and rigidity in 83,3 % cases. After pallidotomy UPDRS score improved by 55,0 % in ON period and by 50,2 % in OFF period, tremor eliminated in 75,0 % and rigidity in 88,9 % cases. Motor fluctuations (MF) and levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) abolished in 61,3 % and 41,2 % patients after unilateral thalamotomy and in 63,6 % and 88,9 % patients after unilateral pallidotomy correspondingly. Stereotactic thalamotomy and subsequent contralateral pallidotomy eliminated tremor and rigidity in over 70,0 % cases, regression of hypokinesia was observed in 60,0 % of patients. In this group LID have stopped in 81,8 % and MF - in 73,3 % cases. Surgical complications occurred in 2 (13,3 %) patients. Stereotactic thalamotomy and subsequent contralateral subthalamotomy eliminated tremor and rigidity in 91,7 % and 80,0% cases correspondingly. In this group hypokinesia did not regress, but MF abolished in 83,3 % patients. After subthalamotomy hemibalism occurred in 2 (17,0 %) patients. Predictive factors of development hemiballism have been identified. They include extensive volume of lesion and short term between two interventions (less than 4 years). The best results were achieved in patients who underwent DBS of STN. Tremor, rigidity and hypokinesia have been eliminated in 100,0 % cases. In this group UPDRS score improved by 81,7 % in ON period and by 74,5 % in OFF period. In compare with other interventions, DBS treatment has been noticed most significant reduction dose of levodopa - by 51,2 %. MF eliminated - in 92,3 % and LID - in 91,7 % cases.

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