From subthalamic local field potentials to the selection of chronic deep brain stimulation contacts in Parkinson’s disease - A systematic review
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Background
Programming deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus for optimal symptom control in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) requires time and trained personnel. Novel implantable neurostimulators allow local field potentials (LFP) recording, which could be used to identify the optimal (chronic) stimulation contact. However, literature is inconclusive on which LFP features and prediction techniques are most effective.
Objective
To evaluate the performance of different LFP-based physiomarkers for predicting the optimal (chronic) stimulation contacts.
Methods
A literature search was conducted across nine databases, resulting in 418 individual papers. Two independent reviewers screened the articles based on title, abstract, and full text. The quality of included studies was assessed using a modified Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Case Series. Results were categorised in four classes based on the predictive performance with respect to the a priori chance.
Results
Twenty-five studies were included. Single-factor beta-band predictions demonstrated positive performance scores in 94% of the outcomes. Predictions based on single non-beta-frequency factors yielded positive scores in only 25% of the outcomes, with positive results mainly for high frequency oscillations. Multi-factor predictions (e.g. machine learning) achieved accuracy scores within the two highest performance classes more often than single beta-based predictions (100% versus 39%).
Conclusion
Predicting the optimal stimulation contact based on LFP recordings is feasible and can improve DBS programming efficiency in PD. Single beta-band predictions show more promising results than non-beta-frequency factors alone, but are outperformed by multi-factor predictions. Future research should further explore multi-factor prediction for optimal contact identification.
