Table 1.
Intra-operative Testing of the DBS Leads
DBS Testing |
Volts | Euphoria | Smile | Laughter | Metallic Smell | Metallic Taste | Nausea |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Side | |||||||
Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Right | 2 | (+) | (++Left) | Giddy | |||
Right | 4 | (++) | (++Left, +Right) | Giddy | |||
Right | 6 | (+++) | (+Left, +Right) | Giddy | Present | Present | Brief |
Right | 8 | (++) | (+Left, +Right) | Giddy | Present | Present | Sustained |
Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Left | 2 | (+) | (++Right) | Giddy | Present | ||
Left | 4 | (++) | (++Right, +Left) | Laughter | Present | ||
Left | 6 | (++) | (+Right, +Left) | Laughter | Present | ||
Left | 8 | (++) | (+Right, +Left) | Giddy | Present | Present | Sustained |
Bilateral | 2 | (+) | (+Left, +Right) | Laughter | |||
Bilateral | 4 | (++) | (++Left, ++Right) | Laughter | Present | ||
Bilateral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bilateral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bilateral | 4 | (++) | (++Left, ++Right) | Laughter | Present |
All testing done with the following stimulation parameters: Bipolar Lead 0− 3+; Rate 130 Hz, Pulse Width 210 microseconds 0= No response