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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: Neurocase. 2004 Aug;10(4):271–279. doi: 10.1080/13554790490507632

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