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. 2020 Jul 2;87(6):1098–1110. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa249

TABLE 2.

DBS Targets and Coordinates

Author DBS target Coordinates
Sturm (2003)12* NAc 6.5l, 2.5a to AC, 4.5i to MCP
Rauch (2006)32* VC/VS 7.97 ± 1.24l, 3.31 ± 1.04a to AC, and 4.12 ± 1.85i to MCP
Greenberg* (2006)18* VC/VS 6.5l, 2.5a to AC, 4.5i to MCP
Mallet (2008)48 STN 11l, 2a to AC, 4i to MCP
Guehl (2008)47 Caudate 8l, 33.4a to PC, 2.5i
Huff (2010)43 NAc/vALIC Relative to AC in patients with ≥ 25% improvement in Y-BOCS
Contact x Mean(SEM) y Mean(SEM) z Mean(SEM)
0 7.1(0.30) -0.98(0.60) -3.88(0.52)
1 8.64(0.30) 0.48(0.71) -1.72(0.43)
2 10.32(0.32) 1.98(0.84) 0.30(0.43)
3 11.76(0.38) 3.36(1.01) 2.36(0.23)
Distal contacts (0 and 1) located in NAc, proximal contacts (2 and 3) located in vALIC
Goodman (2010)1 vALIC/VC Four responders relative to MCP
x Mean(SEM) y Mean(SEM) z Mean(SEM)
Right 8.45(1.25) 15.58(1.22) -0.58(1.33)
Left 10.03(1.30) 15.63(1.11) -0.48(2.08)
Denys (2010)29* NAc 7l, 3a to AC, 4i to MCP
Roh (2012)42 ALIC/VS 8l, 4a to AC, 2i to MCP. The proximal contacts (2, 3) at VC and IC
Jimenez (2013)50 ITP 2-3l to fornix, 3-5p to AC; no depth given
Tsai (2014)33* VC/VS Contact (MCP) x Mean(SEM) y Mean(SEM) z Mean(SEM)
0 7.4(0.41) 15.53(1.03) -3.63(0.74)
1 8.50(0.56) 16.70(1.03) -0.80(0.75)
2 10.30(0.58) 17.58(0.94) 1.80(0.92)
3 12.13(.58) 18.55(0.84) 4.73(0.91)
Barcia (2019)34* NAc/caudate 6.5l, 2.5a, 4.5i to AC at NAc close to BNST
Liebrand (2019)35* vALIC 7l, 2a to AC, 4i to MCP
Lee (2019)17 ITP 6.5l, 3p to AC, 0.5i to MCP
Polosan (2019)49 STN 10l, 1a to MCP, 4i to AC

All targets reported in mm. Lateral (l); anterior (a); inferior (i); posterior (p); midcommissural point (MCP); anterior commissure (AC). Coordinates for lead tip (distal contact) except when specified. * indicates similar targeting.