Sobell Department, Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, UCL Institute of Neurology, Box 146, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Neurology. 2011 Jan 4;76(1):80-6. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318203e7d0. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson disease (PD). Following STN-DBS, speech intelligibility can deteriorate, limiting its beneficial effect. Here we prospectively examined the short- and long-term speech response to STN-DBS in a consecutive series of patients to identify clinical and surgical factors associated with speech change.
Thirty-two consecutive patients were assessed before surgery, then 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year after STN-DBS in 4 conditions on- and off-medication with on- and off-stimulation using established and validated speech and movement scales. Fifteen of these patients were followed up for 3 years. A control group of 12 patients with PD were followed up for 1 year.
Within the surgical group, speech intelligibility significantly deteriorated by an average of 14.2%±20.15% off-medication and 16.9%±21.8% on-medication 1 year after STN-DBS. The medical group deteriorated by 3.6%±5.5% and 4.5%±8.8%, respectively. Seven patients showed speech amelioration after surgery. Loudness increased significantly in all tasks with stimulation. A less severe preoperative on-medication motor score was associated with a more favorable speech response to STN-DBS after 1 year. Medially located electrodes on the left STN were associated with a significantly higher risk of speech deterioration than electrodes within the nucleus. There was a strong relationship between high voltage in the left electrode and poor speech outcome at 1 year.
The effect of STN-DBS on speech is variable and multifactorial, with most patients exhibiting decline of speech intelligibility. Both medical and surgical issues contribute to deterioration of speech in STN-DBS patients.
This study provides Class III evidence that STN-DBS for PD results in deterioration in speech intelligibility in all combinations of medication and stimulation states at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year compared to baseline and to control subjects treated with best medical therapy.
丘脑底核深部脑刺激(STN-DBS)是治疗晚期帕金森病(PD)的有效方法。在 STN-DBS 之后,言语清晰度可能会恶化,从而限制其有益效果。在这里,我们前瞻性地检查了一系列连续患者在接受 STN-DBS 治疗后的短期和长期言语反应,以确定与言语变化相关的临床和手术因素。
32 例连续患者在手术前、手术后 1 个月、6 个月和 1 年进行评估,在 4 种条件下进行评估,即在药物治疗和药物治疗下进行评估,在刺激和非刺激下进行评估,使用已建立和验证的言语和运动量表。其中 15 例患者随访 3 年。12 例 PD 患者作为对照组,随访 1 年。
在手术组中,与术前相比,在药物治疗和药物治疗下,1 年后言语清晰度分别平均恶化 14.2%±20.15%和 16.9%±21.8%。药物组分别恶化了 3.6%±5.5%和 4.5%±8.8%。手术后有 7 例患者的言语得到改善。在所有任务中,随着刺激的增加,音量显著增加。术前药物治疗时运动评分较低与 1 年后 STN-DBS 对言语的反应更有利相关。左侧 STN 上位于内侧的电极与电极位于核内相比,与言语恶化的风险显著增加相关。在左侧电极的高电压与 1 年后的言语不良结局之间存在很强的关系。
STN-DBS 对言语的影响是多因素的,大多数患者的言语清晰度下降。药物和手术问题都导致 STN-DBS 患者的言语恶化。
本研究提供了 III 级证据,表明与基线相比,与接受最佳药物治疗的对照组相比,在所有药物和刺激状态的组合中,STN-DBS 治疗 PD 可导致在 1 个月、6 个月和 1 年时言语清晰度恶化。