Assessment of Machine Learning Classification Strategies for the Differentiation of Deep Brain Stimulation “On” and “Off” Status for Parkinson’s Disease Using a Smartphone as a Wearable and Wireless Inertial Sensor for Quantified Feedback

Author(s):  
Robert LeMoyne ◽  
Timothy Mastroianni ◽  
Donald Whiting ◽  
Nestor Tomycz
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Boutet ◽  
Radhika Madhavan ◽  
Gavin J. B. Elias ◽  
Suresh E. Joel ◽  
Robert Gramer ◽  
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AbstractCommonly used for Parkinson’s disease (PD), deep brain stimulation (DBS) produces marked clinical benefits when optimized. However, assessing the large number of possible stimulation settings (i.e., programming) requires numerous clinic visits. Here, we examine whether functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be used to predict optimal stimulation settings for individual patients. We analyze 3 T fMRI data prospectively acquired as part of an observational trial in 67 PD patients using optimal and non-optimal stimulation settings. Clinically optimal stimulation produces a characteristic fMRI brain response pattern marked by preferential engagement of the motor circuit. Then, we build a machine learning model predicting optimal vs. non-optimal settings using the fMRI patterns of 39 PD patients with a priori clinically optimized DBS (88% accuracy). The model predicts optimal stimulation settings in unseen datasets: a priori clinically optimized and stimulation-naïve PD patients. We propose that fMRI brain responses to DBS stimulation in PD patients could represent an objective biomarker of clinical response. Upon further validation with additional studies, these findings may open the door to functional imaging-assisted DBS programming.


Author(s):  
Alexandre Boutet ◽  
Jurgen Germann ◽  
Dave Gwun ◽  
Aaron Loh ◽  
Gavin J B Elias ◽  
...  

Abstract Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus has become a standard therapy for Parkinson’s disease. Despite extensive experience, however, the precise target of optimal stimulation and the relationship between site of stimulation and alleviation of individual signs remains unclear. We examined whether machine learning could predict the benefits in specific parkinsonian signs when informed by precise locations of stimulation. We studied 275 Parkinson’s disease patients who underwent subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation between 2003 and 2018. We selected pre-deep brain stimulation and best available post-deep brain stimulation scores from motor items of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) to discern sign-specific changes attributable to deep brain stimulation. Volumes of tissue activated were computed and weighted by i) tremor, ii) rigidity, iii) bradykinesia, and iv) axial signs changes. Then, sign-specific sites of optimal (“hot spots”) and suboptimal efficacy (“cold spots”) were defined. These areas were subsequently validated using machine learning prediction of sign-specific outcomes with in-sample and out-of-sample data (n = 51 subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation patients from another institution). Tremor and rigidity hot spots were largely located outside and dorsolateral to the subthalamic nucleus whereas hot spots for bradykinesia and axial signs had larger overlap with the subthalamic nucleus. Using volume of tissue activated overlap with sign-specific hot and cold spots, support vector machine classified patients into quartiles of efficacy with ≥92% accuracy. The accuracy remained high (68–98%) when only considering volume of tissue activated overlap with hot spots but was markedly lower (41–72%) when only using cold spots. The model also performed poorly (44–48%) when using only stimulation voltage, irrespective of stimulation location. Out-of-sample validation accuracy was ≥96% when using volume of tissue activated overlap with the sign-specific hot and cold spots. In two independent datasets, distinct brain areas could predict sign-specific clinical changes in Parkinson’s disease patients with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. With future prospective validation, these findings could individualize stimulation delivery to optimize quality of life improvement.


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 102376
Author(s):  
Sebastián Castaño-Candamil ◽  
Tobias Piroth ◽  
Peter Reinacher ◽  
Bastian Sajonz ◽  
Volker A. Coenen ◽  
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