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Case report: Nocturnal low-frequency stimulation of the centromedian thalamic nucleus improves sleep quality and seizure control

Suresh, Surya
Chaitanya, Ganne
Kachhvah, Ajay Deep
Vashin, Vladimir
Saranathan, Manojkumar
Pati, Sandipan
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2024-06-05
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Sleep disturbances and drug-resistant seizures significantly impact people with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers potential treatment, but its effect on sleep and seizure control needs clarification. In this study, we combined wearable sleep monitoring with electroencephalogram (EEG) confirmation to investigate the impact of nocturnal centromedian nucleus (CM) DBS parameters in a patient with drug-resistant IGE. We found that high-frequency (125 Hz) CM stimulation during sleep severely disrupted sleep macro architecture and exacerbated seizures. Conversely, switching to low-frequency (10 Hz) stimulation enhanced both sleep quality and seizure control. This study underscores the critical need to personalize DBS settings, tailoring them to individual patients' sleep patterns to maximize therapeutic benefits. While larger-scale trials are needed, our findings pave the way for patient-centric approaches to thalamic neuromodulation, offering a transformative path to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for those with refractory epilepsy.

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Suresh S, Chaitanya G, Kachhvah AD, Vashin V, Saranathan M, Pati S. Case report: Nocturnal low-frequency stimulation of the centromedian thalamic nucleus improves sleep quality and seizure control. Front Hum Neurosci. 2024 Jun 5;18:1392100. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1392100. PMID: 38903408; PMCID: PMC11188458.

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10.3389/fnhum.2024.1392100
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© 2024 Suresh, Chaitanya, Kachhvah, Vashin, Saranathan and Pati. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.Attribution 4.0 International