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When microelectrode recording of single cell activity is employed for targeting the subthalamic nucleus (STN), multiple sampling of single cells is needed to determine whether the electrode has passed through the ventral boundaries of the STN. In contrast, stepwise recording of multiple cell activities by a semimicroelectrode reveals robust changes in such activities at the dorsal and ventral boundaries. We attempted to quantify changes in multiple cell activities by computing multiple-cell spike density (MSD). We analyzed MSD in 60 sides of 30 patients with Parkinson’s disease. Neural noise level was defined as the lowest cut-off level at which neural noise is separated from larger amplitude spikes. MSD was analyzed at cut-off levels ranging from 1.2 to 2.0-fold the neural noise level in the white matter in each trajectory. Both the dorsal and ventral boundaries were clearly identified by an increase and a decrease (p < 0.0001) in MSD, respectively, in all the 60 sides. The cut-off level of 1.2-fold showed the clearest change in MSD between the STN and the pars reticulata of substantia nigra. MSD analysis by semimicroelectrode recording represents the most practical means of identifying the boundaries of STN.
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Kano, T. et al. (2006). Detection of boundaries of subthalamic nucleus by multiple-cell spike density analysis in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. In: Chang, J.W., Katayama, Y., Yamamoto, T. (eds) Advances in Functional and Reparative Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 99. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-35205-2_6
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