Effect and Mechanism of Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease With Cognitive Impairment

A variety of post-processing methods (VBM, SPM, CAT, LEAD-DBS, etc.) were used to analyze structural brain network images (sMRI, DTI) and functional brain network images (rs-fMRI, PET) based on connectomics, and combined with the changes of clinical symptoms before and after treatment. To study the mechanism of the influence of neural regulation on brain network, and further analyze how DBS and TMS improve the cognitive symptoms of PD patients from the perspective of brain connectomics, so as to explore the occurrence and development of Parkinson's disease with cognitive impairment and the possible improvement mechanism.According to the individual differences in clinical symptoms of different PD patients, better stimulation sites and the best brain network are sought to further guide the surgical plan, so as to obtain the best clinical treatment effect.

Inclusion criteria

• The clinical diagnosis of PD is consistent with the United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank criteria, with disease duration over 5 years, acute levodopa motor response ≥30%, and indication for STN-DBS.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

included patients with severe cognitive impairment, severe psychiatric disorders, acute levodopa motor response less than 30%, atypical parkinsonism, and contraindications to surgery.