Somatotopy of the sensory thalamus: inputs from directional deep brain stimulation in pain patients

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2024 Jun 11.doi: 10.1002/acn3.52067.  Aurelie Leplus, Petru Isan, Anne Balossier, Sarah Mouffok, Anne Donnet, Theodore Papadopoulo, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Jean Regis, Denys Fontaine Abstract Objective: The sensory ventroposterior (VP) thalamic nuclei display a mediolateral somatotopic organization (respectively head, arm, and leg). We studied

Application accuracy of Neuromate robot-guided deep brain stimulation procedures using the non-invasive frameless Neurolocate registration system

The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery 2023 Dec 13:e2610. doi: 10.1002/rcs.2610. Online ahead of print. Denys Fontaine , Fabien Almairac, Bruno Chiapello, Aurélie Leplus Abstract Objective: to measure the in vivo application accuracy of Neuromate robot-assisted

Treatment of Chronic Refractory Pain by Combined Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Cingulum and Sensory Thalamus (EMOPAIN Study): Rationale and Protocol of a Feasibility and Safety Study

Brain sciences 2022 Aug 23;12(9):1116. Aurélie Leplus, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Anne Donnet, Nelly Darmon, Jean Regis, Denys Fontaine Abstract Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the sensory thalamus has been proposed for 40 years to treat medically refractory neuropathic pain, but its efficacy remains partial and