PMID- 30974016 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201111 LR - 20220210 IS - 1525-1403 (Electronic) IS - 1094-7159 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jan TI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exploration of the Human Brain During 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. PG - 46-55 LID - 10.1111/ner.12954 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Apart from the clinical efficacy of high frequency spinal cord stimulation at 10 kHz, the underlying mechanism of action remains unclear. In parallel with spinal or segmental theories, supraspinal hypotheses have been recently proposed. In order to unveil hidden altered brain connectome patterns, a resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) protocol was performed in subjects routinely treated for back and/or leg pain with high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS) HF-SCS at 10 kHz. METHODS: RsfMRI imaging was obtained from ten patients with failed back surgery syndrome who were eligible for HF-SCS at 10 kHz. Specifically-chosen regions of interest with different connectivity networks have been investigated over time. Baseline measurements were compared with measurements after 1 month and 3 months of HF-SCS at 10 kHz. Additionally, clinical parameters on pain intensity, central sensitization, pain catastrophizing, and sleep quality were correlated with the functional connectivity strengths. RESULTS: The study results demonstrate an increased connectivity over time between the anterior insula (affective salience network) and regions of the frontoparietal network and the central executive network. After 3 months of HF-SCS, the increased strength in functional connectivity between the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula was significantly correlated with the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) value of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. CONCLUSION: These findings support the hypothesis that HF-SCS at 10 kHz might influence the salience network and therefore also the emotional awareness of pain. CI - (c) 2019 International Neuromodulation Society. FAU - De Groote, Sander AU - De Groote S AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Goudman, Lisa AU - Goudman L AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium. FAU - Peeters, Ronald AU - Peeters R AD - Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, UZ, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Linderoth, Bengt AU - Linderoth B AD - Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Vanschuerbeek, Peter AU - Vanschuerbeek P AD - Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Sunaert, Stefan AU - Sunaert S AD - Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, UZ, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - De Jaeger, Mats AU - De Jaeger M AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - De Smedt, Ann AU - De Smedt A AD - Department of Neurology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Moens, Maarten AU - Moens M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0577-5449 AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. AD - Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. AD - Center for Neurosciences (C4N), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium. LA - eng GR - independent research grant/Nevro/ PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190411 PL - United States TA - Neuromodulation JT - Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society JID - 9804159 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Brain/*diagnostic imaging MH - Failed Back Surgery Syndrome/*diagnostic imaging/*therapy MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Pain Measurement/methods MH - Prospective Studies MH - *Rest MH - Spinal Cord Stimulation/*methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Spinal cord stimulation OT - chronic pain OT - failed back surgery syndrome OT - magnetic resonance imaging OT - mechanisms of action EDAT- 2019/04/12 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/12 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/12 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/02/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/12 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1094-7159(21)02067-5 [pii] AID - 10.1111/ner.12954 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuromodulation. 2020 Jan;23(1):46-55. doi: 10.1111/ner.12954. Epub 2019 Apr 11.