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Axial (left) and coronal (right) CT scans of the brain demonstrating stimulator lead placement in the bilateral globus pallidus.
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Two months after the spinal fusion surgery, bilateral DBS electrodes (lead model 3387, Medtronic Inc.) were introduced to the globus pallidus internus at a target 2 mm anterior to the midanterior commissural point, 20 mm lateral to midline, and 4 mm below the commissural plane using stereotactic and neurophysiological recording guidance (Fig. 1).
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