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Original lecture slide 33, The sweet spot, showing an outcome map with a marked sweet spot and a five-step description of sweet-spot mapping

THE SWEET SPOT

  • Where stimulation is associated with the best clinical response
  • OUTCOME MAP
  • SWEET SPOT
  • HOW SWEET-SPOT MAPPING WORKS
  • 1 Collect — Lead locations + clinical outcomes
  • 2 Map — Outcome values across stimulation locations
  • 3 Model — Identify regions associated with benefit
  • 4 Validate — Test in an independent cohort
  • 5 Apply — Use as a guide—not a universal coordinate
  • CRITICAL NUANCE • A sweet spot is cohort-derived and probabilistic—not a guarantee for an individual patient.
  • Dr Vikas Kathuria | MCh Neurosurgery

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33A SWEET-SPOT MAP FROM A PUBLISHED STUDY — INSERT AUTHENTIC IMAGE

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AssociationModule 07 · Slide 33