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DBSMatchMaker: Global Uptake and Insights from the First Year of a Collaborative Deep Brain Stimulation Platform
Joshua Rong1, Katerina Bernardi1, Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari1
1Movement Disorders Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Background:
DBSMatchMaker (https://www.dbsmatchmaker.com), launched publicly in December 2024, is a freely accessible, web-based platform that connects clinicians treating rare genetic movement disorders with deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Objective/Methods:
To characterize the first year of adoption and early clinical impact of DBSMatchMaker. We evaluated global uptake, usage patterns, and early insights from December 2024 to December 2025. We analyzed aggregate, deidentified submissions; required fields included genetic diagnosis and DBS target, with optional three-point treatment response ratings.
Results:
Forty-one clinicians from 39 institutions across 20 countries submitted 158 unique cases spanning 58 monogenic movement disorders, most commonly GNAO1-, KMT2B-, PANK2-, ADCY5-, and SGCE-related disorders. Among entries with outcome ratings, 84.6% reported strong or moderate benefit. The system generated 614 clinician matches, including several that led to changes in management or multicenter research case series.
Conclusions:
Early adoption highlights global engagement and clinical utility. DBSMatchMaker serves as a living repository that lowers barriers to data sharing and supports data-driven DBS decision-making. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
