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Novembre G, Ticini LF, Schütz-Bosbach S, Keller PE. Motor simulation and the coordination of self and other in real-time joint action. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2013; 9:1062-8. [PMID: 23709353 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Joint actions require the integration of simultaneous self- and other-related behaviour. Here, we investigated whether this function is underpinned by motor simulation, that is the capacity to represent a perceived action in terms of the neural resources required to execute it. This was tested in a music performance experiment wherein on-line brain stimulation (double-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation, dTMS) was employed to interfere with motor simulation. Pianists played the right-hand part of piano pieces in synchrony with a recording of the left-hand part, which had (Trained) or had not (Untrained) been practiced beforehand. Training was assumed to enhance motor simulation. The task required adaptation to tempo changes in the left-hand part that, in critical conditions, were preceded by dTMS delivered over the right primary motor cortex. Accuracy of tempo adaptation following dTMS or sham stimulations was compared across Trained and Untrained conditions. Results indicate that dTMS impaired tempo adaptation accuracy only during the perception of trained actions. The magnitude of this interference was greater in empathic individuals possessing a strong tendency to adopt others' perspectives. These findings suggest that motor simulation provides a functional resource for the temporal coordination of one's own behaviour with others in dynamic social contexts.
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- Giacomo Novembre
- Research Group 'Music Cognition and Action', Research Group 'Body and Self', Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, and The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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- Research Group 'Music Cognition and Action', Research Group 'Body and Self', Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, and The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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- Research Group 'Music Cognition and Action', Research Group 'Body and Self', Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, and The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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- Research Group 'Music Cognition and Action', Research Group 'Body and Self', Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, and The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, AustraliaResearch Group 'Music Cognition and Action', Research Group 'Body and Self', Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, and The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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Prescott I, Dostrovsky J, Moro E, Hodaie M, Lozano A, Hutchison W. Reduced paired pulse depression in the basal ganglia of dystonia patients. Neurobiol Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tyč F, Boyadjian A, Allam N, Brasil-Neto JP. Abnormal acute changes in upper limb muscle cortical representation areas in the patients with writer's cramp during co-activation of distal and proximal muscles. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2012; 206:195-207. [PMID: 22574750 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02451.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM We analysed cortical muscle representation areas during single muscle activation and during the co-activation of several upper arm muscles in the patients with writer's cramp to determine the possible occurrence of abnormal dynamic somatotopic changes in M1, in addition to the static map abnormalities already described in this form of dystonia. METHODS Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we assessed cortical representations of medial deltoid, extensor carpi radialis and the first dorsal interosseus muscles in eight patients with writer's cramp and in eight healthy control subjects. Cortical maps were obtained during distal muscles' activation either in isolation or in conjunction with voluntary medial deltoid co-activation. RESULTS This study showed a difference in the organization of cortical representations of these muscles between the patients with dystonia and control subjects. The first dorsal interosseus and the extensor carpi radialis cortical representation areas were larger in the dystonic group. The cortical representations became larger when the medial deltoid was simultaneously co-activated, and this effect was not observed in the control group. In the dystonic group, the three cortical muscle representations largely overlapped and their centres of gravity were closer. CONCLUSION Patients with dystonia showed not only a different spatial organization of muscle cortical representation areas, but also abnormal acute somatotopic changes during proximal muscle co-activation. Task-specific motor impairment in writer's cramp may result not only from lack of cortical inhibition and the well-known anomalous cortical organization observed in these patients, but also from abnormal patterns of proximo-distal functional muscle coupling.
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento; Universidade de Brasilia (UnB); Distrito Federal; Brasil
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Mengotti P, Ticini LF, Waszak F, Schütz-Bosbach S, Rumiati RI. Imitating others' actions: transcranial magnetic stimulation of the parietal opercula reveals the processes underlying automatic imitation. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 37:316-22. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Paola Mengotti
- SISSA; Neuroscience Area; Via Bonomea 265; 34136; Trieste; Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences; Leipzig; Germany
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Meunier S, Russmann H, Shamim E, Lamy JC, Hallett M. Plasticity of cortical inhibition in dystonia is impaired after motor learning and paired-associative stimulation. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 35:975-86. [PMID: 22429246 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08034.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Artificial induction of plasticity by paired associative stimulation (PAS) in healthy volunteers (HV) demonstrates Hebbian-like plasticity in selected inhibitory networks as well as excitatory networks. In a group of 17 patients with focal hand dystonia and a group of 19 HV, we evaluated how PAS and the learning of a simple motor task influence the circuits supporting long-interval intracortical inhibition (LICI, reflecting activity of GABA(B) interneurons) and long-latency afferent inhibition (LAI, reflecting activity of somatosensory inputs to the motor cortex). In HV, PAS and motor learning induced long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity of excitatory networks and a lasting decrease of LAI and LICI in the motor representation of the targeted or trained muscle. The better the motor performance, the larger was the decrease of LAI. Although motor performance in the patient group was similar to that of the control group, LAI did not decrease during the motor learning as it did in the control group. In contrast, LICI was normally modulated. In patients the results after PAS did not match those obtained after motor learning: LAI was paradoxically increased and LICI did not exhibit any change. In the normal situation, decreased excitability in inhibitory circuits after induction of LTP-like plasticity may help to shape the cortical maps according to the new sensorimotor task. In patients, the abnormal or absent modulation of afferent and intracortical long-interval inhibition might indicate maladaptive plasticity that possibly contributes to the difficulty that they have to learn a new sensorimotor task.
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- Sabine Meunier
- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Moore RD, Gallea C, Horovitz SG, Hallett M. Individuated finger control in focal hand dystonia: an fMRI study. Neuroimage 2012; 61:823-31. [PMID: 22484405 PMCID: PMC3376234 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To better understand deficient selective motor control in focal hand dystonia by determining changes in striatal activation and connectivity in patients performing individuated finger control. METHODS Functional imaging with a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance scanner was performed on 18 patients and 17 controls during non-symptom producing tasks requiring right-handed individuated or coupled finger control. A global linear model and psychophysiologic interaction model compared individuated to coupled tasks for patients and controls separately, and the results were submitted to a group analysis. The sensorimotor (posterior) and associative (anterior) parts of the putamen were considered as seed regions for the connectivity analysis. RESULTS Compared to controls, patients had significant differences in activations and connectivity during individuated compared to coupled tasks: (i) decreased activations in the bilateral postcentral gyri, right associative posterior parietal areas, right cerebellum and left posterior putamen, while activations in the left anterior putamen were not different; (ii) increased connectivity of the left posterior putamen with the left cerebellum and left sensorimotor cortex; and (iii) increased connectivity of the left anterior putamen with bilateral supplementary motor areas, the left premotor cortex, and left cerebellum. INTERPRETATION Decreased activations in the sensorimotor putamen and cerebellum controlling the affected hand might underlie low levels of surround inhibition during individuated tasks. For identical motor performance in both groups, increased connectivity of sensorimotor and associative striato-cortical circuits in FHD suggests that both affected and unaffected territories of the striatum participate in compensatory processes.
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- Ryan D Moore
- Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428
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- Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428
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- Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428
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- Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428
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Poston B, Kukke SN, Paine RW, Francis S, Hallett M. Cortical silent period duration and its implications for surround inhibition of a hand muscle. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 36:2964-71. [PMID: 22775302 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Surround inhibition is a neural mechanism that assists in the focusing of excitatory drive to muscles responsible for a given movement (agonist muscles) by suppressing unwanted activity in muscles not relevant to the movement (surround muscles). The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of γ-aminobutyric acid(B) receptor-mediated intracortical inhibition, as assessed by the cortical silent period (CSP), to the generation of surround inhibition in the motor system. Eight healthy adults (five women and three men, 29.8 ± 9 years) performed isometric contractions with the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle in separate conditions with and without an index finger flexion movement. The ADM motor evoked potential amplitude and CSP duration elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation were compared between a control condition in which the ADM was activated independently and during conditions involving three phases (pre-motor, phasic, and tonic) of the index finger flexion movement. The motor evoked potential amplitude of the ADM was greater during the control condition compared with the phasic condition. Thus, the presence of surround inhibition was confirmed in the present study. Most critically, the CSP duration of the ADM decreased during the phasic stage of finger flexion compared with the control condition, which indicated a reduction of this type of intracortical inhibition during the phasic condition. These findings indicate that γ-aminobutyric acid(B) receptor-mediated intracortical inhibition, as measured by the duration of the CSP, does not contribute to the generation of surround inhibition in hand muscles.
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- Brach Poston
- Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Modeling movement disorders—CRPS-related dystonia explained by abnormal proprioceptive reflexes. J Biomech 2012; 45:90-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2011] [Revised: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sadnicka A, Hoffland BS, Bhatia KP, van de Warrenburg BP, Edwards MJ. The cerebellum in dystonia - help or hindrance? Clin Neurophysiol 2011; 123:65-70. [PMID: 22078259 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Dystonia has historically been considered a disorder of the basal ganglia. This review aims to critically examine the evidence for a role of the cerebellum in the pathophysiology of dystonia. We compare and attempt to link the information available from both clinical and experimental studies; work detailing cerebellar connectivity in primates; data that suggests a role for the cerebellum in the genesis of dystonia in murine models; clinical observation in humans with structural lesions and heredodegenerative disorders of the cerebellum; and imaging studies of patients with dystonia. The typical electrophysiological findings in dystonia are the converse to those found in cerebellar lesions. However, certain subtypes of dystonia mirror cerebellar patterns of increased cortical inhibition. Furthermore, altered cerebellar function can be demonstrated in adult onset focal dystonia with impaired cerebellar inhibition of motor cortex and abnormal eyeblink classical conditioning. We propose that abnormal, likely compensatory activity of the cerebellum is an important factor within pathophysiological models of dystonia. Work in this exciting area has only just begun but it is likely that the cerebellum will have a key place within future models of dystonia.
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute for Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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Boyadjian A, Tyč F, Allam N, Brasil-Neto JP. Writer's cramp: cortical excitability in tasks involving proximo-distal coordination. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2011; 203:321-30. [PMID: 21624096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2011.02312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The aim of this work was to analyse how writer's cramp patients coordinate each element of the proximal to distal upper arm muscle chain during voluntary movement. METHODS Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we have assessed motor cortex excitability properties in patients by recording motor-evoked potentials and silent periods in both the extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and the first dorsal interosseus muscles (FDI), activated either in isolation, or in conjunction with voluntary medial deltoid (MD) co-activation during performance of precise tasks. Ten dystonic patients and ten healthy controls were tested. RESULTS In both test groups, the ECR muscle displayed a similar active motor threshold, but the excitability curves reached higher plateau values, when the proximal MD muscle was co-activated. In the dystonic group, the FDI muscle excitability curves reached higher plateau values when the MD was co-activated, whereas co-activation had no effect on the control group. In the control group, silent periods, in both the ECR and the FDI were longer when the MD was co-activated. This effect was not observed in the dystonic group. CONCLUSION In the dystonic group, facilitation of the FDI was observed during a task involving proximo-distal coordination. No differences in silent periods were observed when the muscle was activated alone. Our results suggest that such abnormal facilitation is not only an impairment of the central inhibitory mechanisms reported for dystonic patients, but, in addition, represents true abnormality in cortical muscle activation strategies.
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- Laboratoire de Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité, Marseille, France
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The last 25 years have seen remarkable advances in our understanding of the genetic etiologies of dystonia, new approaches into dissecting underlying pathophysiology, and independent progress in identifying effective treatments. In this review we highlight some of these advances, especially the genetic findings that have taken us from phenomenological to molecular-based diagnoses. Twenty DYT loci have been designated and 10 genes identified, all based on linkage analyses in families. Hand in hand with these genetic findings, neurophysiological and imaging techniques have been employed that have helped illuminate the similarities and differences among the various etiological dystonia subtypes. This knowledge is just beginning to yield new approaches to treatment including those based on DYT1 animal models. Despite the lag in identifying genetically based therapies, effective treatments, including impressive benefits from deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin chemodenervation, have marked the last 25 years. The challenge ahead includes continued advancement into understanding dystonia's many underlying causes and associated pathology and using this knowledge to advance treatment including preventing genetic disease expression.
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- Laurie J Ozelius
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Task-specific tremor is a form of action tremor that occurs only or mainly when a person is performing a specific skilled task. The most frequently encountered form of task-specific tremor is primary writing tremor (PWT). Currently, there is debate about whether PWT is a variant of essential tremor, writer's cramp (dystonia), a separate entity, or in some cases related to essential tremor and in others to dystonia. PWT typically occurs at a frequency of 5-7Hz and has been subdivided into to two types: Type A, task-induced tremor, and type B, positionally sensitive tremor. Temporary suppression of the tremor by alcohol is seen in about one-third of cases. There are no randomized controlled therapeutic studies involving patients with PWT, although anecdotal reports of beneficial responses to propranolol, primidone, anticholinergics, botulinum toxin treatment, and stereotactic surgery have been reported. Reciprocal inhibition of the H-reflex and intracortical excitability are normal in PWT, unlike writer's cramp. Hyperactivity in the cerebellar hemispheres has been demonstrated with positron emission tomography in PWT. Other task-specific tremors have been described but have not been studied in detail.
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- Peter G Bain
- Department of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital Campus, London, UK.
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Premji A, Rai N, Nelson A. Area 5 influences excitability within the primary motor cortex in humans. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20023. [PMID: 21603571 PMCID: PMC3095637 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In non-human primates, Brodmann's area 5 (BA 5) has direct connectivity with primary motor cortex (M1), is largely dedicated to the representation of the hand and may have evolved with the ability to perform skilled hand movement. Less is known about human BA 5 and its interaction with M1 neural circuits related to hand control. The present study examines the influence of BA 5 on excitatory and inhibitory neural circuitry within M1 bilaterally before and after continuous (cTBS), intermittent (iTBS), and sham theta-burst stimulation (sham TBS) over left hemisphere BA 5. Using single and paired-pulse TMS, measurements of motor evoked potentials (MEPs), short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), and intracortical facilitation (ICF) were quantified for the representation of the first dorsal interosseous muscle. Results indicate that cTBS over BA 5 influences M1 excitability such that MEP amplitudes are increased bilaterally for up to one hour. ITBS over BA 5 results in an increase in MEP amplitude contralateral to stimulation with a delayed onset that persists up to one hour. SICI and ICF were unaltered following TBS over BA 5. Similarly, F-wave amplitude and latency were unaltered following cTBS over BA 5. The data suggest that BA 5 alters M1 output directed to the hand by influencing corticospinal neurons and not interneurons that mediate SICI or ICF circuitry. Targeting BA 5 via cTBS and iTBS is a novel mechanism to powerfully modulate activity within M1 and may provide an avenue for investigating hand control in healthy populations and modifying impaired hand function in clinical populations.
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- Azra Premji
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Pal PK. Electrophysiologic evaluation of psychogenic movement disorders. J Mov Disord 2011; 4:21-32. [PMID: 24868388 PMCID: PMC4027703 DOI: 10.14802/jmd.11004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Psychogenic movement disorders (PMD) are a group of disorders which are in the border zone between neurology and psychiatry. All necessary laboratory investigations should be done to rule out an underlying organic disorder. While clinical acumen of a trained movement disorder specialist may be sufficient to diagnose most PMD, there are clinical situations where electrophysiological tests are required either to rule out an organic movement disorder or even diagnose a PMD. Current electrophysiological test are most useful for tremor, followed by jerks and least for spasms or dystonia. Commonly used electrophysiologic tests include multichannel surface electromyography (EMG), accelerometry, electroencephalography time locked with EMG, premovement potential (Bereitschaftspotential), and somatosensory evoked potentials. Psychogenic tremor is a low frequency tremor with variable frequency and duration of EMG bursts, entrainable, has a high coherence with voluntary movements, and presence of coactivation sign. Patients with psychogenic jerks have well organized triphasic pattern of activation of agonist and antagonist muscles. The jerks are associated with EMG bursts of long duration (usually > 70 ms), long and variable latencies in stimulus induced jerks, absence of craniocaudal pattern of muscle recruitment in apparent startle response, and often a Breitschaftspotential (premovement potential) precedes the jerk. Electrophysiological characterization of psychogenic dystonia is difficult and the tests are usually performed to rule out organic dystonia with characteristic findings. Finally, caution should be exerted in interpreting the electrophysiological tests as both false positive and false negative diagnosis of PMD may still occur.
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- Pramod Kumar Pal
- Additional Professor of Neurology, National Institute of Mental, Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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Cortical excitability distinguishes ALS from mimic disorders. Clin Neurophysiol 2011; 122:1860-6. [PMID: 21382747 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) relies on stringent clinical criteria, resulting in diagnostic delay and inevitably the institution of appropriate therapy. Cortical hyperexcitability, as assessed by the novel threshold tracking transcranial magnetic stimulation (TTTMS) technique, appears as an early feature of ALS. Consequently, the present study assessed the diagnostic utility of threshold tracking TMS and developed algorithms to aid the diagnosis of ALS. METHODS Prospective studies were undertaken on a cohort of 156 consecutive patients with neuromuscular symptoms (104 ALS and 52 lower motor neuron syndrome, non-ALS syndrome, NALS) and 62 healthy controls. RESULTS Short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) was significantly reduced in ALS patients (2.4 ± 0.9%) compared to NALS (8.7 ± 0.8%, P<0.0001) and controls (10.6 ± 0.8%, P < 0.0001). The MEP amplitude and intracortical facilitation were increased, while the cortical silent period duration was reduced in ALS, all indicative of cortical hyperexcitability. Analysis of receiver operating characteristic curves suggested that threshold tracking TMS distinguished ALS from NALS, with averaged (area under curve 0.76, P < 0.0001) and peak SICI 3 ms (area under curve 0.73, P<0.0001) being the most robust diagnostic markers. CONCLUSIONS The presence of cortical hyperexcitability distinguishes ALS from mimic disorders. SIGNIFICANCE The threshold tracking TMS techniques may prove useful as a diagnostic investigation for ALS.
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Serratrice G, Habib M. Disturbi della scrittura. Neurologia 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(11)70697-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Neurophysiology of dystonia: The role of inhibition. Neurobiol Dis 2010; 42:177-84. [PMID: 20817092 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2010.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The pathophysiology of dystonia has been best studied in patients with focal hand dystonia. A loss of inhibitory function has been demonstrated at spinal, brainstem and cortical levels. Many cortical circuits seem to be involved. One consequence of the loss of inhibition is a failure of surround inhibition, and this appears to directly lead to overflow and unwanted muscle spasms. There are mild sensory abnormalities and deficits in sensorimotor integration; these also might be explained by a loss of inhibition. Increasing inhibition may be therapeutic. A possible hypothesis is that there is a genetic loss of inhibitory interneurons in dystonia and that this deficit is a substrate on which other factors can act to produce dystonia. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Advances in dystonia".
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Nelson AJ, Hoque T, Gunraj C, Ni Z, Chen R. Impaired interhemispheric inhibition in writer's cramp. Neurology 2010; 75:441-7. [PMID: 20679637 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181ebdda0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Reduced cortical inhibition is a feature of focal hand dystonia and this likely contributes to excessive muscle contractions. Inhibition from the opposite hemisphere, known as interhemispheric inhibition (IHI), was studied bidirectionally in 7 right-handed patients with writer's cramp (WC) and age-matched healthy controls in a cross-sectional physiologic study. METHODS IHI was measured with paired transcranial magnetic stimulation with the conditioning stimulus applied to the motor cortex and the test stimulus applied to the contralateral motor cortex. Surface EMG was measured in right and left first dorsal interosseous muscles during rest, and while holding a pen between the thumb and index finger at 20% maximum voluntary contraction with the right dystonia-affected hand. The time course and magnitude of IHI was studied at interstimulus intervals of 6, 8, 10, 12, 30, 40, and 50 msec between the conditioning stimulus and test stimulus. RESULTS In WC at rest, IHI was significantly reduced in the dystonia-affected right hand (IHI from right to left motor cortex) at both short (SIHI, 10-12 msec) and long (LIHI, 30-40 msec) intervals compared to the unaffected hand. Compared to controls, SIHI and LIHI were reduced in the dystonia-affected hand only. There was no difference in IHI between controls and WC during the task of holding a pen. CONCLUSIONS In WC, both SIHI and LIHI are reduced in the dystonia-affected hand compared to the unaffected hand and to healthy controls. Impaired IHI may contribute to excessive muscle contraction in WC.
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- Division of Neurology and Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Simonyan K, Ludlow CL. Abnormal activation of the primary somatosensory cortex in spasmodic dysphonia: an fMRI study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 20:2749-59. [PMID: 20194686 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhq023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a task-specific focal dystonia of unknown pathophysiology, characterized by involuntary spasms in the laryngeal muscles during speaking. Our aim was to identify symptom-specific functional brain activation abnormalities in adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD) and abductor spasmodic dysphonia (ABSD). Both SD groups showed increased activation extent in the primary sensorimotor cortex, insula, and superior temporal gyrus during symptomatic and asymptomatic tasks and decreased activation extent in the basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebellum during asymptomatic tasks. Increased activation intensity in SD patients was found only in the primary somatosensory cortex during symptomatic voice production, which showed a tendency for correlation with ADSD symptoms. Both SD groups had lower correlation of activation intensities between the primary motor and sensory cortices and additional correlations between the basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebellum during symptomatic and asymptomatic tasks. Compared with ADSD patients, ABSD patients had larger activation extent in the primary sensorimotor cortex and ventral thalamus during symptomatic task and in the inferior temporal cortex and cerebellum during symptomatic and asymptomatic voice production. The primary somatosensory cortex shows consistent abnormalities in activation extent, intensity, correlation with other brain regions, and symptom severity in SD patients and, therefore, may be involved in the pathophysiology of SD.
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- Kristina Simonyan
- Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bathesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Oshio R, Tanaka S, Sadato N, Sokabe M, Hanakawa T, Honda M. Differential effect of double-pulse TMS applied to dorsal premotor cortex and precuneus during internal operation of visuospatial information. Neuroimage 2010; 49:1108-15. [PMID: 19632337 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2008] [Revised: 05/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Beck S, Houdayer E, Richardson SP, Hallett M. The role of inhibition from the left dorsal premotor cortex in right-sided focal hand dystonia. Brain Stimul 2009; 2:208-14. [PMID: 20633420 PMCID: PMC3787900 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Revised: 03/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The left dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) plays an important role in movement selection and is abnormally activated in imaging studies in patients with right-sided focal hand dystonia (FHD). OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to assess the role of left PMd in patients with FHD and in the genesis of surround inhibition, which is deficient in FHD. METHODS Single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied during different phases of an index finger movement using the abductor pollicis brevis muscle (APB), a surrounding, nonsynergistic muscle, as target muscle. To look at the effect of PMd on the primary motor cortex (M1), a subthreshold conditioning pulse was applied to PMd 6 milliseconds before stimulation over M1. RESULTS There was surround inhibition during movement initiation in controls, but not in FHD patients. In contrast, FHD patients, but not controls, showed premotor-motor inhibition (PMI) at rest. During movement, PMI was absent in both groups. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that PMI does not appear to play a key role in the formation of surround inhibition in normal subjects, because it was not enhanced during movement initiation. However, in FHD, inhibition from PMd on M1 was abnormally increased at rest and declined during movement initiation. The behavior of PMd can therefore partly explain the loss of surround inhibition in the FHD patients. The functional significance of increased PMI at rest is not clear, but might be an attempt of compensation for losses of inhibition from other brain areas.
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- Sandra Beck
- Human Motor Control Section, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1428, USA
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McKenzie AL, Goldman S, Barrango C, Shrime M, Wong T, Byl N. Differences in physical characteristics and response to rehabilitation for patients with hand dystonia: musicians' cramp compared to writers' cramp. J Hand Ther 2009; 22:172-81; quiz 182. [PMID: 19389604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Revised: 12/30/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Pre-Post, Mixed Factorial Trial. INTRODUCTION Focal hand dystonia is a challenging movement disorder to rehabilitate in musicians and writers. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To compare the neuromusculoskeletal characteristics of those with writers' cramp (WC) and musicians' cramp (MC), and evaluate responsiveness to learning-based sensorimotor training. METHODS Twenty-seven individuals (14 musicians, 13 writers) participated in 8 weeks of supervised therapy supplemented with a home program. Between-group differences on measures of musculoskeletal (physical), sensory, and motor performance were evaluated at baseline and post-intervention. RESULTS Subjects with MC had a higher level of functional independence and better range of motion, but less strength in the affected upper limb than those of subjects with WC. Subjects with MC demonstrated greater accuracy on graphesthesia, kinesthesia, and localization at baseline. No between-group differences in motor performance were noted at baseline or post-intervention. Following individually adapted learning-based sensorimotor training, both groups improved in musculoskeletal (physical) parameters, sensory processing, and motor control; however, improvements on certain subtests differed by group. At follow-up, differences in posture, ROM, strength, graphesthesia, and kinesthesia persisted between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Subjects with WC have different physical and performance risk factors compared with those of subjects with MC. Intervention paradigms are efficacious, but variable responses to rehabilitation occur.
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- Alison L McKenzie
- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California 92624, USA
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Tinazzi M, Squintani G, Berardelli A. Does neurophysiological testing provide the information we need to improve the clinical management of primary dystonia? Clin Neurophysiol 2009; 120:1424-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Beck S, Shamim EA, Richardson SP, Schubert M, Hallett M. Inter-hemispheric inhibition is impaired in mirror dystonia. Eur J Neurosci 2009; 29:1634-40. [PMID: 19419426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06710.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Surround inhibition, a neural mechanism relevant for skilled motor behavior, has been shown to be deficient in the affected primary motor cortex (M1) in patients with focal hand dystonia (FHD). Even in unilateral FHD, however, electrophysiological and neuroimaging studies have provided evidence for bilateral M1 abnormalities. Clinically, the presence of mirror dystonia, dystonic posturing when the opposite hand is moved, also suggests abnormal interhemispheric interaction. To assess whether a loss of inter-hemispheric inhibition (IHI) may contribute to the reduced surround inhibition, IHI towards the affected or dominant M1 was examined in 13 patients with FHD (seven patients with and six patients without mirror dystonia, all affected on the right hand) and 12 right-handed, age-matched healthy controls (CON group). IHI was tested at rest and during three different phases of a right index finger movement in a synergistic, as well as in a neighboring, relaxed muscle. There was a trend for a selective loss of IHI between the homologous surrounding muscles in the phase 50 ms before electromyogram onset in patients with FHD. Post hoc analysis revealed that this effect was due to a loss of IHI in the patients with FHD with mirror dystonia, while patients without mirror dystonia did not show any difference in IHI modulation compared with healthy controls. We conclude that mirror dystonia may be due to impaired IHI towards neighboring muscles before movement onset. However, IHI does not seem to play a major role in the general pathophysiology of FHD.
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- S Beck
- Human Motor Control Section, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Vucic S, Cheah BC, Krishnan AV, Burke D, Kiernan MC. The effects of alterations in conditioning stimulus intensity on short interval intracortical inhibition. Brain Res 2009; 1273:39-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 03/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stinear CM, Coxon JP, Byblow WD. Primary motor cortex and movement prevention: Where Stop meets Go. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2009; 33:662-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2008] [Revised: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 08/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li JY, Cunic DI, Paradiso G, Gunraj C, Pal PK, Lang AE, Chen R. Electrophysiological features of myoclonus-dystonia. Mov Disord 2009; 23:2055-61. [PMID: 18759341 DOI: 10.1002/mds.22273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Inherited myoclonus-dystonia (M-D) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by myoclonus and dystonia that often improves with alcohol. To examine the electrophysiologic characteristics of M-D, we studied 6 patients from 4 different families and 9 age-matched healthy subjects. Neurophysiological studies performed include electromyography (EMG)-electroencephalography (EEG) polygraphy, jerk-locked back-averaged EEG, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), long-latency reflex (LLR) to median and digital nerve stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation studies with short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), and long-interval intracortical inhibition (LICI). All 6 patients showed myoclonus and dystonia on clinical examination and EMG testing. The EMG burst durations ranged from 30.4 to 750.6 milliseconds (mean, 101.5 milliseconds). Jerk-locked back-averaged EEG failed to reveal any preceding cortical correlates. Median nerve SEP revealed no giant potential. No patients had exaggerated LLR to median or digital nerve stimulation. There was no significant difference in SICI, ICF, and LICI between M-D patients and normal subjects. Myoclonus in inherited M-D is likely of subcortical origin. Normal intracortical inhibition and facilitation suggest that the GABAergic circuits in the motor cortex are largely intact and that the mechanisms of myoclonus and dystonia are different from those for cortical myoclonus and other dystonic disorders.
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- Jie-Yuan Li
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Marelli C, Canafoglia L, Zibordi F, Ciano C, Visani E, Zorzi G, Garavaglia B, Barzaghi C, Albanese A, Soliveri P, Leone M, Panzica F, Scaioli V, Pincherle A, Nardocci N, Franceschetti S. A neurophysiological study of myoclonus in patients with DYT11 myoclonus-dystonia syndrome. Mov Disord 2009; 23:2041-8. [PMID: 18759336 DOI: 10.1002/mds.22256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mutations in the epsilon-sarcoglycan (SGCE) gene have been associated with DYT11 myoclonus-dystonia syndrome (MDS). The aim of this study was to characterize myoclonus in 9 patients with DYT11-MDS presenting with predominant myoclonus and mild dystonia by means of neurophysiological techniques. Variously severe multifocal myoclonus occurred in all of the patients, and included short (mean 89.1 +/- 13.3 milliseconds) electromyographic bursts without any electroencephalographic correlate, sometimes presenting a pseudo-rhythmic course. Massive jerks could be evoked by sudden stimuli in 5 patients, showing a "startle-like" muscle spreading and latencies consistent with a brainstem origin. Somatosensory evoked potentials and long-loop reflexes were normal, as was silent period and long-term intracortical inhibition evaluated by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation; however, short-term intracortical inhibition revealed subtle impairment, and event-related synchronization (ERS) in the beta band was delayed. Blink reflex recovery was strongly enhanced. Myoclonus in DYT11-MDS seems to be generated at subcortical level, and possibly involves basal ganglia and brainstem circuitries. Cortical impairment may depend from subcortical dysfunction, but it can also have a role in influencing the myoclonic presentation. The wide distribution of the defective SCGE in DYT11-MDS may justify the involvement of different brain areas.
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- Cecilia Marelli
- Department of Neurology (Extrapyramidal Movement Centre), IRCCS Foundation, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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Decreased bilateral cortical representation patterns in writer's cramp: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study at 3.0 T. Neurol Sci 2009; 30:219-26. [PMID: 19277833 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0045-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to characterize patterns of cortical activation in response to sensory and motor tasks in patients with writer's cramp. 17 patients and 17 healthy subjects were examined during finger-tapping, index finger flexion, and electrical median nerve stimulation of both hands during electromyographic monitoring. SPM2 was used to evaluate Brodmann area (BA) 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 40. Patients showed decreased activation in the left BA 4 with motor tasks of both hands and the left BA 1-3 with right finger-tapping. With left finger-tapping there was bilateral underactivation of single areas of the somatosensory cortex. Patients exhibited decreased activation in the bilateral BA 6 with left motor tasks and in the right BA 6 with right finger-tapping. Patients had decreased activation in bilateral BA 40 with finger-tapping of both hands. The findings suggest decreased baseline activity or an impaired activation in response to motor tasks in BA 1-4, 6, 40 in patients with writer's cramp for the dystonic and the clinically unaffected hand.
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Primate models of dystonia. Prog Neurobiol 2009; 87:118-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2008.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 10/14/2008] [Accepted: 10/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The pathophysiology of focal hand dystonia. J Hand Ther 2009; 22:109-13; quiz 114. [PMID: 19216051 PMCID: PMC2699180 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 09/20/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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NARRATIVE REVIEW: Focal hand dystonia is a disabling movement disorder, often task specific, that leads to impaired hand use. In addition to a genetic predisposition, environmental risk factors including repetitive use and musculoskeletal constraints are contributory. Although the underlying cause is unknown, recent studies have identified several key mechanisms that may play a part in its genesis. Failure of inhibition, abnormal sensorimotor integration, and maladaptive plasticity seem to be important. Understanding the underlying physiology may lead to the design of novel therapies.
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Short intracortical and surround inhibition are selectively reduced during movement initiation in focal hand dystonia. J Neurosci 2008; 28:10363-9. [PMID: 18842895 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3564-08.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In patients with focal hand dystonia (FHD), pathological overflow activation occurs in muscles not involved in the movement. Surround inhibition is a neural mechanism that can sharpen desired movement by inhibiting unwanted movement in adjacent muscles. To further establish the phenomenon of surround inhibition and to determine whether short intracortical inhibition (SICI) reflecting inhibition from the local interneurons in primary motor cortex (M1), might play a role in its genesis, single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and Hoffmann reflex testing were applied to evaluate the excitability of the relaxed abductor pollicis brevis muscle (APB) at various intervals during a movement of the index finger in 16 patients with FHD and 20 controls. Whereas controls showed inhibition of APB motor-evoked potential (MEP) size during movement initiation and facilitation of APB MEP size during the maintenance phase, FHD patients did not modulate APB MEP size. In contrast, SICI remained constant in controls, but FHD patients showed reduced SICI during movement initiation. The H(max)/M(max) ratio in control subjects increased during movement initiation. The results provide additional evidence for the presence of surround inhibition in M1, where it occurs only during movement initiation, indicating that different mechanisms underlie movement initiation and maintenance. Thus, surround inhibition is sculpted both in time and space and may be an important neural mechanism during movement initiation to counteract increased spinal excitability. SICI may contribute to its generation, because in patients with FHD, the lack of depression of APB MEP size is accompanied by a reduction in SICI.
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Task-specific dystonias are primary focal dystonias characterized by excessive muscle contractions producing abnormal postures during selective motor activities that often involve highly skilled, repetitive movements. Historically these peculiar postures were considered psychogenic but have now been classified as forms of dystonia. Writer's cramp is the most commonly identified task-specific dystonia and has features typical of this group of disorders. Symptoms may begin with lack of dexterity during performance of a specific motor task with increasingly abnormal posturing of the involved body part as motor activity continues. Initially, the dystonia may manifest only during the performance of the inciting task, but as the condition progresses it may also occur during other activities or even at rest. Neurological exam is usually unremarkable except for the dystonia-related abnormalities. Although the precise pathophysiology remains unclear, increasing evidence suggests reduced inhibition at different levels of the sensorimotor system. Symptomatic treatment options include oral medications, botulinum toxin injections, neurosurgical procedures, and adaptive strategies. Prognosis may vary depending upon body part involved and specific type of task affected. Further research may reveal new insights into the etiology, pathophysiology, natural history, and improved treatment of these conditions.
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- Diego Torres-Russotto
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Departments of Radiology and Anatomy and Neurobiology and Programs in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Brighina F, Romano M, Giglia G, Saia V, Puma A, Giglia F, Fierro B. Effects of cerebellar TMS on motor cortex of patients with focal dystonia: a preliminary report. Exp Brain Res 2008; 192:651-6. [PMID: 18815775 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1572-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests a role for cerebellum in pathophysiology of dystonia. Here we explored, the cerebellar modulation of motor cortex in patients with focal upper limb dystonia. Eight patients and eight controls underwent a transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol to study the cerebellar-brain-inhibition (CBI): a conditioning cerebellar stimulus (CCS) was followed 5 ms after by the contralateral motor cortex stimulation (test stimulus: TS). We explored the effects of CBI on MEP amplitude, short intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF) measures. At baseline no differences in TS-MEP amplitude, SICI or ICF were found between patients and controls. Cerebellar-conditioning significantly reduced TS-MEP amplitude, increased ICF, and decreased SICI in control subjects. In contrast, no changes in these neurophysiological measures were observed in the motor cortex of patients, regardless of which side was tested. If further confirmed, these findings suggest a reduced cerebellar modulation of motor cortex excitability in patients with focal dystonia.
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- F Brighina
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo, Via G. La Loggia, 1, 90129, Palermo, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To elucidate the pathophysiology of some clinical features of dystonic patients and to provide some new insight into the mechanisms underlying task-specific dystonia. RECENT FINDINGS There are three general lines of work at the present time that may indicate the physiological substrate for dystonia. All three are persuasive and it is not clear whether they are related to each other or whether one is more important than the others. According to the first line of research, a loss of inhibition at different levels of the central nervous system might contribute for the excessive movement seen in dystonia. Another field of research suggests that dystonic patients may have faulty processing within the lemniscal pathway with abnormalities in the sensory-motor integration. Finally, another convincing line of evidence is that in some susceptible individuals, during the acquisition of new motor skills, the mechanisms of neuroplasticity are subtly abnormal. In the presence of such predisposition, several environmental factors, such as repetitive training or peripheral nervous system injury, can trigger an abnormal maladaptive plasticity, which can lead to an overt dystonia. SUMMARY These findings may be relevant in the development of new therapeutic strategies in dystonia.
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Berardelli A, Abbruzzese G, Chen R, Orth M, Ridding MC, Stinear C, Suppa A, Trompetto C, Thompson PD. Consensus paper on short-interval intracortical inhibition and other transcranial magnetic stimulation intracortical paradigms in movement disorders. Brain Stimul 2008; 1:183-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2008.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Human central nervous system circuits examined through the electrodes implanted for deep brain stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 119:1219-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2007] [Revised: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 12/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vucic S, Nicholson GA, Kiernan MC. Cortical hyperexcitability may precede the onset of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain 2008; 131:1540-50. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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McDonnell MN, Thompson PD, Ridding MC. The effect of cutaneous input on intracortical inhibition in focal task-specific dystonia. Mov Disord 2008; 22:1286-92. [PMID: 17486588 DOI: 10.1002/mds.21508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In normal subjects short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) is topographically modulated by cutaneous input, which may be important for focusing muscle activation during tasks. In patients with writer's cramp, a task-specific focal dystonia characterized by inappropriate and excessive muscle activation of the upper limb during certain motor tasks, intracortical inhibition is reduced at rest and lacks the normal topographically-specific modulation during motor tasks. In the present study we investigated whether cutaneous input modulated SICI in a group of patients with writer's cramp and a control group of subjects. Electromyographic recordings were made from the right first dorsal interosseous (FDI), abductor pollicis brevis (APB), and abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscles. Brief electrical stimuli were applied to either digit II or digit V with ring electrodes. SICI was investigated using a paired transcranial magnetic stimulation paradigm employing interstimulus intervals of 1-15 ms. Cutaneous input from both digit II and digit V modulated motor evoked potentials and SICI in a topographically-specific manner in control subjects. In contrast, cutaneous input failed to modulate motor evoked potentials or SICI in the focal hand dystonia patients. These results provide further evidence of abnormal sensorimotor integration in focal hand dystonia.
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- Michelle N McDonnell
- Research Centre for Human Movement Control, Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Jedynak CP, Youssov K, Apartis E, Welter ML, Willer JC, Agid Y. [Dystonia, tremor and repetitive instrumental use]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2008; 164:53-60. [PMID: 18342058 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2006] [Revised: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Three characteristic observations are presented along with three tables presenting 24 patients with the following elements in common: excessively repeated use of an instrument such as a pen, a musical instrument or a tool. The appearance after that use of a central pathological phenomenon that includes a local dystonia of a hand or the mouth, a tremor, or the association of a tremor and a dystonia, all within the muscular domain corresponding to that of the use. The discussion, which is based exclusively on the clinical findings, deals with the following elements: the role of the use of the instrument rather than task itself, the predominant pathogenic factor which is the repetitive action, to which is added a genetic component in one incompletely penetrant case of DYT 1, and a probable genetic susceptibility in the others. The absence of improvement with rest distinguishes this central pathology from rheumatologic or orthopaedic problems involving repetitive activities. The evolution is slowly declining when the responsible action is continued. This occurs in three stages: a specific disorder involving only the use of the particular instrument, a more enlarged involvement affecting other activities and eventually a dystonia associated with a tremor or a postural tremor always located to the initial area. The therapeutic interventions suggested by the pathologic role of the repetitive movement is: (1) to advise a new training for the instrument that excludes the habitual movement; (2) to advise the patient to vary any newly acquired repetitive movements.
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- C P Jedynak
- Fédération de neurologie, hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
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Chen R, Cros D, Curra A, Di Lazzaro V, Lefaucheur JP, Magistris MR, Mills K, Rösler KM, Triggs WJ, Ugawa Y, Ziemann U. The clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation: Report of an IFCN committee. Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 119:504-532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 10/12/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Koch G, Schneider S, Bäumer T, Franca M, Münchau A, Cheeran B, Fernandez del Olmo M, Cordivari C, Rounis E, Caltagirone C, Bhatia K, Rothwell JC. Altered dorsal premotor–motor interhemispheric pathway activity in focal arm dystonia. Mov Disord 2008; 23:660-8. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.21881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Giacomo Koch
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
- Laboratorio di Neurologia Clinica e Comportamentale, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Via Ardeatina, 306, Rome, Italy
- Clinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, Rome, Italy
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Hamburg‐Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
- INEF Galicia, Institute of Physical Education and Sport, La Coruña, Spain
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratorio di Neurologia Clinica e Comportamentale, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Via Ardeatina, 306, Rome, Italy
- Clinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, Rome, Italy
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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Chu J, Gunraj C, Chen R. Possible differences between the time courses of presynaptic and postsynaptic GABAB mediated inhibition in the human motor cortex. Exp Brain Res 2007; 184:571-7. [PMID: 17899042 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used to non-invasively evaluate human motor cortical inhibitory circuits such as short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) and long interval intracortical inhibition (LICI). Pharmacological studies suggested that SICI is mediated by GABA(A) receptors while LICI is probably mediated by GABA(B) receptors. A previous study also showed that SICI and LICI are mediated by separate neuronal populations and that LICI inhibits SICI, possibly through presynaptic GABA(B) receptors. The aim of this study was to examine whether the time course of motor-evoked potentials (MEP) inhibition by LICI, likely mediated through postsynaptic GABA(B) receptors, is different from SICI inhibition by LICI, likely mediated through presynaptic GABA(B) receptors. Nine healthy volunteers were studied and MEP were recorded from the first dorsal interosseous muscle. A triple-stimulus TMS paradigm was used to evaluate the effect of LICI at ISIs of 100 and 150 ms on SICI. LICI at 100 and 150 ms caused a similar degree of MEP inhibition. LICI at 100 ms led to a significant reduction of SICI but LICI at 150 ms had no effect on SICI. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant interaction between the LICI mediated inhibition of SICI and ISI (P = 0.0072). These findings suggest that the time courses of presynaptic and postsynaptic GABA(B) receptors mediated inhibition are different in the human motor cortex.
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- Jason Chu
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Research Institute and Krembil Neuroscience Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Allam N, Brasil-Neto JP, Brandão P, Weiler F, Barros Filho JD, Tomaz C. Relief of primary cervical dystonia symptoms by low frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation of the premotor cortex: case report. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2007; 65:697-9. [PMID: 17876418 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000400030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2007] [Accepted: 04/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the symptoms of a patient with primary segmental dystonia (PSD). METHOD: 1200 TMS pulses at a frequency of 1Hz, over the premotor cortex, with an intensity of 90% of the motor threshold (MT), using an eight-shaped coil; a total of 5 sessions were carried out. RESULTS: A reduction of 50 percent in the neck subset of the Burke, Fahn and Marsden torsion dystonia scale (BFM) was observed in our patient. CONCLUSION: The reduction in the BFM scale supports the concept that rTMS of the premotor cortex may reduce specific motor symptoms in PSD.
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- Nasser Allam
- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, 70919-970 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Ni Z, Gunraj C, Chen R. Short interval intracortical inhibition and facilitation during the silent period in human. J Physiol 2007; 583:971-82. [PMID: 17656435 PMCID: PMC2277199 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.135749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Following a suprathreshold transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the primary motor cortex (M1) during voluntary muscle contraction, a motor evoked potential (MEP) occurs in the target muscle followed by a silent period (SP) in the electromyographic (EMG) activities. The present study investigated how short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF) change during the SP. The time course of MEP and motor threshold during the SP were examined in the right first dorsal interosseous muscle. Using a triple-pulse protocol, SICI and ICF were tested at different times during the SP. The effects of different intensities of the conditioning stimulation (CS) for SICI and ICF were also investigated during the SP and at rest. During the SP, MEP was inhibited and motor threshold was increased, whereas MEP latency and background EMG level were same as those at rest. SICI decreased during the SP over a wide range of CS intensities. ICF increased at higher CS intensity. We conclude that SICI is suppressed and ICF is facilitated during the SP and the effects are separate from the interruption of voluntary drive.
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- Zhen Ni
- Division of Neurology, Krembil Neuroscience Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Recent data suggest that epidural chronic motor cortical stimulation could improve movement disorders. Because the procedure is safe, it might be a valuable therapeutic option. Although the therapeutic effects of cortical stimulation still need to be assessed in controlled studies, we discuss its rationale and the possible physiological mechanisms involved. There are several factors that support the use of chronic cortical stimulation in patients with movement disorders, including the strategic position of the motor cortex, the improvement induced in some motor disorders by cortical lesions, the functional imaging findings documenting widespread cortical dysfunction in movement disorders, and the improvement induced in patients with Parkinson's disease and dystonia by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Among the possible mechanisms of action of chronic motor cortex stimulation, besides modifications in the motor cortex itself, the most probable is that of eliciting distant bilateral changes through efferents and afferents that bilaterally connect the motor cortex with other cortical and subcortical structures.
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- Alberto Priori
- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Milan Medical School, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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Xia R, Bush BMH. Modulation of reflex responses in hand muscles during rhythmical finger tasks in a subject with writer’s cramp. Exp Brain Res 2007; 177:573-8. [PMID: 17323105 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0880-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 01/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The objective of this study was to examine phase- and task-dependent modulation of stretch reflexes during repetitive finger movements in writer's cramp, and compare them with normal controls from our previous study. A subject with writer's cramp conducted two rhythmic tasks, index finger abduction (RFA) and a pen-squeezing (RPS) task akin to handwriting. Stretch reflexes were evoked by mechanical perturbations at random phases of each task. Surface electromyograms (EMG) were recorded from two hand muscles, first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS). The reflex response and background EMG activity of each muscle were modulated in a phase-dependent manner in both tasks. However, they varied largely in phase during the RFA task, but in approximately inverse phase-relationship during RPS. Reflex sensitivity, as represented by the slope of the linear regression between response and background, was much lower for both muscles in the 'writing' task (RPS) than in the RFA task with its positively correlated responses. These phase- and task-related modulation patterns differed dramatically from those observed in our control subjects, where reflex responses were modulated largely in phase with background activity and reflex sensitivity was much higher, particularly in FDI during RFA and FDS during RPS. The altered reflex modulation patterns in writer's cramp may reflect deficiencies of integration of proprioceptive afferent inputs and reduced inhibition at cortical and spinal levels during writing performance. Results from this case study support clinically identified task-specific feature of focal hand dystonia.
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- Ruiping Xia
- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Stinear CM, Coxon JP, Fleming MK, Lim VK, Prapavessis H, Byblow WD. The yips in golf: multimodal evidence for two subtypes. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 38:1980-9. [PMID: 17095933 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000233792.93540.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether a model of two subtypes of yips is supported by evidence from a range of physiological, behavioral, and psychological measures. METHODS Fifteen golfers who experience yips symptoms while putting (mean age 58.1 yr, SD 13.6 yr), and nine golfers with no yips symptoms (mean age 39.6 yr, SD 19.3 yr) were recruited. Participants completed a golf history questionnaire to determine their playing experience and the nature of any yips symptoms experienced. In experiment 1, participants performed a putting task while electromyographic data were recorded from the forearm flexors and extensors and biceps brachii, bilaterally. The task was performed in two sessions, under low-pressure and high-pressure experimental conditions. The high-pressure condition was intended to increase anxiety through the use of a monetary incentive, video-taping of performance, and the presence of a confederate who provided negative feedback. Participants' state of anxiety was assessed using a questionnaire before each of the experimental sessions. In experiment 2, participants completed a task that required the inhibition of an anticipated response. Their accuracy and ability to inhibit their response was determined. RESULTS The golfers who experienced yips could be categorized according to whether they reported mainly movement-related symptoms (Type I) or anxiety-related symptoms (Type II). The Type I group exhibited greater muscle activity during putting and greater errors and less inhibition of the anticipated response task. The Type II group exhibited greater changes in cognitive anxiety and normal performance of the anticipated response task. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence in support of two yips subtypes. Type I is related to impaired movement initiation and execution, whereas Type II is related to performance anxiety.
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- Cathy M Stinear
- Human Motor Control Laboratory, Department of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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