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Kindler C, Upadhyay N, Purrer V, Schmeel FC, Borger V, Scheef L, Wüllner U, Boecker H. MRgFUS of the nucleus ventralis intermedius in essential tremor modulates functional connectivity within the classical tremor network and beyond. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023; 115:105845. [PMID: 37717502 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus is an incisionless lesional treatment for essential tremor. OBJECTIVE To examine relationships between tremor severity and functional connectivity in patients with essential tremor and to assess long-term changes in the tremor network after sonication of the ventral intermediate nucleus. METHODS Twenty-one patients with essential tremor (70.33 ± 11.32 years) were included in the final analysis and underwent resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T before and 6 months after treatment. Tremor severity (Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Clinical Rating Scale) was evaluated and functional connectivity was investigated using independent component analysis. RESULTS MRgFUS of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus reduced contralateral tremor effectively. Multiple regression analysis revealed exclusively negative correlations between FC and tremor severity, notably in the right cerebellar lobe VI and the left cerebellar lobe VIIIa (cerebellar network), in the left occipital fusiform gyrus (lateral visual network), the anterior division of the left superior temporal gyrus (fronto-parieto-temporal network), and in the posterior division of the left parahippocampal gyrus and the bilateral lingual gyri (default mode network). Six months after treatment, increased functional connectivity was observed in almost all tremor-associated clusters, except the cluster localized in the left cerebellum. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that tremor-related activity in essential tremor extends beyond the classical cerebellar network, additionally involving areas related to visual processing. Functional restoration of network activity after sonication of the ventral intermediate nucleus is observed within the classical tremor network (cerebellum) and notably also in visual processing areas.
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- Christine Kindler
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany; Division 'Clinical Functional Imaging', Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division 'Clinical Functional Imaging', Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany; Division 'Clinical Functional Imaging', Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Tremblay C, Serrano GE, Dunckley N, Zhang N, Fiock KL, Adler CH, Driver-Dunckley E, Mehta SH, Shill HA, Beach TG. Postmortem Cerebellar Volume Is Not Reduced in Essential Tremor: A Comparison with Multiple System Atrophy and Controls. JOURNAL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 2023; 13:333-340. [PMID: 36938740 PMCID: PMC10200177 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-225033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder in which cerebellar microscopic and volume alterations have been repeatedly reported although with disagreement between studies. However, pronounced heterogeneity was found with regard to cerebellar volume alterations. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess postmortem cerebellar volume in subjects with or without ET, as compared with subjects with multiple system atrophy (MSA), a well-established cerebellar neurodegeneration. METHODS Cases with ET (n = 29), MSA (n = 7), and non-demented control cases without any movement disorder (n = 22) were selected from the Arizona Study of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders (AZSAND), a longitudinal clinicopathological study with annual research-dedicated clinical assessments by neuropsychologists, subspecialist movement disorders, and cognitive/behavioral neurologists, with comprehensive neuropathological examinations after death. Group comparisons were controlled for common age-related neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular pathologies. Cerebellar volumes were calculated using digital images of slices taken at the time of autopsy, immediately after brain removal and before fixation. RESULTS Cerebellar volume was not reduced in ET subjects compared to controls. The two groups did not differ in terms of incidental cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's disease neuropathology. In contrast, cerebellar volume was significantly reduced in subjects with MSA when compared to ET and control subjects. CONCLUSION In a well-characterized cohort, postmortem cerebellar volume measurements suggest that there are no volume alterations in ET when compared to controls, in contrast to significant cerebellar atrophy in subjects with MSA.
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Lee J, Kim J, Cortez J, Chang SY. Thalamo-cortical network is associated with harmaline-induced tremor in rodent model. Exp Neurol 2022; 358:114210. [PMID: 36007599 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) is the most frequent form of pathologic tremor and one of the most common adult-onset neurologic impairments. However, underlying mechanisms by which structural alterations within the tremor circuit generate the pathological state and how rhythmic neuronal activities propagate and drive tremor remains unclear. Harmaline (HA)-induced tremor model has been most frequently utilized animal model for ET studies, however, there is still a dearth of knowledge over the degree to whether HA-induced tremor mimics the actual underlying pathophysiology of ET, particularly the involvement of thalamo-cortical region. In this study, we investigated the electrophysiological response of the motor circuit including the ventrolateral thalamus (vlTh) and the primary motor cortex (M1), and the modulatory effect of thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) using a rat HA-induced tremor model. We found that the theta and high-frequency oscillation (HFO) band power significantly increased after HA administration in both vlTh and M1, and the activity was modulated by the tremor suppression drug (propranolol) and the thalamic DBS. The theta band phase synchronization between the vlTh and M1 was significantly enhanced during the HA-induced tremor, and the transition of cross-frequency coupling in vlTh was found to be associated with the state of HA-induced tremor. Our findings support that the HA tremor could be useful as a valid preclinical model of ET in the context of thalamo-cortical neural network interaction.
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- Jeyeon Lee
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Luo G, Cameron BD, Wang L, Yu H, Neimat JS, Hedera P, Phibbs F, Bradley EB, Cmelak AJ, Kirschner AN. Targeting for stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy based on tremor treatment response. J Neurosurg 2022; 136:1387-1394. [PMID: 34715657 DOI: 10.3171/2021.7.jns21160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treats severe, medically refractory essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson disease. However, the optimal target for SRS treatment within the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) is not clearly defined. This work evaluates the precision of the physician-selected VIM target, and determines the optimal SRS target within the VIM by correlation between early responders and nonresponders. METHODS Early responders and nonresponders were assessed retrospectively by Elements Basal Ganglia Atlas autocontouring of the VIM on the pre-SRS-treatment 1-mm slice thickness T1-weighted MRI and correlating the center of the post-SRS-treatment lesion. Using pre- and posttreatment diffusion tensor imaging, the fiber tracking package in the Elements software generated tremor-related tracts from autosegmented motor cortex, thalamus, red nucleus, and dentate nucleus. Autocontouring of the VIM was successful for all patients. RESULTS Among 23 patients, physician-directed SRS targets had a medial-lateral target range from +2.5 mm to -2.0 mm from the VIM center. Relative to the VIM center, the SRS isocenter target was 0.7-0.9 mm lateral for 6 early responders and 0.9-1.1 mm medial for 4 nonresponders (p = 0.019), and without differences in the other dimensions: 0.2 mm posterior and 0.6 mm superior. Dose-volume histogram analyses for the VIM had no significant differences between responders and nonresponders between 20 Gy and 140 Gy, mean or maximum dose, and dose to small volumes. Tractography data was obtained for 4 patients. CONCLUSIONS For tremor control in early responders, the Elements Basal Ganglia Atlas autocontour for the VIM provides the optimal SRS target location that is 0.7-0.9 mm lateral to the VIM center.
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- 3Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- 4Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, Kentucky; and
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- 5Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- 5Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- 5Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Is essential tremor a degenerative disorder or an electric disorder? Degenerative disorder. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2022; 163:65-101. [PMID: 35750370 PMCID: PMC9846862 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Essential tremor (ET) is a highly prevalent neurologic disease and is the most common of the many tremor disorders. ET is a progressive condition with marked clinical heterogeneity, associated with a spectrum of both motor and non-motor features. However, its disease mechanisms remain poorly understood. Much debate has centered on whether ET should be considered a degenerative disorder, with underlying pathological changes in brain causing progressive disease manifestations, or an electric disorder, with overactivity of intrinsically oscillatory motor networks that occur without underlying structural brain abnormalities. Converging data from clinical, neuroimaging and pathological studies in ET now provide considerable evidence for the neurodegenerative hypothesis. A major turning point in this debate is that rigorous tissue-based studies have recently identified a series of structural changes in the ET cerebellum. Most of these pathological changes are centered on the Purkinje cell and connected neuronal populations, which can result in partial loss of Purkinje cells and circuitry reorganizations that would disturb cerebellar function. There is significant overlap in clinical and pathological features of ET with other disorders of cerebellar degeneration, and an increased risk of developing other degenerative diseases in ET. The combined implication of these studies is that ET could be degenerative. The evidence in support of the degenerative hypothesis is presented.
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Mavroudis I, Kazis D, Petridis F, Chatzikonstantinou S, Karantali E, Njau S, Costa V, Ciobica A, Trus C, Balmus I, Baloyannis S. Morphological and morphometric changes in the Purkinje cells of patients with essential tremor. Exp Ther Med 2021; 23:167. [PMID: 35069848 PMCID: PMC8753961 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.11090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Essential tremor (ET) is a progressive neurological syndrome characterised by involuntary tremors of the hands or arms, head, jaw and voice. The pathophysiology of ET is not clearly understood yet. However, previous studies have reported several changes in the brain of patients with ET. One of the brain areas extensively investigated is the cerebellum. In the present study, a morphometric analysis of Purkinje cells in patients with ET and ET-plus was performed, and subsequently compared with normal controls using the Golgi silver staining method and 3D neuronal reconstruction. Substantial morphological changes were uncovered in the Purkinje cells of patients with ET compared with normal controls, including a decreased dendritic length and field density, an overall loss of terminal branches and a decreased density of dendritic spines.
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- Ioannis Mavroudis
- Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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- Laboratory of Neuropathology and Electron Microscopy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi 700506, Romania
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- Department of Morphological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dunarea de Jos University, Galati 800008, Romania
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- Department of Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Iași 700057, Romania
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- Laboratory of Neuropathology and Electron Microscopy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
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van den Berg KRE, Helmich RC. The Role of the Cerebellum in Tremor - Evidence from Neuroimaging. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2021; 11:49. [PMID: 34820148 PMCID: PMC8603856 DOI: 10.5334/tohm.660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Neuroimaging research has played a key role in identifying which cerebral changes are associated with tremor. Here we will focus on the cerebellum, which may drive tremor oscillations, process tremor-related afferents, modulate activity in remote brain regions, or a combination. Methods On the 6th of October 2021, we conducted a PubMed search to select articles providing neuroimaging evidence for cerebellar involvement in essential tremor (ET), Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor, and dystonic tremor (DT). Results In ET, tremor-related activity is found in motor areas of the bilateral cerebellum, and altered functional connectivity within and outside the cerebellum correlates with tremor severity. Furthermore, ET is associated with cerebellar atrophy, but also with compensatory structural changes outside the cerebellum (e.g. supplementary motor area). In PD, tremor-related cerebellar activity and increased cerebello-thalamic coupling has been found. Emerging evidence suggests that the cerebellum plays a key role in dopamine-resistant rest tremor and in postural tremor. Cerebellar structural alterations have been identified in PD, but only some relate to tremor. DT is associated with more widespread cerebral networks than other tremor types. Discussion In ET, the cerebellum likely acts as an oscillator, potentially due to loss of inhibitory mechanisms. In contrast, in PD the cerebellum may be a modulator, which contributes to tremor oscillations by influencing the thalamo-cortical system. The precise role of the cerebellum in DT remains unclear. We recommend that future research measures tremor-related activity directly by combining electrophysiology with neuroimaging, while brain stimulation techniques may be used to establish causality. Highlights This review of neuroimaging studies has provided convincing evidence that the cerebellum plays a key role in the pathophysiology of ET, PD tremor, and dystonic tremor syndromes. This contribution may consist of driving tremor oscillations, processing tremor-related afferents, modulating activity in remote brain regions, or all the above.
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- Kevin R. E. van den Berg
- Centre of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders, with a reported >60 million affected individuals worldwide. The definition and underlying pathophysiology of ET are contentious. Patients present primarily with motor features such as postural and action tremors, but may also have other non-motor features, including cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Genetics account for most of the ET risk but environmental factors may also be involved. However, the variable penetrance and challenges in validating data make gene-environment analysis difficult. Structural changes in cerebellar Purkinje cells and neighbouring neuronal populations have been observed in post-mortem studies, and other studies have found GABAergic dysfunction and dysregulation of the cerebellar-thalamic-cortical circuitry. Commonly prescribed medications include propranolol and primidone. Deep brain stimulation and ultrasound thalamotomy are surgical options in patients with medically intractable ET. Further research in post-mortem studies, and animal and cell-based models may help identify new pathophysiological clues and therapeutic targets and, together with advances in omics and machine learning, may facilitate the development of precision medicine for patients with ET.
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Pietracupa S, Bologna M, Tommasin S, Berardelli A, Pantano P. The Contribution of Neuroimaging to the Understanding of Essential Tremor Pathophysiology: a Systematic Review. THE CEREBELLUM 2021; 21:1029-1051. [PMID: 34657271 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-021-01335-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders. Over the last 10 years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shed light on the structural and functional abnormalities possibly involved in ET pathophysiology. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify the cortical and subcortical structures involved and the role that different brain areas play in the pathophysiology of motor and non-motor ET features. We found that structural (grey and white matter) cerebellar damage and connectivity alterations between the cerebellum and various cortical areas play a role in both motor and non-motor symptoms of ET. In particular, many studies found an association between MRI findings and non-motor symptoms.
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.,Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.,Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Via Atinense 18, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.,Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Holtbernd F, Shah NJ. Imaging the Pathophysiology of Essential Tremor-A Systematic Review. Front Neurol 2021; 12:680254. [PMID: 34220687 PMCID: PMC8244929 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.680254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: The pathophysiology underlying essential tremor (ET) still is poorly understood. Recent research suggests a pivotal role of the cerebellum in tremor genesis, and an ongoing controversy remains as to whether ET constitutes a neurodegenerative disorder. In addition, mounting evidence indicates that alterations in the gamma-aminobutyric acid neurotransmitter system are involved in ET pathophysiology. Here, we systematically review structural, functional, and metabolic neuroimaging studies and discuss current concepts of ET pathophysiology from an imaging perspective. Methods: We conducted a PubMed and Scopus search from 1966 up to December 2020, entering essential tremor in combination with any of the following search terms and their corresponding abbreviations: positron emission tomography (PET), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Results: Altered functional connectivity in the cerebellum and cerebello-thalamico-cortical circuitry is a prevalent finding in functional imaging studies. Reports from structural imaging studies are less consistent, and there is no clear evidence for cerebellar neurodegeneration. However, diffusion tensor imaging robustly points toward microstructural cerebellar changes. Radiotracer imaging suggests that the dopaminergic axis is largely preserved in ET. Similarly, measurements of nigral iron content and neuromelanin are unremarkable in most studies; this is in contrast to Parkinson's disease (PD). PET and MRS studies provide limited evidence for cerebellar and thalamic GABAergic dysfunction. Conclusions: There is robust evidence indicating that the cerebellum plays a key role within a multiple oscillator tremor network which underlies tremor genesis. However, whether cerebellar dysfunction relies on a neurodegenerative process remains unclear. Dopaminergic and iron imaging do not suggest a substantial overlap of ET with PD pathophysiology. There is limited evidence for alterations of the GABAergic neurotransmitter system in ET. The clinical, demographical, and genetic heterogeneity of ET translates into neuroimaging and likely explains the various inconsistencies reported.
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- Florian Holtbernd
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4/INM-11), Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany
- JARA-BRAIN Institute Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4/INM-11), Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany
- JARA-BRAIN Institute Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Sleep disturbances in essential tremor: an investigation of associated brain microstructural changes using diffusion tensor imaging. Sleep Biol Rhythms 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41105-021-00328-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mavroudis I, Petrides F, Karantali E, Chatzikonstantinou S, McKenna J, Ciobica A, Iordache AC, Dobrin R, Trus C, Kazis D. A Voxel-Wise Meta-Analysis on the Cerebellum in Essential Tremor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57030264. [PMID: 33799368 PMCID: PMC8000215 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57030264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Essential tremor is a chronic progressive neurological condition. The clinical presentation of essential tremor is heterogeneous and includes involuntary tremor on hands or arms and progressively on head, jaw, and voice. More extensive and complex symptoms may also be noticed in several patients. Many studies have been carried out to identify biomarkers to help the diagnosis, however, all the efforts have not shown any substantial results yet. Materials and Methods: Here, we aimed to perform a voxel-based meta-analysis using a dedicated cerebellar mask to clarify whether the results from the previous studies are robust and have any clinical significance. We included studies with a total of 377 essential tremor patients and 338 healthy control individuals. Results: A significant regional decrease in the volume of the gray matter was detected in the right cerebellar hemispheric lobule IV/V, and in the cerebellar vermic lobule IV/V. Conclusions: This is the first study focused on the cerebellum and using a specific cerebellar mask, which increases the sensitivity. It showed regional statistically significant changes that could not be seen in the whole-brain analysis.
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- Ioannis Mavroudis
- Laboratory of Neuropathology, Electron Microscopy First Department of Neurology, Aristotle University, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (I.M.); (F.P.)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS97TF, UK;
- Institute for Research of Alzheimer’s Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases and Normal Aging, Heraklion Langada, 54123 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.K.); (S.C.); (D.K.)
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- Laboratory of Neuropathology, Electron Microscopy First Department of Neurology, Aristotle University, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (I.M.); (F.P.)
- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.K.); (S.C.); (D.K.)
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.K.); (S.C.); (D.K.)
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.K.); (S.C.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B dul Carol I, No 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania;
- Center of Biomedical Research, Romanian Academy, B dul Carol I, No 8, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Strada Universitatii 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
- Correspondence: authors: (A.-C.I.); (C.T.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Strada Universitatii 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Morphological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dunarea de Jos University, 800008 Galati, Romania
- Correspondence: authors: (A.-C.I.); (C.T.)
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- Third Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.K.); (S.C.); (D.K.)
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Tantik Pak A, Şengül Y, Otcu Temur H, Alkan A. Impaired integrity of commissural and association fibers in essential tremor patients: Evidence from a diffusion tensor imaging study. Turk J Med Sci 2021; 51:328-334. [PMID: 33021759 PMCID: PMC7991855 DOI: 10.3906/sag-2004-305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background/aim The evolving understanding of essential tremors (ET) has led to a new definition of neurodegenerative disease, pointing to diffuse brain network involvement with a wide spectrum of associated motor and nonmotor symptoms. Considering the fact that white matter should also be affected by the nature of the disease, our study aimed to evaluate the integrity of white matter and its clinical correlations in ET patients. Materials and methods Approximately 40 patients diagnosed with ET and 40 age-and sex-matched control subjects (ranging between 18–80 years old) were included in the study. The sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features of the patients were recorded. Tremors were assessed using the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTM-TRS). Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) was performed to evaluate the integrity of white matter. The selected white matter regions used for DTI assessment were the corpus callosum (CC) (i.e., the largest commissural tract in the human brain), the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), and the inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) (i.e., the largest association fiber bundles). Results The mean age of the ET patients and control subjects was 44.23 ± 18.91 and 37.45 ± 10.95 years old (P = 0.542). The fractional anisotropy (FA) values of the CC body (P = 0.003), ILF (p = 0.016), average diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the CC body (p = 0.001), genu (P = 0.049), SLF (V < 0.001), and ILF (P < 0.001) differed between groups. After controlling for age and sex, there was no correlation between tremor severity and DTI parameters, but impaired integrity in the genu of CC FA (P = 0.035, r = 0.442) and the splenium of CC ADC (P = 0.007, r = 0.543) were related with a longer duration of tremor. Finally, positive family history was correlated with the splenium of CC FA and ADC (P = 0.008, r = 0.536; P = 0.027, r = 0.461) and ILF ADC (P = 0.011, r = –0.519). Conclusion In our study, major white matter structure changes were found in the ET patients. The results suggest that possible neurodegeneration also affects white matter structures in ET patients and that the duration of the tremor and family history are related with impaired integrity of white matter.
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- Aygül Tantik Pak
- Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Gaziosmanpaşa Research and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Bezmiâlem Foundation University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmiâlem Foundation University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmiâlem Foundation University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Speech rate association with cerebellar white-matter diffusivity in adults with persistent developmental stuttering. Brain Struct Funct 2021; 226:801-816. [PMID: 33538875 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-020-02210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Speech rate is a basic characteristic of language production, which affects the speaker's intelligibility and communication efficiency. Various speech disorders, including persistent developmental stuttering, present altered speech rate. Specifically, adults who stutter (AWS) typically exhibit a slower speech rate compared to fluent speakers. Evidence from imaging studies suggests that the cerebellum contributes to the paced production of speech. People who stutter show structural and functional abnormalities in the cerebellum. However, the involvement of the cerebellar pathways in controlling speech rate remains unexplored. Here, we assess the association of the cerebellar peduncles with speech rate in AWS and control speakers. Diffusion MRI and speech-rate data were collected in 42 participants (23 AWS, 19 controls). We used deterministic tractography with Automatic Fiber segmentation and Quantification (AFQ) to identify the superior, middle, and inferior cerebellar peduncles (SCP, MCP, ICP) bilaterally, and quantified fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) along each tract. No significant differences were observed between AWS and controls in the diffusivity values of the cerebellar peduncles. However, AWS demonstrated a significant negative association between speech rate and FA within the left ICP, a major cerebellar pathway that transmits sensory feedback signals from the olivary nucleus into the cerebellum. The involvement of the ICP in controlling speech production in AWS is compatible with the view that stuttering stems from hyperactive speech monitoring, where even minor deviations from the speech plan are considered as errors. In conclusion, our findings suggest a plausible neural mechanism for speech rate reduction observed in AWS.
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Cerebello-thalamo-cortical network is intrinsically altered in essential tremor: evidence from a resting state functional MRI study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16661. [PMID: 33028912 PMCID: PMC7541442 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73714-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cerebello-thalamo-cortical network is suggested to be involved in the pathophysiology of Essential Tremor (ET). 23 patients with ET and 23 matched HC underwent a 3T-MRI with acquisition of a resting state sequence. Connectivity was investigated using a seed-based regression analyses approach. In ET patients were observed:Reduced connectivity between left primary motor cortex (M1) seed and right premotor cortex and cerebellum and bilateral premotor, parietal areas, supplementary motor area (SMA); Increased connectivity between left somatosensory cortex (S1) seed and parietal areas, M1, premotor cortex, SMA; reduced connectivity of this seed with cerebellum. Increased connectivity of SMA seed with premotor cortex and decreased with parietal and precentral areas; Increased connectivity between left thalamus seed and cerebellum; Reduced connectivity between right cerebellum seeds and other cerebellar areas, precentral and premotor areas. ET showed altered connectivity within the cortical sensory-motor network and between cerebral cortex and cerebellum. The increased connectivity between cerebellum and thalamus is consistent with their crucial role in tremor generation. These findings support the dynamical entrainment of multiple central oscillators throughout the cerebello-thalamo-cortical network in ET. This evidence is strengthened by the finding that this network is altered also when the core symptom is absent.
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Qi S, Cao H, Wang R, Jian Z, Bian Y, Yang J. Relative increase in cerebellar gray matter in young onset essential tremor: Evidence from voxel-based morphometry analysis. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 79:251-256. [PMID: 33070906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This study is to investigate the presence of brain gray matter abnormalities in young onset essential tremor (ET) patients with arm tremor. Thirty ET patients together with 30 healthy volunteers were taken as candidates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed and voxel-based morphometry was used to compare gray matter density between the patients and volunteers. Washington Heights-Inwood Genetic Study of Essential Tremor (WHIGET) rating scale was applied to assess tremor severity in the patients. Eventually Twenty-Seven ET patients and Twenty-Seven volunteers were enrolled in the study. Voxel-based morphometry showed significant expansion of the bilateral cerebellum, occipital fusiform cortices, right inferior temporal gyrus, and precentral lobes (P < 0.05, TFCE corrected). Decrease in gray matter was detected only in the left parietal lobe. Region of interest analysis showed volume enlargement in thalamus, midbrain, and precuneus (P < 0.05, TFCE corrected). Importantly, significant negative correlation was found between the lateralized index of cerebellum and the tremor score which might implicate that the altered rightward lateralization in the cerebellum is possibly a response of the tremor effects in ET patients. Cerebellar gray matter expansion in young onset ET patients with arm tremor might be the result of compensation towards decline of cerebellar function.
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- Shun Qi
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China; Center for Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, PR China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
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Louis ED, Faust PL. Essential tremor: the most common form of cerebellar degeneration? CEREBELLUM & ATAXIAS 2020; 7:12. [PMID: 32922824 PMCID: PMC7427947 DOI: 10.1186/s40673-020-00121-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background The degenerative cerebellar ataxias comprise a large and heterogeneous group of neurological diseases whose hallmark clinical feature is ataxia, and which are accompanied, to variable degrees, by other features that are attributable to cerebellar dysfunction. Essential tremor (ET) is an exceptionally common neurological disease whose primary motor feature is action tremor, although patients often manifest intention tremor, mild gait ataxia and several other features of cerebellar dysfunction. Main Body In this paper, we review the abundant evidence derived from clinical, neuroimaging and postmortem studies, linking ET to cerebellar dysfunction. Furthermore, we review the combination of clinical, natural history and postmortem features suggesting that ET is neurodegenerative. We then compare the prevalence of ET (400 – 900 cases per 100,000) to that of the other cerebellar degenerations (ranging from <0.5 – 9 cases per 100,000, and in composite likely to be on the order of 20 cases per 100,000) and conclude that ET is 20 to 45 times more prevalent than all other forms of cerebellar degeneration combined. Conclusion Given the data we present, it is logical to conclude that ET is, by far, the most common form of cerebellar degeneration.
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- Elan D Louis
- Department of Neurology and Therapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY USA
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Sengul Y, Temur HO, Corakcı Z, Sengul HS, Dowd H, Ustun I, Alkan A, Louis ED. Brain microstructural changes and cognitive function in non-demented essential tremor patients: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Int J Neurosci 2020; 132:154-164. [PMID: 32730718 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1803859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Essential tremor (ET) is disease with both motor and non-motor features. Notable among the non-motor features is cognitive impairment. While this impairment has been attributed to cortico-thalamo-cerebellar pathway pathology, it is likely that a more complicated involvement of brain structures underlies cognitive function in ET. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the brain microstructural changes of both white matter and grey matter in ET using region of interest based diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and to correlate these changes with cognitive function assessed during detailed neuropsychological testing. METHOD Thirty-five non-demented ET patients with a range of cognitive function (Clinical Dementia Rating = 0-0.5, mean age = 57.5 ± 16.7 years, age range = 23-76 years) underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation and brain magnetic resonance imaging, including DTI. DTI findings were reported as fractional anisotropy, average diffusion coefficient, these values were evaluated for 32 ROIs. Cognitive domains included attention, visuospatial functions, executive function, verbal memory, visual memory, and language. Domain Z-scores were calculated each cognitive domain and compared for each brain region. RESULTS Microstructural changes in prefrontal cortical areas (dorsolateral, ventrolateral), paralimbic and limbic structures (posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, hippocampus), basal ganglia (substantia nigra, putamen, caudate nucleus) and white matter bundles (corpus callosum, anterior thalamic radiation, longitudinal fasciculus, frontooccipital fasciculus, etc.) correlated with specific domains of cognitive function in ET patients. CONCLUSION These data suggest that not only the cerebello thalamocortical pathway, but numerous other brain structures are related to level of cognitive performance and possibly underlie cognitive dysfunction in ET.
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- Y Sengul
- Department of Neurology, Bezmialem Foundation University School of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Foundation University School of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Bezmialem Foundation University School of Medical Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Gaziosmanpasa Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Bezmialem Foundation University School of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Foundation University School of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Zur G, Lesman-Segev OH, Schlesinger I, Goldsher D, Sinai A, Zaaroor M, Assaf Y, Eran A, Kahn I. Tremor Relief and Structural Integrity after MRI-guided Focused US Thalamotomy in Tremor Disorders. Radiology 2020; 294:676-685. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019191624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hori H, Yamaguchi T, Konishi Y, Taira T, Muragaki Y. Correlation between fractional anisotropy changes in the targeted ventral intermediate nucleus and clinical outcome after transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: results of a pilot study. J Neurosurg 2020; 132:568-573. [PMID: 30771772 DOI: 10.3171/2018.10.jns18993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated changes of fractional anisotropy (FA) in the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) of the thalamus after transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (TcMRgFUS) thalamotomy and their associations with clinical outcome. METHODS Clinical and radiological data of 12 patients with medically refractory essential tremor (mean age 76.5 years) who underwent TcMRgFUS thalamotomy with VIM targeting were analyzed retrospectively. The Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST) score was calculated before and at 1 year after treatment. Measurements of the relative FA (rFA) values, defined as ratio of the FA value in the targeted VIM to the FA value in the contralateral VIM, were performed before thalamotomy, and 1 day and 1 year thereafter. RESULTS TcMRgFUS thalamotomy was well tolerated and no long-term complications were noted. At 1-year follow-up, 8 patients demonstrated relief of tremor (improvement group), whereas in 4 others persistent tremor was noted (recurrence group). In the entire cohort, mean rFA values in the targeted VIM before treatment, and at 1 day and 1 year after treatment, were 1.12 ± 0.15, 0.44 ± 0.13, and 0.82 ± 0.22, respectively (p < 0.001). rFA values were consistently higher in the recurrence group compared with the improvement group, and the difference reached statistical significance at 1 day (p < 0.05) and 1 year (p < 0.01) after treatment. There was a statistically significant (p < 0.01) positive correlation between rFA values in the targeted VIM at 1 day after thalamotomy and CRST score at 1 year after treatment. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the optimal cutoff value of rFA at 1 day after thalamotomy for prediction of symptomatic improvement at 1-year follow-up is 0.54. CONCLUSIONS TcMRgFUS thalamotomy results in significant decrease of rFA in the targeted VIM, at both 1 day and 1 year after treatment. Relative FA values at 1 day after treatment showed significant correlation with CRST score at 1-year follow-up. Therefore, FA may be considered a possible imaging biomarker for early prediction of clinical outcome after TcMRgFUS thalamotomy for essential tremor.
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- Hiroki Hori
- 1Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery and
- 3Department of Radiology and
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- 4Research Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo; and
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- 1Faculty of Advanced Techno-Surgery and
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo; and
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Jung NY, Park CK, Chang WS, Jung HH, Chang JW. Effects on cognition and quality of life with unilateral magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. Neurosurg Focus 2019; 44:E8. [PMID: 29385928 DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.focus17625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although neurosurgical procedures are effective treatments for controlling involuntary tremor in patients with essential tremor (ET), they can cause cognitive decline, which can affect quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this study is to assess the changes in the neuropsychological profile and QOL of patients following MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy for ET. METHODS The authors prospectively analyzed 20 patients with ET who underwent unilateral MRgFUS thalamotomy at their institute in the period from March 2012 to September 2014. Patients were regularly evaluated with the Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST), neuroimaging, and cognition and QOL measures. The Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery was used to assess cognitive function, and the Quality of Life in Essential Tremor Questionnaire (QUEST) was used to evaluate the postoperative change in QOL. RESULTS The total CRST score improved by 67.3% (from 44.75 ± 9.57 to 14.65 ± 9.19, p < 0.001) at 1 year following MRgFUS thalamotomy. Mean tremor scores improved by 68% in the hand contralateral to the thalamotomy, but there was no significant improvement in the ipsilateral hand. Although minimal cognitive decline was observed without statistical significance, memory function was much improved (p = 0.031). The total QUEST score also showed the same trend of improving (64.16 ± 17.75 vs 27.38 ± 13.96, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The authors report that MRgFUS thalamotomy had beneficial effects in terms of not only tremor control but also safety for cognitive function and QOL. Acceptable postoperative changes in cognition and much-improved QOL positively support the clinical significance of MRgFUS thalamotomy as a new, favorable surgical treatment in patients with ET.
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- Na Young Jung
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rimmele DL, Frey BM, Cheng B, Schulz R, Krawinkel LA, Bönstrup M, Braass H, Gerloff C, Thomalla G. Association of Extrapyramidal Tracts' Integrity With Performance in Fine Motor Skills After Stroke. Stroke 2019; 49:2928-2932. [PMID: 30571408 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Background and Purpose- Tractography by diffusion tensor imaging has extended our knowledge on the contribution of damage to different pathways to residual motor function after stroke. Integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST), for example, has been identified to characterize and predict its course. Yet there is only scarce data that allow a judgment on the impact of extrapyramidal pathways between the basal ganglia on motor function poststroke. We aimed at studying their association with performance in fine motor skills after stroke. Methods- We performed probabilistic tractography and reconstructed nigro-pallidal tracts connecting substantia nigra and globus pallidus, as well as the CST in 26 healthy subjects. Resulting tracts were registered to the individual images of 20 patients 3 months after stroke, and their microstructural integrity was measured by fractional anisotropy. Clinical examination of the patients' gross (grip force) and fine (nine-hole peg test) motor skills was performed 1 year after stroke. For assessment of factors influencing nine-hole peg test, we used a multivariate model. Results- Nigro-pallidal tracts were traceable in all participants, had no overlap to the CST and passed the nucleus subthalamicus. In stroke patients, nigro-pallidal tracts ipsilateral to the stroke lesion showed a significantly reduced fractional anisotropy (ratio, 0.96±0.02; P=0.021). One year after stroke, nine-hole peg test values were significantly slower for the affected hand, while grip force was comparable between both hands. Reduced integrity of the nigro-pallidal tracts was associated with worse performance in the nine-hole peg test ( P=0.040), as was reduced integrity of the CST ( P<0.001) and younger age ( P<0.001). Conclusions- Nigro-pallidal tracts with containing connections of the nucleus subthalamicus represent a relevant part of the extrapyramidal system and specifically contribute to residual fine motor skills after stroke beyond the well-known contribution of the CST. They may deliver supportive information for prediction of motor recovery after stroke.
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- D Leander Rimmele
- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.).,Human Cortical Physiology and Neurorehabilitation Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (M.B.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (L.R., B.M.F., B.C., R.S., L.A.K., M.B., H.B., C.G., G.T.)
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Prasad S, Pandey U, Saini J, Ingalhalikar M, Pal PK. Atrophy of cerebellar peduncles in essential tremor: a machine learning-based volumetric analysis. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:7037-7046. [PMID: 31161314 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06269-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subtle cerebellar signs are frequently observed in essential tremor (ET) and may be associated with cerebellar dysfunction. This study aims to evaluate the macrostructural integrity of the superior, middle, and inferior cerebellar peduncles (SCP, MCP, ICP) and cerebellar gray and white matter (GM, WM) volumes in patients with ET, and compare these volumes between patients with and without cerebellar signs (ETc and ETnc). METHODS Forty patients with ET and 37 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited. Atlas-based region-of-interest analysis of the SCP, MCP, and ICP and automated analysis of cerebellar GM and WM volumes were performed. Peduncular volumes were employed in a multi-variate classification framework to attempt discrimination of ET from controls. RESULTS Significant atrophy of bilateral MCP and ICP and bilateral cerebellar GM was observed in ET. Cerebellar signs were present in 20% of subjects with ET. Comparison of peduncular and cerebellar volumes between ETnc and ETc revealed atrophy of right SCP, bilateral MCP and ICP, and left cerebellar WM in ETc. The multi-variate classifier could discriminate between ET and controls with a test accuracy of 86.66%. CONCLUSIONS Patients with ET have significant atrophy of cerebellar peduncles, particularly the MCP and ICP. Additional atrophy of the SCP is observed in the ETc group. These abnormalities may contribute to the pathogenesis of cerebellar signs in ET. KEY POINTS • Patients with ET have significant atrophy of bilateral middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles and cerebellar gray matter in comparison with healthy controls. • Patients of ET with cerebellar signs have significant atrophy of right superior cerebellar peduncle, bilateral middle and inferior cerebellar peduncle, and left cerebellar white matter in comparison with ET without cerebellar signs. • A multi-variate classifier employing peduncular volumes could discriminate between ET and controls with a test accuracy of 86.66%.
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- Shweta Prasad
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India
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- Symbiosis Center for Medical Image Analysis, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Lavale, Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra, 412115, India
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- Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India
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- Symbiosis Center for Medical Image Analysis, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Lavale, Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra, 412115, India.,Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Lavale, Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra, 412115, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India.
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Mavroudis I, Petridis F, Kazis D. Neuroimaging and neuropathological findings in essential tremor. Acta Neurol Scand 2019; 139:491-496. [PMID: 30977113 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Essential tremor is a chronic neurological syndrome of heterogenous clinical phenotypes and multiple etiologies. Numerous studies have been done in order to investigate the pathological, neuroimaging, physiological, and clinical features of essential tremor; however, a clear pathophysiological mechanism has not been identified. One of the brain structures has been extensively investigated at the macroscopic and the microscopic level in the cerebellum. In the present study, we aim to discuss the main neuroimaging and neuropathological changes of the cerebellum in essential tremor.
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- Ioannis Mavroudis
- Department of Neurology Leeds Teaching Hospitals Leeds UK
- Third Department of Neurology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
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- Third Department of Neurology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
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- Third Department of Neurology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
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Archer DB, Coombes SA, Chu WT, Chung JW, Burciu RG, Okun MS, Wagle Shukla A, Vaillancourt DE. A widespread visually-sensitive functional network relates to symptoms in essential tremor. Brain 2019; 141:472-485. [PMID: 29293948 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Essential tremor is a neurological syndrome of heterogeneous pathology and aetiology that is characterized by tremor primarily in the upper extremities. This tremor is commonly hypothesized to be driven by a single or multiple neural oscillator(s) within the cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway. Several studies have found an association of blood-oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal in the cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway with essential tremor, but there is behavioural evidence that also points to the possibility that the severity of tremor could be influenced by visual feedback. Here, we directly manipulated visual feedback during a functional MRI grip force task in patients with essential tremor and control participants, and hypothesized that an increase in visual feedback would exacerbate tremor in the 4-12 Hz range in essential tremor patients. Further, we hypothesized that this exacerbation of tremor would be associated with dysfunctional changes in BOLD signal and entropy within, and beyond, the cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway. We found that increases in visual feedback increased tremor in the 4-12 Hz range in essential tremor patients, and this increase in tremor was associated with abnormal changes in BOLD amplitude and entropy in regions within the cerebello-thalamo-motor cortical pathway, and extended to visual and parietal areas. To determine if the tremor severity was associated with single or multiple brain region(s), we conducted a birectional stepwise multiple regression analysis, and found that a widespread functional network extending beyond the cerebello-thalamo-motor cortical pathway was associated with changes in tremor severity measured during the imaging protocol. Further, this same network was associated with clinical tremor severity measured with the Fahn, Tolosa, Marin Tremor Rating Scale, suggesting this network is clinically relevant. Since increased visual feedback also reduced force error, this network was evaluated in relation to force error but the model was not significant, indicating it is associated with force tremor but not force error. This study therefore provides new evidence that a widespread functional network is associated with the severity of tremor in patients with essential tremor measured simultaneously at the hand during functional imaging, and is also associated with the clinical severity of tremor. These findings support the idea that the severity of tremor is exacerbated by increased visual feedback, suggesting that designers of new computing technologies should consider using lower visual feedback levels to reduce tremor in essential tremor.
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- Derek B Archer
- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Department of Neurology and Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Pietracupa S, Bologna M, Bharti K, Pasqua G, Tommasin S, Elifani F, Paparella G, Petsas N, Grillea G, Berardelli A, Pantano P. White matter rather than gray matter damage characterizes essential tremor. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:6634-6642. [PMID: 31139970 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated changes in gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) in the whole brain, including both cortical and subcortical structures, and their relationship with tremor severity, psychiatric symptoms, and cognitive impairment in patients affected by essential tremor (ET). METHODS We studied 19 ET patients and 15 healthy subjects (HS). All the subjects underwent a 3-T MRI study based on 3D-T1 and diffusion tensor images. For the GM analysis, cortical thickness was assessed by using the Computational Anatomy Tool, basal ganglia and thalamus volumes by using the FMRIB software library, and cerebellum lobular volumes by using the spatial unbiased atlas template. For the WM assessment, we performed a voxel-wise analysis by means of tract-based spatial statistics. Patients' tremor severity and psychiatric and cognitive disorders were evaluated by means of standard clinical scales. Neuroimaging data were correlated with clinical scores. RESULTS We found significantly smaller right and left thalamic volumes in ET patients than in HS, which correlated with cognitive scores. We did not observe any significant differences either in cortical thickness or in cerebellar lobular volumes between patients and HS. WM abnormalities were detected in most hemisphere bundles, particularly in the corticospinal tract, cerebellar peduncles, and corpus callosum. The WM abnormalities significantly correlated with tremor severity, cognitive profile, and depression. CONCLUSION Our study indicates that ET is characterized by several GM and WM changes of both infra- and supratentorial brain structures. The results may help to better understand mechanisms underlying tremor severity and psychiatric and cognitive impairment in ET. KEY POINTS • We performed a comprehensive evaluation of gray and white matter in the same sample of patients with essential tremor using recently developed data analysis methods. • Essential tremor is characterized by widespread gray and white matter changes in both infra- and supratentorial brain structures. The results may help to better understand motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with essential tremor.
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.,Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy. .,Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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No reliable gray matter changes in essential tremor. Neurol Sci 2019; 40:2051-2063. [PMID: 31115799 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) has been used to study human brain gray matter (GM) alterations in essential tremor (ET) for over one decade. However, the literature revealed heterogeneous findings. METHODS We therefore conducted a coordinate-based meta-analysis to synthesize the VBM studies to examine which brain regions show the most reliable GM alterations in patients with ET relative to healthy controls. RESULTS A total of 16 original VBM studies, comprising 387 patients with ET and 355 healthy controls, were included in this meta-analysis. This quantitative meta-analysis revealed no evidence of robust and reliable alterations in regional brain GM structures in ET. Meta-regression analyses indicate that many moderators (e.g., MR field strength, statistical methodology, age, onset age, gender, illness severity, illness duration, and family history) account for some of the heterogeneity in GM across studies. CONCLUSIONS High heterogeneity in GM alterations across studies may reflect true heterogeneity in ET regarding the clinic, etiology, and pathology, as well as possibly the VBM methodological variations. Currently, this heterogeneity limits the use of VBM as a reliable tool to distinguish ET from healthy controls. In order to improve reproducibility of VBM results in ET, future research may benefit from increasing the sample size, comprehensively subtyping ET phenotypes, and using well-designed and standardized imaging acquisition and analytical protocols. Furthermore, data sharing should be considered as a high priority.
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Juttukonda MR, Franco G, Englot DJ, Lin YC, Petersen KJ, Trujillo P, Hedera P, Landman BA, Kang H, Donahue MJ, Konrad PE, Dawant BM, Claassen DO. White matter differences between essential tremor and Parkinson disease. Neurology 2018; 92:e30-e39. [PMID: 30504432 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess white matter integrity in patients with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson disease (PD) with moderate to severe motor impairment. METHODS Sedated participants with ET (n = 57) or PD (n = 99) underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, axial diffusivity, and radial diffusivity values were computed. White matter tracts were defined using 3 well-described atlases. To determine candidate white matter regions that differ between ET and PD groups, a bootstrapping analysis was applied using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator. Linear regression was applied to assess magnitude and direction of differences in DTI metrics between ET and PD populations in the candidate regions. RESULTS Fractional anisotropy values that differentiate ET from PD localize primarily to thalamic and visual-related pathways, while diffusivity differences localized to the cerebellar peduncles. Patients with ET exhibited lower fractional anisotropy values than patients with PD in the lateral geniculate body (p < 0.01), sagittal stratum (p = 0.01), forceps major (p = 0.02), pontine crossing tract (p = 0.03), and retrolenticular internal capsule (p = 0.04). Patients with ET exhibited greater radial diffusivity values than patients with PD in the superior cerebellar peduncle (p < 0.01), middle cerebellar peduncle (p = 0.05), and inferior cerebellar peduncle (p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Regionally, distinctive white matter microstructural values in patients with ET localize to the cerebellar peduncles and thalamo-cortical visual pathways. These findings complement recent functional imaging studies in ET but also extend our understanding of putative physiologic features that account for distinctions between ET and PD.
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- Meher R Juttukonda
- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (M.R.J., M.J.D.), Neurological Surgery (D.J.E., P.E.K.), Biostatistics (Y.-C.L., H.K.), Neurology (P.T., P.H., M.J.D.), and Psychiatry (M.J.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (G.F.) University of Milan, Italy; and Chemical and Physical Biology Program (K.J.P.) and Departments of Electrical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering (B.A.L., B.M.D.), and Neurology (D.O.C.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
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Roy A, Coombes SA, Chung JW, Archer DB, Okun MS, Hess CW, Wagle Shukla A, Vaillancourt DE. Cortical dynamics within and between parietal and motor cortex in essential tremor. Mov Disord 2018; 34:95-104. [PMID: 30345712 DOI: 10.1002/mds.27522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence from functional imaging in essential tremor suggests that activity within parietal and motor cortices may be associated with worsening of tremor at increased visual feedback. OBJECTIVES Examine how cortical oscillations within these regions and the connectivity between these regions is associated with worsening of tremor in essential tremor in response to high visual feedback. METHOD The study included 24 essential tremor participants and 17 controls. We measured cortical activity and tremor magnitude at low and high feedback conditions. Cortical activity was measured using high-density electroencephalogram and isolated using source localization. RESULTS Changes in power across feedback in the 4-12 Hz and 12-30 Hz bands were reduced within the contralateral motor cortex of essential tremor patients compared to controls. The 12-30 Hz bidirectional connectivity between the parietal and contralateral motor cortex was decreased in essential tremor patients. Worsening of tremor from low to high visual feedback was associated with 4-12 Hz activity in contralateral motor cortex. The greatest separation between groups was found when using the difference of the contralateral motor cortex activity at high and low feedback, rather than either feedback condition alone. CONCLUSION Our findings provide new evidence that tremor in essential tremor is associated with reduced power across feedback in the motor cortex and reduced connectivity between the parietal and motor cortices. Combined with previous work on the cerebellar-thalamo-cortical motor circuit, our findings suggest that the network level disturbances associated with essential tremor extend to the cortico-cortical pathway between the parietal cortex and motor cortex. © 2018 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Arnab Roy
- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases and the Program for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases and the Program for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases and the Program for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Department of Neurology and Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases and the Program for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Nestrasil I, Svatkova A, Rudser KD, Chityala R, Wakumoto A, Mueller BA, Bednařík P, Tuite P, Wu X, Bushara K. White matter measures correlate with essential tremor severity-A pilot diffusion tensor imaging study. Brain Behav 2018; 8:e01039. [PMID: 29964316 PMCID: PMC6085909 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An evolving pathophysiological concept of essential tremor (ET) points to diffuse brain network involvement, which emphasizes the need to investigate white matter (WM) changes associated with motor symptoms of ET. OBJECTIVES To investigate ET-related WM changes and WM correlates of tremor severity using tremor clinical rating scales and accelerometry. METHODS Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) approach was utilized to compare 3 Tesla diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data from 12 ET patients and 10 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals. Clinical scales, tremor frequency and amplitude as measured by accelerometry were correlated with DTI data. RESULTS ET patients demonstrated mean (MD) and radial diffusivity (RD) abnormalities in tracts involved in primary and associative motor functions such as bilateral corticospinal tracts, the superior longitudinal fascicles, and the corpus callosum but also in nonmotor regions including the inferior fronto-occipital and longitudinal fascicles, cingulum bundles, anterior thalamic radiations, and uncinate fascicles. A combined tremor frequency and amplitude score correlated with RD and MD in extensive WM areas, which partially overlapped the regions that were associated with tremor frequency. No significant relationship was found between DTI measures and clinical rating scales scores. CONCLUSIONS The results show that ET-related diffusion WM changes and their correlates with tremor severity are preferentially located in the primary and associative motor areas. In contrast, a relationship between WM was not detected with clinical rating scales. Accelerometry parameters may, therefore, serve as a potentially useful clinical measures that relate to WM deficits in ET.
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- Igor Nestrasil
- Division of Clinical Behavioral NeuroscienceDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral NeuroscienceDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
- Department of Medicine III, Clinical Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
- Multimodal and Functional Neuroimaging Research GroupCentral European Institute of TechnologyMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
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- Division of BiostatisticsUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral NeuroscienceDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Multimodal and Functional Neuroimaging Research GroupCentral European Institute of TechnologyMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic
- Department of RadiologyCenter for Magnetic Resonance ResearchUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
- High Field MR CentreDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image‐guided TherapyMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Psychology DepartmentSun Yet‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
- Neurology ServiceVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMinneapolisMinnesota
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Wang P, Luo X, Zhong C, Yang L, Guo F, Yu N. Resting state fMRI reveals the altered synchronization of BOLD signals in essential tremor. J Neurol Sci 2018; 392:69-76. [PMID: 30025236 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders in humans. Nevertheless, there remain several controversies surrounding ET, such as whether it is a disorder of abnormal neuronal oscillations within the tremor network. In this work, the resting-state fMRI data were collected from 17 ET patients and 17 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. First, using FOur-dimensional (spatiotemporal) Consistency of local neural Activities (FOCA) the abnormal synchronization of fMRI signals in ET patients were investigated. Then, global functional connectivity intensity (gFCI) and density (gFCD) were analyzed in the regions exhibiting significant FOCA differences. Compared with healthy controls, patients with ET showed the increased FOCA values found in the bilateral cuneus, the left lingual gyrus, the left paracentral lobule, the right middle temporal gyrus, the bilateral precentral gyrus, the right postcentral gyrus, the pallidum and putamen. Decreased FOCA values in ET patients were located in the frontal gyrus, the bilateral anterior cingulate and the medial dorsal nucleus of right thalamus. In ET patients, significant changes in gFCI and gFCD were located in the cuneus, the middle temporal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus. Changes in gFCI were also found in the medial frontal gyrus and thalamus in addition to changes in gFCD in the precentral gyrus. Our results provided further evidence that ET might present with abnormal spontaneous activity in the tremor network, including motor-related cotex, basal ganglia and thalamus, as well as distributed non-motor areas. This work also demonstrated that FOCA and functional connectivity have the potential to provide important insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of ET.
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- Pu Wang
- Department of Neurology, Chongzhou People's Hospital, Chongzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Boonstra FMC, Perera T, Noffs G, Marotta C, Vogel AP, Evans AH, Butzkueven H, Moffat BA, van der Walt A, Kolbe SC. Novel Functional MRI Task for Studying the Neural Correlates of Upper Limb Tremor. Front Neurol 2018; 9:513. [PMID: 30013508 PMCID: PMC6036145 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Introduction: Tremor of the upper limbs is a disabling symptom that is present during several neurological disorders and is currently without treatment. Functional MRI (fMRI) is an essential tool to investigate the pathophysiology of tremor and aid the development of treatment options. However, no adequately or standardized protocols for fMRI exists at present. Here we present a novel, online available fMRI task that could be used to assess the in vivo pathology of tremor. Objective: This study aims to validate the tremor-evoking potential of the fMRI task in a small group of tremor patients outside the scanner and assess the reproducibility of the fMRI task related activation in healthy controls. Methods: Twelve HCs were scanned at two time points (baseline and after 6-weeks). There were two runs of multi-band fMRI and the tasks included a “brick-breaker” joystick game. The game consisted of three conditions designed to control for most of the activation related to performing the task by contrasting the conditions: WATCH (look at the game without moving joystick), MOVE (rhythmic left/right movement of joystick without game), and PLAY (playing the game). Task fMRI was analyzed using FSL FEAT to determine clusters of activation during the different conditions. Maximum activation within the clusters was used to assess the ability to control for task related activation and reproducibility. Four tremor patients have been included to test ecological and construct validity of the joystick task by assessing tremor frequencies captured by the joystick. Results: In HCs the game activated areas corresponding to motor, attention and visual areas. Most areas of activation by our game showed moderate to good reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.531–0.906) with only inferior parietal lobe activation showing poor reproducibility (ICC 0.446). Furthermore, the joystick captured significantly more tremulous movement in tremor patients compared to HCs (p = 0.01) during PLAY, but not during MOVE. Conclusion: Validation of our novel task confirmed tremor-evoking potential and reproducibility analyses yielded acceptable results to continue further investigations into the pathophysiology of tremor. The use of this technique in studies with tremor patient will no doubt provide significant insights into the treatment options.
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- The Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medical Bionics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Redenlab, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Redenlab, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Han Q, Hou Y, Shang H. A Voxel-Wise Meta-Analysis of Gray Matter Abnormalities in Essential Tremor. Front Neurol 2018; 9:495. [PMID: 29997568 PMCID: PMC6028592 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objective: To identify the consistent gray matter (GM) volume changes from the whole brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies on essential tremor (ET). Methods: The whole brain VBM studies comparing ET patients and healthy controls (HCs) were systematically searched in the PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from January 2000 to December 2017. Coordinates with significant differences in regional GM volume between ET patients and HCs were extracted from included studies and the meta-analysis was performed using effect size-based signed differential mapping (ES-SDM). Results: A total of 10 studies with 241 ET patients and 213 HCs were included in the meta-analysis. The consistent GM volume reduction was detected in the left precuneus extending to the left posterior cingulate gyrus. The subgroup meta-analysis which included studies performed on a 3.0 T scanner revealed significant GM volume increases in the bilateral frontal lobes, bilateral temporal lobes, left insula, left striatum and left pons, but obvious publication biases of these findings were detected through funnel plots and Egger's tests. Conclusions: The consistent result of our meta-analysis showed a structural damage in the left precuneus extending to the left posterior cingulate gyrus, which possibly played a role in the cognitive dysfunction and depression in ET patients. It might enhance our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying ET.
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- Qing Han
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Cao H, Wang R, Luo X, Li X, Hallett M, Thompson-Westra J, Yang J, Qu Q, Yang X. A Voxel-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Morphometric Study of Cerebral and Cerebellar Gray Matter in Patients Under 65 Years with Essential Tremor. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:3127-3135. [PMID: 29754151 PMCID: PMC5973500 DOI: 10.12659/msm.906437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the morphological changes in cerebral and cerebellar gray matter in patients with essential tremor under 60-years-of-age, with age-matched and gender-matched normal healthy volunteer control subjects, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective, controlled, comparative clinical study included 17 patients with essential tremor, <60 years-of-age, and 17 age-matched and gender-matched healthy volunteer control subjects, recruited between June 2010-July 2012. MRI and VBM analysis were used to compare cerebral and cerebellar gray matter density between groups. The Washington Heights-Inwood Genetic Study of Essential Tremor (WHIGET) rating scale was used to assess tremor severity in the patient group. Clinical and demographic characteristics were recorded for all study participants. RESULTS MRI and VBM analysis showed significant bilateral expansion of the cerebellum, occipital fusiform cortices, right inferior temporal gyrus, and precentral lobes in patients with essential tremor (P<0.005); reduction in gray matter was found in the left parietal lobe. The region of interest (ROI) analysis showed volume enlargement in the thalamus, midbrain, and the precuneus (P<0.005). No significant correlation between changes in gray matter and changes in clinical variables, including age, gender, tremor duration, the activity of daily living (ADL) scale, the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scale, family history, and tremor severity were found. CONCLUSIONS Predominantly cerebellar gray matter expansion in patients less than 60 years-of-age with essential tremor might be the result of compensation for the decline in cerebellar function.
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- Hongmei Cao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Psychology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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Tremor is clinically defined as a rhythmic, oscillating movement of parts of the body, which functionally leads to impairment of the coordination and execution of targeted movements. It can be a symptom of a primary disease, such as resting tremor in Parkinson's disease or occur as an independent disease, such as essential or orthostatic tremor. For the development of tremor, cerebral components as well as mechanisms at the spinal and muscular level play an important role. This review presents the results of new imaging and electrophysiological studies that have led to important advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of tremor. We discuss pathophysiological models for the development of resting tremor in Parkinson's disease, essential and orthostatic tremor. We describe recent developments starting from the classical generator model, with an onset of pathological oscillations in distinct cerebral regions, to a network perspective in which tremor arises and spreads through existing anatomical or newly emerged pathological brain networks. In particular translational approaches are presented and discussed. These could serve in the future as a basis for the development of new therapeutic strategies.
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- M Muthuraman
- Sektion für Bewegungsstörungen und Neurostimulation, Biomedizinische Statistik und multimodale Signalverarbeitung, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Sektion für Bewegungsstörungen und Neurostimulation, Biomedizinische Statistik und multimodale Signalverarbeitung, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland.
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Barbagallo G, Arabia G, Novellino F, Nisticò R, Salsone M, Morelli M, Rocca F, Quattrone A, Caracciolo M, Sabatini U, Cherubini A, Quattrone A. Increased glutamate + glutamine levels in the thalamus of patients with essential tremor: A preliminary proton MR spectroscopic study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2018; 47:57-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.11.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mücke D, Hermes A, Roettger TB, Becker J, Niemann H, Dembek TA, Timmermann L, Visser-Vandewalle V, Fink GR, Grice M, Barbe MT. The effects of Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on speech dynamics in patients with Essential Tremor: An articulographic study. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191359. [PMID: 29360867 PMCID: PMC5779681 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Acoustic studies have revealed that patients with Essential Tremor treated with thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may suffer from speech deterioration in terms of imprecise oral articulation and reduced voicing control. Based on the acoustic signal one cannot infer, however, whether this deterioration is due to a general slowing down of the speech motor system (e.g., a target undershoot of a desired articulatory goal resulting from being too slow) or disturbed coordination (e.g., a target undershoot caused by problems with the relative phasing of articulatory movements). To elucidate this issue further, we here investigated both acoustics and articulatory patterns of the labial and lingual system using Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA) in twelve Essential Tremor patients treated with thalamic DBS and twelve age- and sex-matched controls. By comparing patients with activated (DBS-ON) and inactivated stimulation (DBS-OFF) with control speakers, we show that critical changes in speech dynamics occur on two levels: With inactivated stimulation (DBS-OFF), patients showed coordination problems of the labial and lingual system in terms of articulatory imprecision and slowness. These effects of articulatory discoordination worsened under activated stimulation, accompanied by an additional overall slowing down of the speech motor system. This leads to a poor performance of syllables on the acoustic surface, reflecting an aggravation either of pre-existing cerebellar deficits and/or the affection of the upper motor fibers of the internal capsule.
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- Doris Mücke
- IfL–Phonetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- IfL–Phonetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital Marburg, Department of Neurology, Marburg, Germany
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- University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne, Germany
- University Hospital Cologne, Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Cologne, Germany
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- IfL–Phonetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Cologne, Germany
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Cerebellar Atrophy in Cortical Myoclonic Tremor and Not in Hereditary Essential Tremor-a Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. THE CEREBELLUM 2017; 15:696-704. [PMID: 26519379 PMCID: PMC5097101 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-015-0734-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) presumably has a cerebellar origin. Imaging studies showed various cerebellar and also cortical structural changes. A number of pathology studies indicated cerebellar Purkinje cell pathology. ET is a heterogeneous disorder, possibly indicating different underlying disease mechanisms. Familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy (FCMTE), with evident Purkinje cell degeneration, can be an ET mimic. Here, we investigate whole brain and, more specifically, cerebellar morphological changes in hereditary ET, FCMTE, and healthy controls. Anatomical magnetic resonance images were preprocessed using voxel-based morphometry. Study 1 included voxel-wise comparisons of 36 familial, propranolol-sensitive ET patients, with subgroup analysis on age at onset and head tremor, and 30 healthy controls. Study 2 included voxel-wise comparisons in another nine ET patients, eight FCMTE patients, and nine healthy controls. Study 3 compared total cerebellar volume between 45 ET patients, 8 FCTME patients, and 39 controls. In our large sample of selected hereditary ET patients and ET subgroups, no local atrophy was observed compared to healthy controls or FCMTE. In ET patients with head tremor, a volume increase in cortical motor regions was observed. In FCMTE, a decrease in total cerebellar volume and in local cerebellar gray matter was observed compared to healthy controls and ET patients. The current study did not find local atrophy, specifically not in the cerebellum in hereditary ET, contrary to FCMTE. Volume increase of cortical motor areas in ET patients with head tremor might suggest cortical plasticity changes due to continuous involuntary head movements.
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Louis ED, Lenka A. The Olivary Hypothesis of Essential Tremor: Time to Lay this Model to Rest? Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2017; 7:473. [PMID: 28966877 PMCID: PMC5618117 DOI: 10.7916/d8ff40rx] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although essential tremor (ET) is the most common tremor disorder, its pathogenesis is not fully understood. The traditional model of ET, proposed in the early 1970s, posited that the inferior olivary nucleus (ION) was the prime generator of tremor in ET and that ET is a disorder of electrophysiological derangement, much like epilepsy. This article comprehensively reviews the origin and basis of this model, its merits and problems, and discusses whether it is time to lay this model to rest. METHODS A PubMed search was performed in March 2017 to identify articles for this review. RESULTS The olivary model gains support from the recognition of neurons with pacemaker property in the ION and the harmaline-induced tremor models (as the ION is the prime target of harmaline). However, the olivary model is problematic, as neurons with pacemaker property are not specific to the ION and the harmaline model does not completely represent the human disease ET. In addition, a large number of neuroimaging studies in ET have not detected structural or functional changes in the ION; rather, abnormalities have been reported in structures related to the cerebello-thalamo-cortical network. Moreover, a post-mortem study of microscopic changes in the ION did not detect any differences between ET cases and controls. DISCUSSION The olivary model largely remains a physiological construct. Numerous observations have cast considerable doubt as to the validity of this model in ET. Given the limitations of the model, we conclude that it is time now to lay this model to rest.
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- Elan D. Louis
- Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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Pelzer EA, Nelles C, Pedrosa DJ, Eggers C, Burghaus L, Melzer C, Tittgemeyer M, Timmermann L. Structural differences in impaired verbal fluency in essential tremor patients compared to healthy controls. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00722. [PMID: 28729930 PMCID: PMC5516598 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We wanted to identify differences in grey and white matter in essential tremor patients compared to controls in the non-motor domain, using the example of impaired verbal fluency. BACKGROUND A disturbance of verbal fluency in essential tremor patients compared to healthy controls is behaviorally well described. METHODS Voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial statistics were used to analyze structural differences in grey and white matter in 19 essential tremor patients compared to 23 age- and gender-matched controls. RESULTS Several significant observations were made. (I) There was less grey matter in the predominantly right precuneus in the essential tremor group compared to controls [p < .001]. (II) In ET patients mean, axial, and radial diffusivity values broadly correlated with the tremor rating scale, pronounced in fronto-parietal regions [p < .05]. (III) In ET patients there was a significant decline in fractional anisotropy values in the corpus callosum in the correlation with verbal fluency results [p < .05]; by inclusion of the tremor rating scale as covariate of no interest this significance was however diminished to a tendency (p < .1). No significant results were found in these within-group correlations in grey matter analyses for ET patients (p > .05). CONCLUSION The present results indicate that non-motor symptoms such as verbal fluency (VBF) in ET have a structural substrate; their reproduction requires the integration of potential environmental plasticity effects, differentiation into individual clinical subtypes and a careful handling with methodological peculiarities of structural MR imaging.
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- Esther A Pelzer
- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany
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White matter microstructural changes are related to cognitive dysfunction in essential tremor. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2978. [PMID: 28592900 PMCID: PMC5462768 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02596-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have detected white matter microstructural changes in essential tremor (ET). However, it is still unclear whether these changes are related to cognitive deficits, which have been described in ET patients. DTI-derived fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity measures were compared between 23 ET patients and 23 age-, gender-, and education-matched healthy individuals, using whole-brain tract-based spatial statistics. Correlations of white matter changes with scores obtained from a detailed neuropsychological assessment were subsequently examined. ET patients demonstrated increases in MD in the bilateral posterior corona radiata, bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus, bilateral fornix (cres)/stria terminalis, genu and splenium of the corpus callosum, bilateral anterior and posterior limbs of internal capsule, bilateral retrolenticular region part of internal capsule, and left posterior thalamic radiation. Except for the genu of the corpus callosum, an increase in AD values was also found in these same tracts. Furthermore, increased MD and AD values in different white matter areas was negatively correlated with performance on language and verbal memory and positively with visuospatial ability. These correlations suggest that white matter changes might be involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive deficits in ET.
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Shih LC, Pascual-Leone A. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor. TREMOR AND OTHER HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENTS (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 7:458. [PMID: 28373927 PMCID: PMC5374545 DOI: 10.7916/d8g44w01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background There is increasing interest in the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to characterize and potentially treat essential tremor (ET). Studies have used a variety of stimulation coils, paradigms, and target locations to make these observations. We reviewed the literature to compare prior studies and to evaluate the rationale and the methods used in these studies. Methods We performed a systematic literature search of the PubMed database using the terms “transcranial,” “noninvasive,” “brain stimulation,” “transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),” “transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS),” “transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS),” and “essential tremor.” Results Single pulses of TMS to the primary motor cortex have long been known to reset tremor. Although there are relatively few studies showing alterations in motor cortical physiology, such as motor threshold, short and long intracortical inhibition, and cortical silent period, there may be some evidence of altered intracortical facilitation and cerebello-brain inhibition in ET. Repetitive TMS, theta burst stimulation, tDCS, and tACS have been applied to human subjects with tremor with some preliminary signs of tremor reduction, particularly in those studies that employed consecutive daily sessions. Discussion A variety of stimulation paradigms and targets have been explored, with the increasing rationale an interest in targeting the cerebellum. Rigorous assessment of coil geometry, stimulation paradigm, rationale for selection of the specific anatomic target, and careful phenotypic and physiologic characterization of the subjects with ET undergoing these interventions may be critical in extending these preliminary findings into effective stimulation therapies.
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- Ludy C Shih
- Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Cerasa A, Quattrone A. Linking Essential Tremor to the Cerebellum-Neuroimaging Evidence. THE CEREBELLUM 2017; 15:263-75. [PMID: 26626626 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-015-0739-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Essential tremor (ET) is the most common pathological tremor disorder in the world, and post-mortem evidence has shown that the cerebellum is the most consistent area of pathology in ET. In the last few years, advanced neuroimaging has tried to confirm this evidence. The aim of the present review is to discuss to what extent the evidence provided by this field of study may be generalised. We performed a systematic literature search combining the terms ET with the following keywords: MRI, VBM, MRS, DTI, fMRI, PET and SPECT. We summarised and discussed each study and placed the results in the context of existing knowledge regarding the cerebellar involvement in ET. A total of 51 neuroimaging studies met our search criteria, roughly divided into 19 structural and 32 functional studies. Despite clinical and methodological differences, both functional and structural imaging studies showed similar findings but without defining a clear topography of neurodegeneration. Indeed, the vast majority of studies found functional and structural abnormalities in several parts of the anterior and posterior cerebellar lobules, but it remains to be established to what degree these neural changes contribute to clinical symptoms of ET. Currently, advanced neuroimaging has confirmed the involvement of the cerebellum in pathophysiological processes of ET, although a high variability in results persists. For this reason, the translation of this knowledge into daily clinical practice is again partially limited, although new advanced multivariate neuroimaging approaches (machine-learning) are proving interesting changes of perspective.
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- IBFM, National Research Council, Catanzaro, CZ, Italy. .,Institute of Neurology, Department of Medical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
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A fundamental question about essential tremor (ET) is whether its associated pathological changes and disease mechanisms are linkable to a specific brain region. To that end, recent tissue-based studies have made significant strides in elucidating changes in the ET brain. Emerging from these studies is increasing neuropathological evidence linking ET to the cerebellum. These studies have systematically identified a broad range of structural, degenerative changes in the ET cerebellum, spanning across all Purkinje cell compartments. These include the dendritic compartment (where there is an increase in number of Purkinje cell dendritic swellings, a pruning of the dendritic arbor, and a reduction in spine density), the cell body (where, aside from reductions in Purkinje cell linear density in some studies, there is an increase in the number of heterotopic Purkinje cell soma), and the axonal compartment (where a plethora of changes in axonal morphology have been observed, including an increase in the number of thickened axonal profiles, torpedoes, axonal recurrent collaterals, axonal branching, and terminal axonal sprouting). Additional changes, possibly due to secondary remodeling, have been observed in neighboring neuronal populations. These include a hypertrophy of basket cell axonal processes and changes in the distribution of climbing fiber-Purkinje cell synapses. These changes all distinguish ET from normal control brains. Initial studies further indicate that the profile (i.e., constellation) of these changes may separate ET from other diseases of the cerebellum, thereby serving as a disease signature. With the discovery of these changes, a new model of ET has arisen, which posits that it may be a neurodegenerative disorder centered in the cerebellar cortex. These newly emerging neuropathological studies pave the way for anatomically focused, hypothesis-driven, molecular mechanistic studies of disease pathogenesis.
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Shin H, Lee DK, Lee JM, Huh YE, Youn J, Louis ED, Cho JW. Atrophy of the Cerebellar Vermis in Essential Tremor: Segmental Volumetric MRI Analysis. THE CEREBELLUM 2016; 15:174-81. [PMID: 26062905 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-015-0682-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Postmortem studies of essential tremor (ET) have demonstrated the presence of degenerative changes in the cerebellum, and imaging studies have examined related structural changes in the brain. However, their results have not been completely consistent and the number of imaging studies has been limited. We aimed to study cerebellar involvement in ET using MRI segmental volumetric analysis. In addition, a unique feature of this study was that we stratified ET patients into subtypes based on the clinical presence of cerebellar signs and compared their MRI findings. Thirty-nine ET patients and 36 normal healthy controls, matched for age and sex, were enrolled. Cerebellar signs in ET patients were assessed using the clinical tremor rating scale and International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale. ET patients were divided into two groups: patients with cerebellar signs (cerebellar-ET) and those without (classic-ET). MRI volumetry was performed using CIVET pipeline software. Data on whole and segmented cerebellar volumes were analyzed using SPSS. While there was a trend for whole cerebellar volume to decrease from controls to classic-ET to cerebellar-ET, this trend was not significant. The volume of several contiguous segments of the cerebellar vermis was reduced in ET patients versus controls. Furthermore, these vermis volumes were reduced in the cerebellar-ET group versus the classic-ET group. The volume of several adjacent segments of the cerebellar vermis was reduced in ET. This effect was more evident in ET patients with clinical signs of cerebellar dysfunction. The presence of tissue atrophy suggests that ET might be a neurodegenerative disease.
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- Hyeeun Shin
- Department of Neurology, Anyang Sam Hospital, Gyeunggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Irwon dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Irwon dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Irwon dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea.
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lu MK, Chen CM, Duann JR, Ziemann U, Chen JC, Chiou SM, Tsai CH. Investigation of Motor Cortical Plasticity and Corticospinal Tract Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Parkinsons Disease and Essential Tremor. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162265. [PMID: 27603204 PMCID: PMC5014415 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) are characterized with motor dysfunctions. Motor circuit dysfunctions can be complementarily investigated by paired associative stimulation (PAS)-induced long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the corticospinal tract (CST). Three groups of twelve subjects with moderate severity PD, ET with intention tremor and healthy controls (HC) were studied. The primary motor cortex (M1) excitability, measured by motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude and by short-interval and long-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI and LICI) was compared between the three groups before and after PAS. The DTI measures of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were acquired. PAS effects and DTI data were simultaneously examined between groups. PAS increased MEP amplitude in HC but not in PD and ET. SICI and LICI were significantly reduced after PAS irrespective of groups. No significant differences of the mean FA and MD were found between groups. There was no significant correlation between the PAS effects and the DTI measures. Findings suggest that both PD and ET with intention tremor have impairment of the associative LTP-like corticospinal excitability change in M1. The microstructure of the CST is not relevant to the deficiency of M1 associative plasticity in PD and ET.
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- Ming-Kuei Lu
- Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University, Zhongli, Taiwan
- Institute for Neural Computation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology & Stroke, and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences, Medical College, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Sammartino F, Krishna V, King NKK, Lozano AM, Schwartz ML, Huang Y, Hodaie M. Tractography-Based Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Targeting: Novel Methodology and Intraoperative Validation. Mov Disord 2016; 31:1217-25. [PMID: 27214406 PMCID: PMC5089633 DOI: 10.1002/mds.26633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus is not readily visible on structural magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore, a method for its visualization for stereotactic targeting is desirable. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to define a tractography-based methodology for the stereotactic targeting of the ventral intermediate nucleus. METHODS The lateral and posterior borders of the ventral intermediate nucleus were defined by tracking the pyramidal tract and medial lemniscus, respectively. A thalamic seed was then created 3 mm medial and anterior to these borders, and its structural connections were analyzed. The application of this method was assessed in an imaging cohort of 14 tremor patients and 15 healthy controls, in which we compared the tractography-based targeting to conventional targeting. In a separate surgical cohort (3 tremor and 3 tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease patients), we analyzed the accuracy of this method by correlating it with intraoperative neurophysiology. RESULTS Tractography of the thalamic seed revealed the tracts corresponding to cerebellar input and motor cortical output fibers. The tractography-based target was more lateral (12.5 [1.2] mm vs 11.5 mm for conventional targeting) and anterior (8.5 [1.1] mm vs 6.7 [0.3] mm, anterior to the posterior commissure). In the surgical cohort, the Euclidian distance between the ventral intermediate nucleus identified by tractography and the surgical target was 1.6 [1.1] mm. The locations of the sensory thalamus, lemniscus, and pyramidal tracts were concordant within <1 mm between tractography and neurophysiology. INTERPRETATION The tractography-based methodology for identification of the ventral intermediate nucleus is accurate and useful. This method may be used to improve stereotactic targeting in functional neurosurgery procedures. © 2016 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Francesco Sammartino
- Division of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital and University Health NetworkTorontoCanada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Division of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital and University Health NetworkTorontoCanada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Division of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital and University Health NetworkTorontoCanada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Division of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital and University Health NetworkTorontoCanada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
- Division of NeurosurgerySunnybrook HospitalTorontoCanada
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- Physical Sciences PlatformSunnybrook Research InstituteTorontoCanada
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- Division of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital and University Health NetworkTorontoCanada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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Sweet JA, Pace J, Girgis F, Miller JP. Computational Modeling and Neuroimaging Techniques for Targeting during Deep Brain Stimulation. Front Neuroanat 2016; 10:71. [PMID: 27445709 PMCID: PMC4927621 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2016.00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Accurate surgical localization of the varied targets for deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a process undergoing constant evolution, with increasingly sophisticated techniques to allow for highly precise targeting. However, despite the fastidious placement of electrodes into specific structures within the brain, there is increasing evidence to suggest that the clinical effects of DBS are likely due to the activation of widespread neuronal networks directly and indirectly influenced by the stimulation of a given target. Selective activation of these complex and inter-connected pathways may further improve the outcomes of currently treated diseases by targeting specific fiber tracts responsible for a particular symptom in a patient-specific manner. Moreover, the delivery of such focused stimulation may aid in the discovery of new targets for electrical stimulation to treat additional neurological, psychiatric, and even cognitive disorders. As such, advancements in surgical targeting, computational modeling, engineering designs, and neuroimaging techniques play a critical role in this process. This article reviews the progress of these applications, discussing the importance of target localization for DBS, and the role of computational modeling and novel neuroimaging in improving our understanding of the pathophysiology of diseases, and thus paving the way for improved selective target localization using DBS.
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- Jennifer A Sweet
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA
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Novellino F, Nicoletti G, Cherubini A, Caligiuri ME, Nisticò R, Salsone M, Morelli M, Arabia G, Cavalli SM, Vaccaro MG, Chiriaco C, Quattrone A. Cerebellar involvement in essential tremor with and without resting tremor: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 27:61-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rao AK, Louis ED. Timing control of gait: a study of essential tremor patients vs. age-matched controls. CEREBELLUM & ATAXIAS 2016; 3:5. [PMID: 26937284 PMCID: PMC4774137 DOI: 10.1186/s40673-016-0043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder characterized by kinetic, postural and intention tremors. Mounting evidence suggests an underlying dysfunction of the cerebellum or cerebellar system. While few recent studies report impairments in timing control of finger movements in ET, timing control of gait has not been examined to date. We compared timing control of gait in ET patients vs. controls, and further assessed the association of these timing impairments with tremor severity among the ET patients. One-hundred-fifty-five ET patients and 60 age-matched controls underwent a comprehensive neurological assessment and gait analysis, which included walking at a criterion step frequency (cadence) with a metronome (timing production) and walking at a criterion step frequency after the metronome was turned off (timing reproduction). Outcomes of interest for both conditions were timing accuracy (measured by cadence error) and timing precision (measured by cadence variability). We also assessed cadence and step time across conditions. Results Cadence was lower in ET patients than controls (p < 0.03), whereas step time was similar for ET patients and controls. Accuracy (cadence error) and precision (cadence variability) were not different in ET patients compared with controls. Cranial tremor score was significantly associated with cadence (timing production condition, p = 0.003 and timing reproduction condition, p = 0.0001) and cadence error (timing production condition, p = 0.01). Kinetic tremor and intention tremor scores were not associated with gait measures. Conclusions ET patients do not demonstrate impairments in timing control of gait as compared with matched controls. Prior work shows that patients with cerebellar dysfunction demonstrate selective impairments in timing of discrete movements (such as finger tapping) but not continuous movements (such as circle drawing). Taken together, these results support the hypothesis that the cerebellum may be important for timing control of discrete rather than continuous movements.
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- Ashwini K Rao
- Department of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine (Physical Therapy), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY USA ; G.H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY USA ; Neurological Institute, 8th Floor, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA ; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA ; Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
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