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Yu S, Yue W, Guo T, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Khademi S, Zhou T, Xu Z, Song B, Wu T, Liu F, Tai Y, Yu X, Wang H. The effect of the subthreshold oscillation induced by the neurons' resonance upon the electrical stimulation-dependent instability. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1178606. [PMID: 37229430 PMCID: PMC10203711 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1178606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Repetitive electrical nerve stimulation can induce a long-lasting perturbation of the axon's membrane potential, resulting in unstable stimulus-response relationships. Despite being observed in electrophysiology, the precise mechanism underlying electrical stimulation-dependent (ES-dependent) instability is still an open question. This study proposes a model to reveal a facet of this problem: how threshold fluctuation affects electrical nerve stimulations. This study proposes a new method based on a Circuit-Probability theory (C-P theory) to reveal the interlinkages between the subthreshold oscillation induced by neurons' resonance and ES-dependent instability of neural response. Supported by in-vivo studies, this new model predicts several key characteristics of ES-dependent instability and proposes a stimulation method to minimize the instability. This model provides a powerful tool to improve our understanding of the interaction between the external electric field and the complexity of the biophysical characteristics of axons.
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- Shoujun Yu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Polymeric Materials, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
- Key Laboratory of Health Bioinformatics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
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Kudina LP, Andreeva RE. Human motoneuron firing behavior and single motor unit F-wave. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2022; 63:102641. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Todo M, Suzuki T, Hanaoka M, Asai H. A new waveform analysis method reflecting the diversity of F-wave Waveforms-Waveform types in healthy subjects based on the combined use of the additive averaging method and histograms. J Neurosci Methods 2022; 369:109474. [PMID: 34995647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND F-waves, which are an indicator of the excitability of spinal cord anterior horn cells, are characterized by diverse waveforms. However, no analytical method has yet been development that fully reflects the diversity of such waveforms. The present study examined whether or not the change in the amplitude by the additive averaging process reflects the dispersion of the peak. NEW METHOD The average amplitude of each waveform and the decrease in the amplitude after the additive averaging process were determined. The correlation between the decrease in the amplitude and the density of the peak was then examined. The histogram was also used to classify the type of waveform dispersion based on the characteristics of the peak latency. RESULTS No correlation was found between the change in the amplitude and the peak density. However, the F-waves obtained from the ulnar nerve of healthy subjects were able to be classified into five types. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD The parameters of an F-wave analysis are the rise latency, the amplitude and the persistence, and many reports have examined F-waves based on the changes in these values. The present study explored new parameters focusing on the waveform of F-waves reflecting the motor unit. CONCLUSION The results of this study may help to establish a standard of comparison when using the F wave to evaluate spasticity due to upper motor neuron disorders.
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- Marina Todo
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan; Clinical Physical Therapy Laboratory, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan.
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- Clinical Physical Therapy Laboratory, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan; Graduate School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Kansai University of Health Science, Japan.
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- Department of e-Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Japan.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Course of Rehabilitation Science, School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan.
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Evidence of two modes of spiking evoked in human firing motoneurones by Ia afferent electrical stimulation. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:719-730. [PMID: 33388907 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05998-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Neurone firing behaviour is a result of complex interaction between synaptic inputs and cellular intrinsic properties. Intriguing firing behaviour, delayed spiking, was shown in some neurones, in particular, in cat neocortical neurones and rat pyramidal hippocampal neurones. In contrast, the similar spiking mode was not reported for animal spinal motoneurones. In the present study, an attempt was made to look for possible evidence of delayed spiking in human motoneurones firing within the low-frequency, sub-primary range, characteristic for voluntary muscle contractions and postural tasks. Forty-seven firing motor units (MUs) were analyzed in ten experiments on three muscles (the flexor carpi ulnaris, the tibialis anterior, and the abductor pollicis brevis) in four healthy humans. Single MUs were activated by gentle voluntary muscle contractions. MU peri-stimulus time histograms, durations of inter-spike intervals, and motoneurone excitability changes within a target interspike interval were analyzed. It was found that during testing the firing motoneurone excitability by small, transient excitatory Ia afferent volley, depending firstly on volley timing within a target interspike interval and excitatory volley strength, the same motoneurone displayed either the direct short-latency response (the H-reflex) or the delayed response (with prolonged and variable latency). Thus, the findings, for the first time, provide evidence for a possibility of two modes of spiking in firing motoneurones. Methods of the estimation of delayed responses and their possible functional significance are discussed. It is emphasized that, for understanding of this issue, the integration of data from studies on experimental animals and humans is desirable.
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Ishibashi K, Ishii D, Yamamoto S, Noguchi A, Tanamachi K, Kohno Y. Opposite modulations of corticospinal excitability by intermittent and continuous peripheral electrical stimulation in healthy subjects. Neurosci Lett 2020; 740:135467. [PMID: 33152454 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peripheral electrical stimulation (PES) modulates the excitability of the corticospinal tract (CST). This modulation of CST excitability depends on the PES intensity, defined by the amplitude and the width of each pulse, the total pulse number, the stimulation frequency, and the intervention duration. Another key PES parameter is the stimulation pattern; little is known about how PES pattern affects CST excitability, as previous studies did not control other PES parameters. Here, we investigated the effect of the net difference in PES pattern on CST excitability. We use three controlled PESs, intermittent PES (30 Hz) (stimulation trains at 30 Hz with pauses), continuous PES (12 Hz) (constant stimulation at 12 Hz without pauses), and continuous PES (30 Hz) with the same stimulation frequency as the intermittent PES (30 Hz), to compare the effect of the stimulation frequency. The motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) of healthy subjects were recorded before and after these three types of PESs in separate sessions. We found that intermittent PES (30 Hz) increased MEP amplitudes, whereas continuous PES (12 and 30 Hz) decreased amplitudes. A significant change in subcortical SEP component occurred during continuous PES (12 and 30 Hz), but not intermittent PES (30 Hz), whereas cortical SEP components showed similar behavior in three types of PESs. We conclude that (1) opposing modulations of CST excitability were induced by the differences in the PES pattern, and (2) these modulations appear to be mediated through different processes in the sensorimotor system. Our findings suggest the possibility that it may be preferable to select the PES pattern in therapeutic interventions based on the putative desired effect and the neural structure being targeted.
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- Kiyoshige Ishibashi
- Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan; Graduate School of Health Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan.
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- Center for Medical Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan; Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuouku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan
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- Sakai Neurosurgical Clinic, 55 Tomitsuka-cho, Naka-Ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8002, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan
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- Center for Medical Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan
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Rampello L, Rampello L, Arcidiacono A, Patti F. A waves in electroneurography: differential diagnosis with other late responses. Neurol Sci 2020; 41:3537-3545. [PMID: 32808175 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04649-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Neurographic studies are an extension of clinical examination and are performed for the functional assessment of peripheral nerves. The study of motor and sensory conduction velocity and the presence, amplitude, morphology and symmetry of the response to electrical stimulation are crucial for the diagnosis and management of peripheral neuromuscular disorders. Neurography also plays an important role in the search for so-called late responses comprising the F wave, H reflex, axonal response and A wave. By analysing the parameters of each late wave, this paper addresses the pathophysiological features and the most common conditions impairing the physiology of late responses, with a special focus on A waves.
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- Liborio Rampello
- GF Ingrassia Department, Neurosciences Section, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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- GF Ingrassia Department, Neurosciences Section, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Biometec Department, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- GF Ingrassia Department, Neurosciences Section, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy
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