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Fiorin FDS, de Araújo E Silva M, de Medeiros RE, Viana da Silva GH, Rodrigues AC, Morya E. Spinal Cord Stimulation Modulates Rat Cortico-Basal Ganglia Locomotor Circuit. Neuromodulation 2024:S1094-7159(24)00656-1. [PMID: 39140936 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.07.004] [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: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The cortico-basal ganglia circuit is crucial to understanding locomotor behavior and movement disorders. Spinal cord stimulation modulates that circuit, which is a promising approach to restoring motor functions. However, the effects of electrical spinal cord stimulation in the healthy brain motor circuit in pre- and postgait are poorly understood. Thus, this report aims to evaluate, through electrophysiological analyses, the dynamic spectral features of motor networks underlying locomotor initiation with spinal cord stimulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Wistar male rats underwent spinal cord stimulation (current 30-150 μA, frequency 100, 333, and 500 Hz) with the electrophysiological recording of the caudate and putamen nuclei, primary and secondary motor cortices, and primary somatosensory cortex. Video tracking recorded treadmill locomotion and extracted the motor planning and gait initiation. RESULTS Spectral analysis of segments of gait initiation (pre- and postgait), with stimulation off, showed increased low-frequency activity. Postgait initiation showed increased alpha and beta rhythms and decreased delta rhythm with the stimulation off. Overall, the stimulation frequencies reduced alpha and beta rhythms in all brain areas during movement initiation. Regarding movement planning, such an effect was observed in the sensorimotor area, comprising the delta and alpha rhythms. CONCLUSION This study showed a short-term effect of spinal cord stimulation on the brain areas of the motor circuit, suggesting possible facilitation of movement planning and starting through neuromodulation. Thus, the electrophysiological characterization of this study may contribute to understanding basal ganglia networks and developing new approaches to treat movement disorders in the gait initiation phase.
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- Fernando da Silva Fiorin
- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Brazil
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Wei Y, Zhang C, Peng Y, Chen C, Han S, Wang W, Zhang Y, Lu H, Cheng J. MRI Assessment of Intrinsic Neural Timescale and Gray Matter Volume in Parkinson's Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 59:987-995. [PMID: 37318377 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have indicated altered temporal features of the brain function in Parkinson's disease (PD), and the autocorrelation magnitude of intrinsic neural signals, called intrinsic neural timescales, were often applied to estimate how long neural information stored in local brain areas. However, it is unclear whether PD patients at different disease stages exhibit abnormal timescales accompanied with abnormal gray matter volume (GMV). PURPOSE To assess the intrinsic timescale and GMV in PD. STUDY TYPE Prospective. POPULATION 74 idiopathic PD patients (44 early stage (PD-ES) and 30 late stage (PD-LS), as determined by the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) severity classification scale), and 73 healthy controls (HC). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 3.0 T MRI scanner; magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo and echo planar imaging sequences. ASSESSMENT The timescales were estimated by using the autocorrelation magnitude of neural signals. Voxel-based morphometry was performed to calculate GMV in the whole brain. Severity of motor symptoms and cognitive impairments were assessed using the unified PD rating scale, the HY scale, the Montreal cognitive assessment, and the mini-mental state examination. STATISTICAL TEST Analysis of variance; two-sample t-test; Spearman rank correlation analysis; Mann-Whitney U test; Kruskal-Wallis' H test. A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS The PD group had significantly abnormal intrinsic timescales in the sensorimotor, visual, and cognitive-related areas, which correlated with the symptom severity (ρ = -0.265, P = 0.022) and GMV (ρ = 0.254, P = 0.029). Compared to the HC group, the PD-ES group had significantly longer timescales in anterior cortical regions, whereas the PD-LS group had significantly shorter timescales in posterior cortical regions. CONCLUSION This study suggested that PD patients have abnormal timescales in multisystem and distinct patterns of timescales and GMV in cerebral cortex at different disease stages. This may provide new insights for the neural substrate of PD. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 1.
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- Yarui Wei
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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Niazi IK, Navid MS, Merkle C, Amjad I, Kumari N, Trager RJ, Holt K, Haavik H. A randomized controlled trial comparing different sites of high-velocity low amplitude thrust on sensorimotor integration parameters. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1159. [PMID: 38216596 PMCID: PMC10786886 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51201-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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Increasing evidence suggests that a high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust directed at a dysfunctional vertebral segment in people with subclinical spinal pain alters various neurophysiological measures, including somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). We hypothesized that an HVLA thrust applied to a clinician chosen vertebral segment based on clinical indicators of vertebral dysfunction, in short, segment considered as "relevant" would significantly reduce the N30 amplitude compared to an HVLA thrust applied to a predetermined vertebral segment not based on clinical indicators of vertebral dysfunction or segment considered as "non-relevant". In this double-blinded, active-controlled, parallel-design study, 96 adults with recurrent mild neck pain, ache, or stiffness were randomly allocated to receiving a single thrust directed at either a segment considered as "relevant" or a segment considered as "non-relevant" in their upper cervical spine. SEPs of median nerve stimulation were recorded before and immediately after a single HVLA application delivered using an adjusting instrument (Activator). A linear mixed model was used to assess changes in the N30 amplitude. A significant interaction between the site of thrust delivery and session was found (F1,840 = 9.89, p < 0.002). Pairwise comparisons showed a significant immediate decrease in the N30 complex amplitude after the application of HVLA thrust to a segment considered "relevant" (- 16.76 ± 28.32%, p = 0.005). In contrast, no significant change was observed in the group that received HVLA thrust over a segment considered "non-relevant" (p = 0.757). Cervical HVLA thrust applied to the segment considered as "relevant" altered sensorimotor parameters, while cervical HVLA thrust over the segment considered as "non-relevant" did not. This finding supports the hypothesis that spinal site targeting of HVLA interventions is important when measuring neurophysiological responses. Further studies are needed to explore the potential clinical relevance of these findings.
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- Imran Khan Niazi
- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
- Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Connor Whole Health, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA
- College of Chiropractic, Logan University, Chesterfield, USA
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bove F, Angeloni B, Sanginario P, Rossini PM, Calabresi P, Di Iorio R. Neuroplasticity in levodopa-induced dyskinesias: An overview on pathophysiology and therapeutic targets. Prog Neurobiol 2024; 232:102548. [PMID: 38040324 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102548] [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: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) are a common complication in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). A complex cascade of electrophysiological and molecular events that induce aberrant plasticity in the cortico-basal ganglia system plays a key role in the pathophysiology of LIDs. In the striatum, multiple neurotransmitters regulate the different forms of physiological synaptic plasticity to provide it in a bidirectional and Hebbian manner. In PD, impairment of both long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) progresses with disease and dopaminergic denervation of striatum. The altered balance between LTP and LTD processes leads to unidirectional changes in plasticity that cause network dysregulation and the development of involuntary movements. These alterations have been documented, in both experimental models and PD patients, not only in deep brain structures but also at motor cortex. Invasive and non-invasive neuromodulation treatments, as deep brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, or transcranial direct current stimulation, may provide strategies to modulate the aberrant plasticity in the cortico-basal ganglia network of patients affected by LIDs, thus restoring normal neurophysiological functioning and treating dyskinesias. In this review, we discuss the evidence for neuroplasticity impairment in experimental PD models and in patients affected by LIDs, and potential neuromodulation strategies that may modulate aberrant plasticity.
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- Francesco Bove
- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Brain Connectivity Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Permezel F, Alty J, Harding IH, Thyagarajan D. Brain Networks Involved in Sensory Perception in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1552. [PMID: 38002513 PMCID: PMC10669548 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13111552] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's Disease (PD) has historically been considered a disorder of motor dysfunction. However, a growing number of studies have demonstrated sensory abnormalities in PD across the modalities of proprioceptive, tactile, visual, auditory and temporal perception. A better understanding of these may inform future drug and neuromodulation therapy. We analysed these studies using a scoping review. In total, 101 studies comprising 2853 human participants (88 studies) and 125 animals (13 studies), published between 1982 and 2022, were included. These highlighted the importance of the basal ganglia in sensory perception across all modalities, with an additional role for the integration of multiple simultaneous sensation types. Numerous studies concluded that sensory abnormalities in PD result from increased noise in the basal ganglia and increased neuronal receptive field size. There is evidence that sensory changes in PD and impaired sensorimotor integration may contribute to motor abnormalities.
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- Fiona Permezel
- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia; (F.P.); (I.H.H.)
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA
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- Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7001, Australia;
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia; (F.P.); (I.H.H.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Australia; (F.P.); (I.H.H.)
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Asci F, Falletti M, Zampogna A, Patera M, Hallett M, Rothwell J, Suppa A. Rigidity in Parkinson's disease: evidence from biomechanical and neurophysiological measures. Brain 2023; 146:3705-3718. [PMID: 37018058 PMCID: PMC10681667 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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Although rigidity is a cardinal motor sign in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), the instrumental measurement of this clinical phenomenon is largely lacking, and its pathophysiological underpinning remains still unclear. Further advances in the field would require innovative methodological approaches able to measure parkinsonian rigidity objectively, discriminate the different biomechanical sources of muscle tone (neural or visco-elastic components), and finally clarify the contribution to 'objective rigidity' exerted by neurophysiological responses, which have previously been associated with this clinical sign (i.e. the long-latency stretch-induced reflex). Twenty patients with PD (67.3 ± 6.9 years) and 25 age- and sex-matched controls (66.9 ± 7.4 years) were recruited. Rigidity was measured clinically and through a robotic device. Participants underwent robot-assisted wrist extensions at seven different angular velocities randomly applied, when ON therapy. For each value of angular velocity, several biomechanical (i.e. elastic, viscous and neural components) and neurophysiological measures (i.e. short and long-latency reflex and shortening reaction) were synchronously assessed and correlated with the clinical score of rigidity (i.e. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-part III, subitems for the upper limb). The biomechanical investigation allowed us to measure 'objective rigidity' in PD and estimate the neuronal source of this phenomenon. In patients, 'objective rigidity' progressively increased along with the rise of angular velocities during robot-assisted wrist extensions. The neurophysiological examination disclosed increased long-latency reflexes, but not short-latency reflexes nor shortening reaction, in PD compared with control subjects. Long-latency reflexes progressively increased according to angular velocities only in patients with PD. Lastly, specific biomechanical and neurophysiological abnormalities correlated with the clinical score of rigidity. 'Objective rigidity' in PD correlates with velocity-dependent abnormal neuronal activity. The observations overall (i.e. the velocity-dependent feature of biomechanical and neurophysiological measures of objective rigidity) would point to a putative subcortical network responsible for 'objective rigidity' in PD, which requires further investigation.
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- Francesco Asci
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed Institute, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed Institute, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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Chen R, Berardelli A, Bhattacharya A, Bologna M, Chen KHS, Fasano A, Helmich RC, Hutchison WD, Kamble N, Kühn AA, Macerollo A, Neumann WJ, Pal PK, Paparella G, Suppa A, Udupa K. Clinical neurophysiology of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2022; 7:201-227. [PMID: 35899019 PMCID: PMC9309229 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
This review is part of the series on the clinical neurophysiology of movement disorders and focuses on Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism. The pathophysiology of cardinal parkinsonian motor symptoms and myoclonus are reviewed. The recordings from microelectrode and deep brain stimulation electrodes are reported in detail.
This review is part of the series on the clinical neurophysiology of movement disorders. It focuses on Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism. The topics covered include the pathophysiology of tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia, balance and gait disturbance and myoclonus in Parkinson’s disease. The use of electroencephalography, electromyography, long latency reflexes, cutaneous silent period, studies of cortical excitability with single and paired transcranial magnetic stimulation, studies of plasticity, intraoperative microelectrode recordings and recording of local field potentials from deep brain stimulation, and electrocorticography are also reviewed. In addition to advancing knowledge of pathophysiology, neurophysiological studies can be useful in refining the diagnosis, localization of surgical targets, and help to develop novel therapies for Parkinson’s disease.
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- Robert Chen
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.,IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.,IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology and Centre of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Departments of Surgery and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurology, Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.,The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.,IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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- Department of Neurophysiology National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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Payne AM, McKay JL, Ting LH. The cortical N1 response to balance perturbation is associated with balance and cognitive function in different ways between older adults with and without Parkinson's disease. Cereb Cortex Commun 2022; 3:tgac030. [PMID: 36043162 PMCID: PMC9415190 DOI: 10.1093/texcom/tgac030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Mechanisms underlying associations between balance and cognitive impairments in older adults with and without Parkinson's disease are poorly understood. Balance disturbances evoke a cortical N1 response that is associated with both balance and cognitive abilities in unimpaired populations. We hypothesized that the N1 response reflects neural mechanisms that are shared between balance and cognitive function, and would therefore be associated with both balance and cognitive impairments in Parkinson's disease. Although N1 responses did not differ at the group level, they showed different associations with balance and cognitive function in the Parkinson's disease vs. control groups. In the control group, higher N1 amplitudes were correlated with lower cognitive set shifting ability and lower balance confidence. However, in Parkinson's disease, narrower N1 widths (i.e., shorter durations) were associated with greater parkinsonian motor symptom severity, lower balance ability and confidence, lower mobility, and lower overall cognitive function. Despite different relationships across populations, the present results suggest the N1 response reflects neural processes related to both balance and cognitive function. A better understanding of neural mechanisms linking balance and cognitive function could provide insight into associations between balance and cognitive decline in aging populations.
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- Aiden M Payne
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA,Jean & Paul Amos Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Program, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Corresponding author: Lena H. Ting, Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Rd, Rm R225, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Korsun O, Renvall H, Nurminen J, Mäkelä JP, Pekkonen E. Modulation of sensory cortical activity by deep brain stimulation in advanced Parkinson's Disease. Eur J Neurosci 2022; 56:3979-3990. [PMID: 35560964 PMCID: PMC9544049 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite optimal oral drug treatment, about 90% of patients with Parkinson's disease develop motor fluctuation and dyskinesia within 5-10 years from the diagnosis. Moreover, the patients show non-motor symptoms in different sensory domains. Bilateral deep brain stimulation applied to the subthalamic nucleus is considered the most effective treatment in advanced Parkinson's disease and it has been suggested to affect sensorimotor modulation and relate to motor improvement in patients. However, observations on the relationship between sensorimotor activity and clinical improvement have remained sparse. Here we studied the somatosensory evoked magnetic fields in thirteen right-handed patients with advanced Parkinson's disease before and 7 months after stimulator implantation. Somatosensory processing was addressed with magnetoencephalography during alternated median nerve stimulation at both wrists. The strengths and the latencies of the ~60-ms responses at the contralateral primary somatosensory cortices were highly variable but detectable and reliably localized in all patients. The response strengths did not differ between preoperative and postoperative DBSON measurements. The change in the response strength between pre- and postoperative condition in the dominant left hemisphere of our right-handed patients correlated with the alleviation of their motor symptoms (p = 0.04). However, the result did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. Magnetoencephalography appears an effective tool to explore non-motor effects in patients with Parkinson's disease, and it may help in understanding the neurophysiological basis of deep brain stimulation. However, the high interindividual variability in the somatosensory responses and poor tolerability of DBSOFF condition warrants larger patient groups and measurements also in non-medicated patients.
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- Olesia Korsun
- Biomag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki University, and Aalto University School of Science, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, School of Science, Espoo, Finland
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- Biomag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki University, and Aalto University School of Science, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, School of Science, Espoo, Finland
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- Biomag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki University, and Aalto University School of Science, Helsinki, Finland.,Motion Analysis Laboratory, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
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- Biomag Laboratory, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki University, and Aalto University School of Science, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Graph Theory on Brain Cortical Sources in Parkinson's Disease: The Analysis of 'Small World' Organization from EEG. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21217266. [PMID: 34770573 PMCID: PMC8587014 DOI: 10.3390/s21217266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly population. Similarly to other neurodegenerative diseases, the early diagnosis of PD is quite difficult. The current pilot study aimed to explore the differences in brain connectivity between PD and NOrmal eLDerly (Nold) subjects to evaluate whether connectivity analysis may speed up and support early diagnosis. A total of 26 resting state EEGs were analyzed from 13 PD patients and 13 age-matched Nold subjects, applying to cortical reconstructions the graph theory analyses, a mathematical representation of brain architecture. Results showed that PD patients presented a more ordered structure at slow-frequency EEG rhythms (lower value of SW) than Nold subjects, particularly in the theta band, whereas in the high-frequency alpha, PD patients presented more random organization (higher SW) than Nold subjects. The current results suggest that PD could globally modulate the cortical connectivity of the brain, modifying the functional network organization and resulting in motor and non-motor signs. Future studies could validate whether such an approach, based on a low-cost and non-invasive technique, could be useful for early diagnosis, for the follow-up of PD progression, as well as for evaluating pharmacological and neurorehabilitation treatments.
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Niazi IK, Kamavuako EN, Holt K, Janjua TAM, Kumari N, Amjad I, Haavik H. The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on the Electrophysiological and Metabolic Properties of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:healthcare8040548. [PMID: 33321904 PMCID: PMC7764559 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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There is growing evidence showing that spinal manipulation increases muscle strength in healthy individuals as well as in people with some musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. However, the underlying mechanism by which spinal manipulation changes muscle strength is less clear. This study aimed to assess the effects of a single spinal manipulation session on the electrophysiological and metabolic properties of the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle. Maximum voluntary contractions (MVC) of the ankle dorsiflexors, high-density electromyography (HDsEMG), intramuscular EMG, and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) were recorded from the TA muscle in 25 participants with low level recurring spinal dysfunction using a randomized controlled crossover design. The following outcomes: motor unit discharge rate (MUDR), strength (force at MVC), muscle conduction velocity (CV), relative changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin were assessed pre and post a spinal manipulation intervention and passive movement control. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to assess within and between-group differences. Following the spinal manipulation intervention, there was a significant increase in MVC (p = 0.02; avg 18.87 ± 28.35%) and a significant increase in CV in both the isometric steady-state (10% of MVC) contractions (p < 0.01; avg 22.11 ± 11.69%) and during the isometric ramp (10% of MVC) contractions (p < 0.01; avg 4.52 ± 4.58%) compared to the control intervention. There were no other significant findings. The observed TA strength and CV increase, without changes in MUDR, suggests that the strength changes observed following spinal manipulation are, in part, due to increased recruitment of larger, higher threshold motor units. Further research needs to investigate the longer term and potential functional effects of spinal manipulation in various patients who may benefit from improved muscle function and greater motor unit recruitment.
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- Imran Khan Niazi
- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand; (K.H.); (N.K.); (I.A.)
- Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland 0627, New Zealand
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9220, Denmark;
- Correspondence: (I.K.N.); (H.H.)
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- Department of Informatics, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK;
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kindu, Kindu, Congo
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand; (K.H.); (N.K.); (I.A.)
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand; (K.H.); (N.K.); (I.A.)
- Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland 0627, New Zealand
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand; (K.H.); (N.K.); (I.A.)
- Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand; (K.H.); (N.K.); (I.A.)
- Correspondence: (I.K.N.); (H.H.)
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Peppe A, Paravati S, Baldassarre MG, Bakdounes L, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Pavan D, Sawacha Z, Bottino S, Clerici D, Cau N, Mauro A, Albani G, Avenali M, Sandrini G, Tassorelli C, Volpe D. Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) May Improve the Quality of Gait in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients. Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomized, Crossover, Italian Multicentric Study. Front Neurol 2019; 10:998. [PMID: 31620071 PMCID: PMC6760030 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Objective: The object of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation on Gait in middle—advanced Parkinson (PD) patients by a crossover, randomized, double Blind double dummy study using Equistasi®, a nano-technological device of the dimension of a plaster which generates High Frequency Vibration (FV). Background: The efficacy of Gait Analysis (GA) on evaluating gait modification on Parkinson's disease (PD) Patients is already well-known. Therefore, GA was recorded in a group of PD patients using Equistasi® device and its placebo. Methods: Forty PD patients on optimal therapy were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive active or sham stimulation for 8 weeks and, following a wash-out period, switched to an additional 8-week period with the reverse intervention. GA was performed at baseline and at the end of both 8-weeks treatment periods Clinical state was monitored by MDUPDRS part III. Results: Active stimulation induced a significant improvement in Mean Velocity (Velocity), Stride Length (SL), Stance (STA), and Double Support (DST) percentage, both in left and right stride. The ANOVA analysis using H&Y stage as a factor, showed that DST and MDUPDRS III scores improved significantly more in the more severely affected subjects. Conclusions: The findings obtained in this randomized controlled study show the efficacy of mechanical focal vibration, as stimulation of the proprioceptive system, in PD and encourage further investigation. The effect of the device on more severe patients may open a new possibility to identify the most appropriate candidate for the management of gait disturbances and postural instability with FV delivered with Equistasi®.
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- Parkinson Excellence Center of the Fresco Institute for Italy, Villa Margherita Clinic of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
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- Parkinson Excellence Center of the Fresco Institute for Italy, Villa Margherita Clinic of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Italian Auxological Institute, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Italian Auxological Institute, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy.,Politecnico of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Italian Auxological Institute, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy.,University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Italian Auxological Institute, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Parkinson Excellence Center of the Fresco Institute for Italy, Villa Margherita Clinic of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
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Dubbioso R, Manganelli F, Siebner HR, Di Lazzaro V. Fast Intracortical Sensory-Motor Integration: A Window Into the Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:111. [PMID: 31024277 PMCID: PMC6463734 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a prototypical basal ganglia disorder. Nigrostriatal dopaminergic denervation leads to progressive dysfunction of the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical sensorimotor loops, causing the classical motor symptoms. Although the basal ganglia do not receive direct sensory input, they are important for sensorimotor integration. Therefore, the basal ganglia dysfunction in PD may profoundly affect sensory-motor interaction in the cortex. Cortical sensorimotor integration can be probed with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) using a well-established conditioning-test paradigm, called short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). SAI probes the fast-inhibitory effect of a conditioning peripheral electrical stimulus on the motor response evoked by a TMS test pulse given to the contralateral primary motor cortex (M1). Since SAI occurs at latencies that match the peaks of early cortical somatosensory potentials, the cortical circuitry generating SAI may play an important role in rapid online adjustments of cortical motor output to changes in somatosensory inputs. Here we review the existing studies that have used SAI to examine how PD affects fast cortical sensory-motor integration. Studies of SAI in PD have yielded variable results, showing reduced, normal or even enhanced levels of SAI. This variability may be attributed to the fact that the strength of SAI is influenced by several factors, such as differences in dopaminergic treatment or the clinical phenotype of PD. Inter-individual differences in the expression of SAI has been shown to scale with individual motor impairment as revealed by UPDRS motor score and thus, may reflect the magnitude of dopaminergic neurodegeneration. The magnitude of SAI has also been linked to cognitive dysfunction, and it has been suggested that SAI also reflects cholinergic denervation at the cortical level. Together, the results indicate that SAI is a useful marker of disease-related alterations in fast cortical sensory-motor integration driven by subcortical changes in the dopaminergic and cholinergic system. Since a multitude of neurobiological factors contribute to the magnitude of inhibition, any mechanistic interpretation of SAI changes in PD needs to consider the group characteristics in terms of phenotypical spectrum, disease stage, and medication.
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- Raffaele Dubbioso
- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.,Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Pathophysiology of corticobasal degeneration: Insights from neurophysiological studies. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 60:17-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Experimental muscle hyperalgesia modulates sensorimotor cortical excitability, which is partially altered by unaccustomed exercise. Pain 2018; 159:2493-2502. [DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chiropractic spinal manipulation alters TMS induced I-wave excitability and shortens the cortical silent period. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2018; 42:24-35. [PMID: 29936314 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to construct peristimulus time histogram (PSTH) and peristimulus frequencygram (PSF) using single motor unit recordings to further characterize the previously documented immediate sensorimotor effects of spinal manipulation. Single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) via a double cone coil over the tibialis anterior (TA) motor area during weak isometric dorsiflexion of the foot was used on two different days in random order; pre/post spinal manipulation (in eighteen subjects) and pre/post a control (in twelve subjects) condition. TA electromyography (EMG) was recorded with surface and intramuscular fine wire electrodes. Three subjects also received sham double cone coil TMS pre and post a spinal manipulation intervention. From the averaged surface EMG data cortical silent periods (CSP) were constructed and analysed. Twenty-one single motor units were identified for the spinal manipulation intervention and twelve single motor units were identified for the control intervention. Following spinal manipulations there was a shortening of the silent period and an increase in the single unit I-wave amplitude. No changes were observed following the control condition. The results provide evidence that spinal manipulation reduces the TMS-induced cortical silent period and increases low threshold motoneurone excitability in the lower limb muscle. These finding may have important clinical implications as they provide support that spinal manipulation can be used to strengthen muscles. This could be followed up on populations that have reduced muscle strength, such as stroke victims.
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Mirallave A, Morales M, Cabib C, Muñoz EJ, Santacruz P, Gasull X, Valls-Sole J. Sensory processing in Huntington's disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2017; 128:689-696. [PMID: 28315610 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2017.01.009] [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: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE An intriguing electrophysiological feature of patients with Huntington's disease (HD) is the delayed latency and decreased amplitude of somatosensory long-latency evoked potentials (LLeps). We investigated whether such dysfunction was associated with delayed conscious perception of the sensory stimulus. METHODS Sixteen HD patients and 16 control subjects faced a computer screen showing the Libet's clock (Libet et al., 1983). In Rest trials, subjects had to memorize the position of the clock handle at perception of either electrical or thermal stimuli (AW). In React, additionally, they were asked to make a fist with their right hand, in a simple reaction time task (SRT). LLseps were recorded from Cz in both conditions. RESULTS LLeps negative peak latency (N2) and SRT were abnormally delayed in patients in all conditions. AW was only abnormally prolonged in the React condition but the time difference between AW and the negative peak of the LLeps was not different in the two groups. There was a significant negative correlation between SRT and AW or LLeps amplitude in patients but not in healthy subjects. CONCLUSION Our HD patients did not show abnormalities in conscious perception of sensory stimuli but their LLeps abnormalities were more marked when they had to react. This is compatible with failure to detect stimulus salience rather than with a cognitive defect. SIGNIFICANCE HD patients at early stages of the disease have preserved subjective perception of sensation but faulty sensorimotor integration.
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- Ana Mirallave
- EMG Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain; Center for Neural Science (CNS), New York University (NYU), USA.
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- EMG Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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- EMG Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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- Neurophysiology Lab, Department of Physiological Sciences I, Medical School, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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- EMG Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Clinic, Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Spain
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Haavik H, Niazi IK, Holt K, Murphy B. Effects of 12 Weeks of Chiropractic Care on Central Integration of Dual Somatosensory Input in Chronic Pain Patients: A Preliminary Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2017; 40:127-138. [PMID: 28196631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this preliminary study was to assess whether the dual somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) technique is sensitive enough to measure changes in cortical intrinsic inhibitory interactions in patients with chronic neck or upper extremity pain and, if so, whether changes are associated with changes in pain scores. METHODS The dual peripheral nerve stimulation SEP ratio technique was used for 6 subjects with a history of chronic neck or upper limb pain. SEPs were recorded after left or right median and ulnar nerve stimulation at the wrist. SEP ratios were calculated for the N9, N13, P14-18, N20-P25, and P22-N30 peak complexes from SEP amplitudes obtained from simultaneous median and ulnar stimulation divided by the arithmetic sum of SEPs obtained from individual stimulation of the median and ulnar nerves. Outcome measures of SEP ratios and subjects' visual analog scale rating of pains were recorded at baseline, after a 2-week usual care control period, and after 12 weeks of multimodal chiropractic care (chiropractic spinal manipulation and 1 or more of the following: exercises, peripheral joint adjustments/manipulation, soft tissue therapy, and pain education). RESULTS A significant decrease in the median and ulnar to median plus ulnar ratio and the median and ulnar amplitude for the cortical P22-N30 SEP component was observed after 12 weeks of chiropractic care, with no changes after the control period. There was a significant decrease in visual analog scale scores (both for current pain and for pain last week). CONCLUSION The dual SEP ratio technique appears to be sensitive enough to measure changes in cortical intrinsic inhibitory interactions in patients with chronic neck pain. The observations in 6 subjects revealed that 12 weeks of chiropractic care improved suppression of SEPs evoked by dual upper limb nerve stimulation at the level of the motor cortex, premotor areas, and/or subcortical areas such as basal ganglia and/or thalamus. It is possible that these findings explain one of the mechanisms by which chiropractic care improves function and reduces pain for chronic pain patients.
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- Heidi Haavik
- Centre for Chiropractic, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand..
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- Centre for Chiropractic, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Chiropractic, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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Haavik H, Niazi IK, Jochumsen M, Sherwin D, Flavel S, Türker KS. Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Cortical Drive to Upper and Lower Limb Muscles. Brain Sci 2016; 7:brainsci7010002. [PMID: 28025542 PMCID: PMC5297291 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci7010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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This study investigates whether spinal manipulation leads to changes in motor control by measuring the recruitment pattern of motor units in both an upper and lower limb muscle and to see whether such changes may at least in part occur at the cortical level by recording movement related cortical potential (MRCP) amplitudes. In experiment one, transcranial magnetic stimulation input-output (TMS I/O) curves for an upper limb muscle (abductor pollicus brevis; APB) were recorded, along with F waves before and after either spinal manipulation or a control intervention for the same subjects on two different days. During two separate days, lower limb TMS I/O curves and MRCPs were recorded from tibialis anterior muscle (TA) pre and post spinal manipulation. Dependent measures were compared with repeated measures analysis of variance, with p set at 0.05. Spinal manipulation resulted in a 54.5% ± 93.1% increase in maximum motor evoked potential (MEPmax) for APB and a 44.6% ± 69.6% increase in MEPmax for TA. For the MRCP data following spinal manipulation there were significant difference for amplitude of early bereitschafts-potential (EBP), late bereitschafts potential (LBP) and also for peak negativity (PN). The results of this study show that spinal manipulation leads to changes in cortical excitability, as measured by significantly larger MEPmax for TMS induced input-output curves for both an upper and lower limb muscle, and with larger amplitudes of MRCP component post manipulation. No changes in spinal measures (i.e., F wave amplitudes or persistence) were observed, and no changes were shown following the control condition. These results are consistent with previous findings that have suggested increases in strength following spinal manipulation were due to descending cortical drive and could not be explained by changes at the level of the spinal cord. Spinal manipulation may therefore be indicated for the patients who have lost tonus of their muscle and/or are recovering from muscle degrading dysfunctions such as stroke or orthopaedic operations and/or may also be of interest to sports performers. These findings should be followed up in the relevant populations.
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- Heidi Haavik
- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
- Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9220, Denmark.
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- Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9220, Denmark.
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- Chirofit (Private Practice), 32a Normanby Rd, Mt Eden Auckland, Auckland 1024, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Chiropractic Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
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- School of Medicine, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey.
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Kunori N, Takashima I. High-order motor cortex in rats receives somatosensory inputs from the primary motor cortex via cortico-cortical pathways. Eur J Neurosci 2016; 44:2925-2934. [PMID: 27717064 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The motor cortex of rats contains two forelimb motor areas; the caudal forelimb area (CFA) and the rostral forelimb area (RFA). Although the RFA is thought to correspond to the premotor and/or supplementary motor cortices of primates, which are higher-order motor areas that receive somatosensory inputs, it is unknown whether the RFA of rats receives somatosensory inputs in the same manner. To investigate this issue, voltage-sensitive dye (VSD) imaging was used to assess the motor cortex in rats following a brief electrical stimulation of the forelimb. This procedure was followed by intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) mapping to identify the motor representations in the imaged cortex. The combined use of VSD imaging and ICMS revealed that both the CFA and RFA received excitatory synaptic inputs after forelimb stimulation. Further evaluation of the sensory input pathway to the RFA revealed that the forelimb-evoked RFA response was abolished either by the pharmacological inactivation of the CFA or a cortical transection between the CFA and RFA. These results suggest that forelimb-related sensory inputs would be transmitted to the RFA from the CFA via the cortico-cortical pathway. Thus, the present findings imply that sensory information processed in the RFA may be used for the generation of coordinated forelimb movements, which would be similar to the function of the higher-order motor cortex in primates.
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- Nobuo Kunori
- Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan.,Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan.,Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Pitts T, Hegland KW, Sapienza CM, Bolser DC, Davenport PW. Alterations in oropharyngeal sensory evoked potentials (PSEP) with Parkinson's disease. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2016; 229:11-6. [PMID: 27090350 PMCID: PMC4888769 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Movement of a food bolus from the oral cavity into the oropharynx activates pharyngeal sensory mechanoreceptors. Using electroencephalography, somatosensory cortical-evoked potentials resulting from oropharyngeal mechanical stimulation (PSEP) have been studied in young healthy individuals. However, limited information is known about changes in processing of oropharyngeal afferent signals with Parkinson's disease (PD). To determine if sensory changes occurred with a mechanical stimulus (air-puff) to the oropharynx, two stimuli (S1-first; S2-s) were delivered 500ms apart. Seven healthy older adults (HOA; 3 male and 4 female; 72.2±6.9 years of age), and thirteen persons diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD; 11 male and 2 female; 67.2±8.9 years of age) participated. Results demonstrated PSEP P1, N1, and P2 component peaks were identified in all participants, and the N2 peak was present in 17/20 participants. Additionally, the PD participants had a decreased N2 latency and gated the P1, P2, and N2 responses (S2/S1 under 0.6). Compared to the HOAs, the PD participants had greater evidence of gating the P1 and N2 component peaks. These results suggest that persons with PD experience changes in sensory processing of mechanical stimulation of the pharynx to a greater degree than age-matched controls. In conclusion, the altered processing of sensory feedback from the pharynx may contribute to disordered swallow in patients with PD.
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- Teresa Pitts
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiological Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiological Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Manipulation of Dysfunctional Spinal Joints Affects Sensorimotor Integration in the Prefrontal Cortex: A Brain Source Localization Study. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:3704964. [PMID: 27047694 PMCID: PMC4800094 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3704964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives. Studies have shown decreases in N30 somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) peak amplitudes following spinal manipulation (SM) of dysfunctional segments in subclinical pain (SCP) populations. This study sought to verify these findings and to investigate underlying brain sources that may be responsible for such changes. Methods. Nineteen SCP volunteers attended two experimental sessions, SM and control in random order. SEPs from 62-channel EEG cap were recorded following median nerve stimulation (1000 stimuli at 2.3 Hz) before and after either intervention. Peak-to-peak amplitude and latency analysis was completed for different SEPs peak. Dipolar models of underlying brain sources were built by using the brain electrical source analysis. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to assessed differences in N30 amplitudes, dipole locations, and dipole strengths. Results. SM decreased the N30 amplitude by 16.9 ± 31.3% (P = 0.02), while no differences were seen following the control intervention (P = 0.4). Brain source modeling revealed a 4-source model but only the prefrontal source showed reduced activity by 20.2 ± 12.2% (P = 0.03) following SM. Conclusion. A single session of spinal manipulation of dysfunctional segments in subclinical pain patients alters somatosensory processing at the cortical level, particularly within the prefrontal cortex.
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Kang SY, Ma HI. N30 Somatosensory Evoked Potential Is Negatively Correlated with Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease. J Mov Disord 2016; 9:35-9. [PMID: 26828214 PMCID: PMC4734986 DOI: 10.14802/jmd.15038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate frontal N30 status in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and to examine the correlation between the amplitude of frontal N30 and the severity of motor deficits. Methods The frontal N30 was compared between 17 PD patients and 18 healthy volunteers. Correlations between the amplitude of frontal N30 and the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor score of the more severely affected side was examined. Results The mean latency of the N30 was not significantly different between patients and healthy volunteers (p = 0.981), but the mean amplitude was lower in PD patients (p < 0.025). There was a significant negative correlation between the amplitude of N30 and the UPDRS motor score (r = -0.715, p = 0.013). Conclusions The frontal N30 status indicates the motor severity of PD. It can be a useful biomarker reflecting dopaminergic deficits and an objective measurement for monitoring the clinical severity of PD.
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- Suk Yun Kang
- Department of Neurology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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Cebolla A, Cheron G. Sensorimotor and cognitive involvement of the beta–gamma oscillation in the frontal N30 component of somatosensory evoked potentials. Neuropsychologia 2015; 79:215-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Somatosensory input to non-primary motor areas is enhanced during preparation of cued contraterlateral finger sequence movements. Behav Brain Res 2015; 286:166-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Andrew D, Yielder P, Murphy B. Do pursuit movement tasks lead to differential changes in early somatosensory evoked potentials related to motor learning compared with typing tasks? J Neurophysiol 2015; 113:1156-64. [DOI: 10.1152/jn.00713.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) plasticity is essential for development; however, recent research has demonstrated its role in pathology, particularly following overuse and repetition. Previous studies investigating changes in sensorimotor integration (SMI) have used relatively simple paradigms resulting in minimal changes in neural activity, as determined through the use of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). This study sought to utilize complex tasks and compare separate motor paradigms to determine which one best facilitates long-term learning. Spinal, brainstem, and cortical SEPs were recorded following median nerve stimulation at the wrist pre- and postinterventions. Eighteen participants performed the same paradigms, a control condition of 10 min of mental recitation and two interventions, one consisting of 10 min of tracing and the other 10 min of repetitive typing. Significant increases in the N13, N20, P25, and N30 SEP peaks were seen for both interventions. A significant decrease in the N24 SEP peak was observed for both interventions. Significant improvements in accuracy were seen for both interventions postacquisition but only for tracing during retention. The changes seen following motor learning were congruent with those associated with long-term learning, which was also reflected by significant increases in accuracy during retention. Tracing or the pursuit movement paradigm was shown to be a more effective learning tool. The identification of a task that is sufficiently novel and complex, leading to robust changes in SEP peaks, indicates a task that can be utilized in future work to study clinical populations and the effect of experimental interventions on SMI.
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- Danielle Andrew
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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Melgari JM, Curcio G, Mastrolilli F, Salomone G, Trotta L, Tombini M, di Biase L, Scrascia F, Fini R, Fabrizio E, Rossini PM, Vernieri F. Alpha and beta EEG power reflects L-dopa acute administration in parkinsonian patients. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:302. [PMID: 25452725 PMCID: PMC4233983 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Aim: To evaluate the effect of an acute L-dopa administration on eye-closed resting state electroencephalographic (EEG) activity of cognitively preserved Parkinsonian patients. Methods: We examined 24 right-handed patients diagnosed as uncomplicated probable Parkinson’s disease (PD). Each patient underwent Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)-part-III evaluation before and 60 min after an oral load of L-dopa-methyl-ester/carbidopa 250/25 mg. Resting condition eyes-closed EEG data were recorded both pre- and post L-dopa load. Absolute EEG power values were calculated at each scalp derivation for Delta, Theta, Alpha and Beta frequency bands. UPDRS scores (both global and subscale scores) and EEG data (power values of different frequency bands for each scalp derivation) were submitted to a statistical analysis to compare Pre and Post L-Dopa conditions. Finally, a correlation analysis was carried out between EEG spectral content and UPDRS scores. Results: Considering EEG power spectral analysis, no statistically significant differences arose on Delta and Theta bands after L-dopa intake. Conversely, Alpha and Beta rhythms significantly increased on centro-parietal scalp derivations, as a function of L-dopa administration. Correlation analysis indicated a significant negative correlation between Beta power increase on centro-parietal areas and UPDRS subscores (Rigidity of arms and Bradykinesia). A minor significant negative correlation was also found between Alpha band increase and resting tremor. Conclusions: Assuming that a significant change in EEG power spectrum after L-dopa intake may be related to dopaminergic mechanisms, our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that dopaminergic defective networks are implicated in cortical oscillatory abnormalities at rest in non-demented PD patients.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy ; Casa di Cura S. Raffaele Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome, Italy
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- Casa di Cura S. Raffaele Cassino, Italy ; Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Catholic University Rome, Italy
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Modulatory effects of movement sequence preparation and covert spatial attention on early somatosensory input to non-primary motor areas. Exp Brain Res 2014; 233:503-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-4131-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Panov F, Kopell BH. Use of cortical stimulation in neuropathic pain, tinnitus, depression, and movement disorders. Neurotherapeutics 2014; 11:564-71. [PMID: 24888372 PMCID: PMC4121452 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-014-0283-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Medical treatment must strike a balance between benefit and risk. As the field of neuromodulation develops, decreased invasiveness, in combination with maintenance of efficacy, has become a goal. We provide a review of the history of cortical stimulation from its origins to the current state. The first part discusses neuropathic pain and the nonpharmacological treatment options used. The second part covers transitions to tinnitus, believed by many to be another deafferentation disorder, its classification, and treatment. The third part focuses on major depression. The fourth section concludes with the discussion of the use of cortical stimulation in movement disorders. Each part discusses the development of the field, describes the current care protocols, and suggests future avenues for research needed to advance neuromodulation.
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- Fedor Panov
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 USA
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Lefaucheur JP. Treatment of Parkinson’s disease by cortical stimulation. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 9:1755-71. [DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pasquereau B, Turner RS. Primary motor cortex of the parkinsonian monkey: altered neuronal responses to muscle stretch. Front Syst Neurosci 2013; 7:98. [PMID: 24324412 PMCID: PMC3840326 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Exaggeration of the long-latency stretch reflex (LLSR) is a characteristic neurophysiologic feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) that contributes to parkinsonian rigidity. To explore one frequently-hypothesized mechanism, we studied the effects of fast muscle stretches on neuronal activity in the macaque primary motor cortex (M1) before and after the induction of parkinsonism by unilateral administration of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). We compared results from the general population of M1 neurons and two antidromically-identified subpopulations: distant-projecting pyramidal-tract type neurons (PTNs) and intra-telecenphalic-type corticostriatal neurons (CSNs). Rapid rotations of elbow or wrist joints evoked short-latency responses in 62% of arm-related M1 neurons. As in PD, the late electromyographic responses that constitute the LLSR were enhanced following MPTP. This was accompanied by a shortening of M1 neuronal response latencies and a degradation of directional selectivity, but surprisingly, no increase in single unit response magnitudes. The results suggest that parkinsonism alters the timing and specificity of M1 responses to muscle stretch. Observation of an exaggerated LLSR with no change in the magnitude of proprioceptive responses in M1 is consistent with the idea that the increase in LLSR gain that contributes to parkinsonian rigidity is localized to the spinal cord.
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- Benjamin Pasquereau
- Department of Neurobiology, Center for Neuroscience and The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Berardelli A, Wenning GK, Antonini A, Berg D, Bloem BR, Bonifati V, Brooks D, Burn DJ, Colosimo C, Fanciulli A, Ferreira J, Gasser T, Grandas F, Kanovsky P, Kostic V, Kulisevsky J, Oertel W, Poewe W, Reese JP, Relja M, Ruzicka E, Schrag A, Seppi K, Taba P, Vidailhet M. EFNS/MDS-ES/ENS [corrected] recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Eur J Neurol 2013; 20:16-34. [PMID: 23279440 DOI: 10.1111/ene.12022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND A Task Force was convened by the EFNS/MDS-ES Scientist Panel on Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders to systemically review relevant publications on the diagnosis of PD. METHODS Following the EFNS instruction for the preparation of neurological diagnostic guidelines, recommendation levels have been generated for diagnostic criteria and investigations. RESULTS For the clinical diagnosis, we recommend the use of the Queen Square Brain Bank criteria (Level B). Genetic testing for specific mutations is recommended on an individual basis (Level B), taking into account specific features (i.e. family history and age of onset). We recommend olfactory testing to differentiate PD from other parkinsonian disorders including recessive forms (Level A). Screening for pre-motor PD with olfactory testing requires additional tests due to limited specificity. Drug challenge tests are not recommended for the diagnosis in de novo parkinsonian patients. There is an insufficient evidence to support their role in the differential diagnosis between PD and other parkinsonian syndromes. We recommend an assessment of cognition and a screening for REM sleep behaviour disorder, psychotic manifestations and severe depression in the initial evaluation of suspected PD cases (Level A). Transcranial sonography is recommended for the differentiation of PD from atypical and secondary parkinsonian disorders (Level A), for the early diagnosis of PD and in the detection of subjects at risk for PD (Level A), although the technique is so far not universally used and requires some expertise. Because specificity of TCS for the development of PD is limited, TCS should be used in conjunction with other screening tests. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging at 1.5 T are recommended as neuroimaging tools that can support a diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA) or progressive supranuclear palsy versus PD on the basis of regional atrophy and signal change as well as diffusivity patterns (Level A). DaTscan SPECT is registered in Europe and the United States for the differential diagnosis between degenerative parkinsonisms and essential tremor (Level A). More specifically, DaTscan is indicated in the presence of significant diagnostic uncertainty such as parkinsonism associated with neuroleptic exposure and atypical tremor manifestations such as isolated unilateral postural tremor. Studies of [(123) I]MIBG/SPECT cardiac uptake may be used to identify patients with PD versus controls and MSA patients (Level A). All other SPECT imaging studies do not fulfil registration standards and cannot be recommended for routine clinical use. At the moment, no conclusion can be drawn as to diagnostic efficacy of autonomic function tests, neurophysiological tests and positron emission tomography imaging in PD. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of PD is still largely based on the correct identification of its clinical features. Selected investigations (genetic, olfactory, and neuroimaging studies) have an ancillary role in confirming the diagnosis, and some of them could be possibly used in the near future to identify subjects in a pre-symptomatic phase of the disease.
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- A Berardelli
- Dipartimento di Neurologia e Psichiatria and IRCCS NEUROMED Institute, Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
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Legon W, Dionne JK, Staines WR. Continuous theta burst stimulation of the supplementary motor area: effect upon perception and somatosensory and motor evoked potentials. Brain Stimul 2013; 6:877-83. [PMID: 23706289 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The supplementary motor area (SMA) has been implicated in many aspects of movement preparation and execution. In addition to motor roles, the SMA is responsive to somesthetic stimuli though it is unclear exactly what role the SMA plays in a somatosensory network. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS It is the purpose of this study to assess how continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) of the SMA affects both somatosensory (SEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and if cTBS leads to alterations in tactile perception thresholds of the index fingertip. METHODS In experiment 1, cTBS was delivered over scalp sites FCZ (SMA stimulation) (n = 10) and CZ (control stimulation) (n = 10) in separate groups for 40 s (600 pulses) at 90% of participants' resting motor threshold. For both groups, median nerve SEPs were elicited from the right wrist at rest via electrical stimulation (0.5 ms pulse) before and at 10 min intervals post-cTBS out to 30 min (t = pre, 10, 20, and 30 min). Subjects' perceptual thresholds were assessed at similar time intervals as the SEP data using a biothesiometer (120 Hz vibration). In experiment 2 (n = 10) the effect of cTBS to SMA upon single and paired-pulse MEP amplitudes from the right first dorsal interosseous (FDI) was assessed. RESULTS cTBS to scalp site FCZ (SMA stimulation) reduced the frontal N30 SEP and increased tactile perceptual thresholds 30 min post-stimulation. However, parietal SEPs and MEP amplitudes from both single and paired-pulse stimulation were unaffected at all time points post-stimulation. cTBS to stimulation site CZ (control) did not result in any physiological or behavioral changes. CONCLUSION(S) These data demonstrate cTBS to the SMA reduces the amplitude of the N30 coincident with an increase in vibration sensation threshold but does not affect primary somatosensory or motor cortex excitability. The SMA may play a significant role in a somatosensory tactile attention network.
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- Wynn Legon
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Lee PY, Gadareh K, Naushahi MJ, Gresty M, Bronstein AM. Protective stepping response in Parkinsonian patients and the effect of vibrotactile feedback. Mov Disord 2012; 28:482-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.25227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Pei-Yun Lee
- Neuro-Otology Unit; Division of Experimental Medicine; Imperial College London; Charing Cross Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Neuro-Otology Unit; Division of Experimental Medicine; Imperial College London; Charing Cross Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Neuromodulation Group; Division of Experimental Medicine; Imperial College London; Charing Cross Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Neuro-Otology Unit; Division of Experimental Medicine; Imperial College London; Charing Cross Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Neuro-Otology Unit; Division of Experimental Medicine; Imperial College London; Charing Cross Hospital; London United Kingdom
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The role of spinal manipulation in addressing disordered sensorimotor integration and altered motor control. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2012; 22:768-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2011] [Revised: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Modulation of somatosensory evoked potentials during force generation and relaxation. Exp Brain Res 2012; 219:227-33. [PMID: 22460200 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3082-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This study investigated the modulation of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) during precisely controlled force generation and force relaxation in a visuomotor tracking task. Subjects were instructed to track a target line with a line that represented their own force generated by grip movement with the right hand as accurately as possible during concurrent electrical stimulation. The target force line moved up continuously from 0 to 20 % of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) (the force generation phase: FG phase) and moved down from 20 to 0 % of MVC (the force relaxation phase: FR phase) in 7 s at a constant velocity. We separately obtained SEPs following electrical stimulation of the median nerve at the wrist in each phase. During the visuomotor tracking task, compared with the stationary condition, the N30 at Fz and P27 at C3' showed a significant reduction in amplitude in the FG and FR phases. In addition, the N30 and P27 were significantly smaller in amplitude in the FG than FR phase. Although the average amount of force exertion was the same in the FG and FR phases, the modulation of SEP amplitude was larger in the FG phase. These results indicated that sensorimotor integration in the somatosensory area was dependent on the context of movement exertion.
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BACKGROUND Abnormal somatosensory processing may contribute to motor impairments observed in Parkinson's disease (PD). Dopaminergic medications have been shown to alter somatosensory processing such that tactile perception is improved. In PD, it remains unclear whether the temporal sequencing of tactile stimuli is altered and if dopaminergic medications alter this perception. METHODS Somatosensory tactile perception was investigated using temporal order judgment in patients with Parkinson's disease on and off dopaminergic medications and in aged-matched healthy controls. Measures of temporal order judgment were acquired using computer controlled stimulation to digits 2 and 3 on the right hand and subjects were required to determine which stimuli occurred first. Two experimental tasks were compared, temporal order judgment without and with synchronization whereby digits 2 and 3 were vibrated synchronously in advance of the temporal order judgment sequence of stimuli. RESULTS Temporal order judgment in PD patients of and on medications were similar to controls. Temporal order judgment preceded by synchronous vibration impaired tactical acuity in controls and in PD patients off medications to similar degrees, but this perceptual impairment by synchronous vibration was not present in PD patients on medications. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that dopamine in PD reduces cortico-cortical connectivity with SI and this leads to changes in tactical sensitivity.
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Palomar FJ, Díaz-Corrales F, Carrillo F, Fernández-del-Olmo M, Koch G, Mir P. Sensory perception changes induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary somatosensory cortex in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2011; 26:2058-64. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.23779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Stanzione P, Traversa R, Pierantozzi M, Semprini R, Loberti M, Peppe A, Santilli AM, Bernardi G. SEPs N30 amplitude in Parkinson's disease and in pharmacologically induced rigidity: relationship with the clinical status. Eur J Neurol 2011; 4:24-38. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00296.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effects of spinal manipulation on central integration of dual somatosensory input observed after motor training: a crossover study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2010; 33:261-72. [PMID: 20534312 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2009] [Revised: 12/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study sought to investigate the influence of spinal dysfunction and spinal manipulation on the response of the central nervous system to a motor training task. METHODS The dual peripheral nerve stimulation somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) ratio technique was used in 11 subjects before and after a 20-minute typing task and again when the typing task was preceded with cervical spine manipulation. Somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded after median and ulnar nerve stimulation at the wrist (1 millisecond square wave pulse, 2.47 Hz, 1x motor threshold). The SEP ratios were calculated for the N9, N11, N13, P14-18, N20-P25, and P22-N30 peak complexes from SEP amplitudes obtained from simultaneous median and ulnar (MU) stimulation divided by the arithmetic sum of SEPs obtained from individual stimulation of the median (M) and ulnar (U) nerves. RESULTS There was a significant increase in the MU/M+U ratio for both cortical (ie, N20-P25 and P22-N30) SEP components after the 20-minute repetitive contraction task. This did not occur when the motor training task was preceded with spinal manipulation. Instead, there was a significant decrease in the MU/M+U ratio for the cortical P22-N30 SEP component. The ratio changes appear to be due to changes in the ability to suppress the dual input as concurrent changes in the MU amplitudes were observed. DISCUSSION This study suggests that cervical spine manipulation not only alters cortical integration of dual somatosensory input but also alters the way the central nervous system responds to subsequent motor training tasks. CONCLUSION These findings may help to clarify the mechanisms responsible for the effective relief of pain and restoration of functional ability documented after spinal manipulation and the mechanism involved in the initiation of overuse injuries.
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Baumgärtner U, Vogel H, Ohara S, Treede RD, Lenz FA. Dipole source analyses of early median nerve SEP components obtained from subdural grid recordings. J Neurophysiol 2010; 104:3029-41. [PMID: 20861430 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00116.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The median nerve N20 and P22 SEP components constitute the initial response of the primary somatosensory cortex to somatosensory stimulation of the upper extremity. Knowledge of the underlying generators is important both for basic understanding of the initial sequence of cortical activation and to identify landmarks for eloquent areas to spare in resection planning of cortex in epilepsy surgery. We now set out to localize the N20 and P22 using subdural grid recording with special emphasis on the question of the origin of P22: Brodmann area 4 versus area 1. Electroencephalographic dipole source analysis of the N20 and P22 responses obtained from subdural grids over the primary somatosensory cortex after median nerve stimulation was performed in four patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. Based on anatomical landmarks, equivalent current dipoles of N20 and P22 were localized posterior to (n = 2) or on the central sulcus (n = 2). In three patients, the P22 dipole was located posterior to the N20 dipole, whereas in one patient, the P22 dipole was located on the same coordinate in anterior-posterior direction. On average, P22 sources were found to be 6.6 mm posterior [and 1 mm more superficial] compared with the N20 sources. These data strongly suggest a postcentral origin of the P22 SEP component in Brodmann area 1 and render a major precentral contribution to the earliest stages of processing from the primary motor cortex less likely.
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- Ulf Baumgärtner
- Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 13-17, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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Cebolla AM, Palmero-Soler E, Dan B, Cheron G. Frontal phasic and oscillatory generators of the N30 somatosensory evoked potential. Neuroimage 2010; 54:1297-306. [PMID: 20813188 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.08.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The N30 component of somatosensory evoked potentials has been recognized as a crucial index of brain sensorimotor processing and has been increasingly used clinically. Previously, we have shown that the N30 is accompanied by both an increase of the power spectrum of the ongoing beta-gamma EEG (event related synchronization, ERS) and by a reorganization (phase-locking) of the spontaneous phase of this rhythm (inter-trials coherency, ITC). In order to localize its sources taking into account both the phasic and oscillatory aspects of the phenomenon, we here apply swLORETA methods on averaged signals of the event-related potential (ERP) from a 128 scalp-electrodes array in time domain and also on raw EEG signals in frequency domain at the N30 peak latency. We demonstrate that the two different mechanisms that generate the N30 component power increase (ERS) and phase locking (ITC) across EEG trials are spatially localized in overlapping areas in the precentral cortex, namely the motor cortex (BA4) and the premotor cortex (BA6). From this common region, the generator of the N30 event-related potential expands toward the posterior part of BA4, the anterior part of BA6 and the prefrontal cortex (BA9). These latter areas also present significant ITC sources in the beta-gamma frequency range, but without significant power increase of this rhythm. This demonstrates that N30 results from network activity that depends on distinct oscillating and phasic generators localized in the frontal cortex.
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- A M Cebolla
- Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Movement Biomechanics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Legon W, Dionne JK, Meehan SK, Staines WR. Non-dominant hand movement facilitates the frontal N30 somatosensory evoked potential. BMC Neurosci 2010; 11:112. [PMID: 20822535 PMCID: PMC2940928 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Previous literature has shown that the frontal N30 is increased during movement of the hand contralateral to median nerve stimulation. This finding was a result of non-dominant left hand movement in right-handed participants. It is unclear however if the effect depends upon non-dominant hand movement or if this is a generalized phenomenon across the upper-limbs. This study tests the effect of dominant and non-dominant hand movement upon contralateral frontal and parietal somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and further tests if this relationship persists in left hand dominant participants. Median nerve SEPs were elicited from the wrist contralateral to movement in both right hand and left hand dominant participants alternating the movement hand in separate blocks. Participants were required to volitionally squeeze (~ 20% of a maximal voluntary contraction) a pressure-sensitive bulb every ~3 seconds with the hand contralateral to median nerve stimulation. SEPs were continuously collected during the task and individual traces were grouped into time bins relative to movement according to the timing of components of the Bereitschaftspotential. SEPs were then averaged and quantified from both FCZ and CP3/4 scalp electrode sites during both the squeeze task and at rest. Results The N30 is facilitated during non-dominant hand movement in both right and left hand dominant individuals. There was no effect for dominant hand movement in either group. Conclusions N30 amplitude increase may be a result of altered sensory gating from motor areas known to be specifically active during non-dominant hand movement.
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- Wynn Legon
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada
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Electrophysiological measures as potential biomarkers in Huntington's disease: Review and future directions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 64:177-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Taylor HH, Murphy B. Altered central integration of dual somatosensory input after cervical spine manipulation. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2010; 33:178-88. [PMID: 20350670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Revised: 05/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to investigate changes in the intrinsic inhibitory interactions within the somatosensory system subsequent to a session of spinal manipulation of dysfunctional cervical joints. METHOD Dual peripheral nerve stimulation somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) ratio technique was used in 13 subjects with a history of reoccurring neck stiffness and/or neck pain but no acute symptoms at the time of the study. Somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded after median and ulnar nerve stimulation at the wrist (1 millisecond square wave pulse, 2.47 Hz, 1 x motor threshold). The SEP ratios were calculated for the N9, N11, N13, P14-18, N20-P25, and P22-N30 peak complexes from SEP amplitudes obtained from simultaneous median and ulnar (MU) stimulation divided by the arithmetic sum of SEPs obtained from individual stimulation of the median (M) and ulnar (U) nerves. RESULTS There was a significant decrease in the MU/M + U ratio for the cortical P22-N30 SEP component after chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine. The P22-N30 cortical ratio change appears to be due to an increased ability to suppress the dual input as there was also a significant decrease in the amplitude of the MU recordings for the same cortical SEP peak (P22-N30) after the manipulations. No changes were observed after a control intervention. CONCLUSION This study suggests that cervical spine manipulation may alter cortical integration of dual somatosensory input. These findings may help to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the effective relief of pain and restoration of functional ability documented after spinal manipulation treatment.
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- Heidi Haavik Taylor
- Director of Research, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Barba C, Montanaro D, Cincotta M, Giovannelli F, Guerrini R. An integrated fMRI, SEPs and MEPs approach for assessing functional organization in the malformed sensorimotor cortex. Epilepsy Res 2010; 89:66-71. [PMID: 20129761 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Malformations of cortical development are often accompanied by an abnormal cortical pattern. Due to its propensity to involve discrete cortical areas, polymicrogyria represents an interesting model for assessing the reorganization of cortical function in relation to the disrupted anatomy. Functional MRI, TMS and SEPs can provide a highly complementary, multimodal approach to map noninvasively the functional rearrangement of sensorimotor functions in the polymicrogyric cortex, and to obtain a coherent modelling. We report here an illustrative case which is included in a patients series under study using a block design 3T fMRI, short-latency SEPs as identified on the basis of their latency, polarity, and scalp distribution and an assessment of the area and volume of the motor maps and the relative position of the center of gravity and hot spot. RESULTS A 15 years old girl, with drug-resistant epilepsy and left perisylvian polymicrogyria that was part of a large epileptogenic network including also the mesial aspect of the left frontal lobe, exhibited a normal distribution of somatomotor responses in the expected anatomic sites, with a dissociation between motor functions, which were slightly impaired in the malformed hemisphere, and bilaterally normal sensory responses. In this patient, a large resection of epileptogenic zone, sparing eloquent areas as previously identified, should be planned in order to improve seizure outcome. CONCLUSIONS An integrated fMRI, TMS and SEP mapping approach helps defining the relationship between epileptogenic zones and somatomotor areas. Studies of greater number of patients will be necessary in order to identify the general rules that determine the functional representation in the malformed cortex.
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- C Barba
- Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Children's Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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Porcaro C, Coppola G, Di Lorenzo G, Zappasodi F, Siracusano A, Pierelli F, Rossini PM, Tecchio F, Seri S. Hand somatosensory subcortical and cortical sources assessed by functional source separation: an EEG study. Hum Brain Mapp 2009; 30:660-74. [PMID: 18266219 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We propose a novel electroencephalographic application of a recently developed cerebral source extraction method (Functional Source Separation, FSS), which starts from extracranial signals and adds a functional constraint to the cost function of a basic independent component analysis model without requiring solutions to be independent. Five ad-hoc functional constraints were used to extract the activity reflecting the temporal sequence of sensory information processing along the somatosensory pathway in response to the separate left and right median nerve galvanic stimulation. Constraints required only the maximization of the responsiveness at specific latencies following sensory stimulation, without taking into account that any frequency or spatial information. After source extraction, the reliability of identified FS was assessed based on the position of single dipoles fitted on its retroprojected signals and on a discrepancy measure. The FS positions were consistent with previously reported data (two early subcortical sources localized in the brain stem and thalamus, the three later sources in cortical areas), leaving negligible residual activity at the corresponding latencies. The high-frequency component of the oscillatory activity (HFO) of the extracted component was analyzed. The integrity of the low amplitude HFOs was preserved for each FS. On the basis of our data, we suggest that FSS can be an effective tool to investigate the HFO behavior of the different neuronal pools, recruited at successive times after median nerve galvanic stimulation. As FSs are reconstructed along the entire experimental session, directional and dynamic HFO synchronization phenomena can be studied.
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- Camillo Porcaro
- AFaR, Center of Medical Statistics and IT, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Degardin A, Houdayer E, Bourriez JL, Destée A, Defebvre L, Derambure P, Devos D. Deficient "sensory" beta synchronization in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2009; 120:636-42. [PMID: 19208497 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2008] [Revised: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 01/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Beta rhythm movement-related synchronization (beta synchronization) reflects motor cortex deactivation and sensory afference processing. In Parkinson's disease (PD), decreased beta synchronization after active movement reflects abnormal motor cortex idling and may be involved in the pathophysiology of akinesia. The objectives of the present study were to (i) compare event-related synchronization after active and passive movement and electrical nerve stimulation in PD patients and healthy, age-matched volunteers and (ii) evaluate the effect of levodopa. METHODS Using a 128-electrode EEG system, we studied beta synchronization after active and passive index finger movement and electrical median nerve stimulation in 13 patients and 12 control subjects. Patients were recorded before and after 150% of their usual morning dose of levodopa. RESULTS The peak beta synchronization magnitude in the contralateral primary sensorimotor (PSM) cortex was significantly lower in PD patients after active movement, passive movement and electrical median nerve stimulation, compared with controls. Levodopa partially reversed the drop in beta synchronization after active movement but not after passive movement or electrical median nerve stimulation. DISCUSSION If one considers that beta synchronization reflects sensory processing, our results suggest that integration of somaesthetic afferences in the PSM cortex is abnormal in PD during active and passive movement execution and after simple electrical median nerve stimulation. SIGNIFICANCE Better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the deficient beta synchronization observed here could prompt the development of new therapeutic approaches aimed at strengthening defective processes. The lack of full beta synchronization restoration by levodopa might be related to the involvement of non-dopaminergic pathways.
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- A Degardin
- Department of Neurology, EA2683, Lille University Hospital, France
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Jung P, Baumgärtner U, Magerl W, Treede RD. Hemispheric asymmetry of hand representation in human primary somatosensory cortex and handedness. Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 119:2579-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.04.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Revised: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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