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De Bartolo D, D’amico I, Iosa M, Aloise F, Morone G, Marinozzi F, Bini F, Paolucci S, Spadini E. Validation of SuPerSense, a Sensorized Surface for the Evaluation of Posture Perception in Supine Position. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 23:424. [PMID: 36617020 PMCID: PMC9823460 DOI: 10.3390/s23010424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study aimed to validate a sensorized version of a perceptive surface that may be used for the early assessment of misperception of body midline representation in subjects with right stroke, even when they are not yet able to stand in an upright posture. This device, called SuPerSense, allows testing of the load distribution of the body weight on the back in a supine position. The device was tested in 15 patients with stroke, 15 age-matched healthy subjects, and 15 young healthy adults, assessing three parameters analogous to those conventionally extracted by a baropodometric platform in a standing posture. Subjects were hence tested on SuPerSense in a supine position and on a baropodometric platform in an upright posture in two different conditions: with open eyes and with closed eyes. Significant correlations were found between the lengths of the center of pressure path with the two devices in the open-eyes condition (R = 0.44, p = 0.002). The parameters extracted by SuPerSense were significantly different among groups only when patients were divided into those with right versus left brain damage. This last result is conceivably related to the role of the right hemisphere of the brain in the analysis of spatial information.
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- Daniela De Bartolo
- Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (IRCCS) Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (IRCCS) Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Alfameg s.r.l., Via Giacomo Favretto 9, 00147 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (IRCCS) Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Perceptive Lab s.r.l., Via Sebastiano Veniero 22, 00192 Rome, Italy
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Hanna-Pladdy B, Pahwa R, Lyons KE. Dopaminergic Basis of Spatial Deficits in Early Parkinson's Disease. Cereb Cortex Commun 2021; 2:tgab042. [PMID: 34738086 DOI: 10.1093/texcom/tgab042] [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: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dopaminergic mechanisms regulating cognitive and motor control were evaluated comparing visuoperceptual and perceptuomotor functions in Parkinson's disease (PD). The performance of PD patients (n = 40) was contrasted with healthy controls (n = 42) across two separate visits (on and off dopaminergic medications) on computerized tasks of perception and aiming to a target at variable stimulus lengths (4, 8, 12 cm). Novel visuoperceptual tasks of length equivalence and width interval estimations without motor demands were compared with tasks estimating spatial deviation in movement termination. The findings support the presence of spatial deficits in early PD, more pronounced with increased discrimination difficulty, and with shorter stimulus lengths of 4 cm for both visuoperceptual and perceptumotor functions. Dopaminergic medication had an adverse impact on visuoperceptual accuracy in particular for length equivalence estimations, in contrast with dopaminergic modulation of perceptuomotor functions that reduced angular displacements toward the target. The differential outcomes for spatial accuracy in perception versus movement termination in PD are consistent with involvement of the direct pathway and models of progressive loss of dopamine through corticostriatal loops. Future research should develop validated and sensitive standardized tests of perception and explore dopaminergic selective deficits in PD to optimize medication titration for motor and cognitive symptoms of the disease.
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- B Hanna-Pladdy
- Center for Advanced Imaging Research (CAIR), Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Beylergil SB, Noecker AM, Petersen M, Gupta P, Ozinga S, Walker MF, Kilbane C, McIntyre CC, Shaikh AG. Subthalamic deep brain stimulation affects heading perception in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 2021; 269:253-268. [PMID: 34003373 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10616-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) presents with visuospatial impairment and falls. It is critical to understand how subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) modulates visuospatial perception. We hypothesized that DBS has different effects on visual and vestibular perception of linear motion (heading), a critical aspect of visuospatial navigation; and such effects are specific to modulated STN location. Two-alternative forced-choice experiments were performed in 14 PD patients with bilateral STN DBS and 19 age-matched healthy controls (HC) during passive en bloc linear motion and 3D optic-flow in immersive virtual reality measured vestibular and visual heading. Objective measure of perception with Weibull psychometric function revealed that PD has significantly lower accuracy [L: 60.71 (17.86)%, R: 74.82 (17.44)%] and higher thresholds [L: 16.68 (12.83), R: 10.09 (7.35)] during vestibular task in both directions compared to HC (p < 0.05). DBS significantly improved vestibular discrimination accuracy [81.40 (14.36)%] and threshold [4.12 (5.87), p < 0.05] in the rightward direction. There were no DBS effects on the slopes of vestibular psychometric curves. Visual heading perception was better than vestibular and it was comparable to HC. There was no significant effect of DBS on visual heading response accuracy or discrimination threshold (p > 0.05). Patient-specific DBS models revealed an association between change in vestibular heading perception and the modulation of the dorsal STN. In summary, DBS may have different effects on vestibular and visual heading perception in PD. These effects may manifest via dorsal STN putatively by its effects on the cerebellum.
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- Sinem Balta Beylergil
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medicine-Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44110, USA
- Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44110, USA.
- Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Beylergil SB, Petersen M, Gupta P, Elkasaby M, Kilbane C, Shaikh AG. Severity‐Dependent Effects of Parkinson's Disease on Perception of Visual and Vestibular Heading. Mov Disord 2020; 36:360-369. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.28352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Sinem Balta Beylergil
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff‐Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff‐Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Neurology Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute University Hospitals Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Neurology Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute University Hospitals Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff‐Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland Ohio USA
- Department of Neurology Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA
- Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute University Hospitals Cleveland Ohio USA
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Schlenstedt C, Peterson DS, Mancini M. The effect of tactile feedback on gait initiation in people with Parkinson's disease: A pilot study. Gait Posture 2020; 80:240-245. [PMID: 32559642 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gait initiation and turning are common triggers for Freezing of Gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, it has been shown that closed-loop tactile feedback (CLTF) can be effective to improve turning performance in people with FOG. RESEARCH QUESTION Does CLTF change the preparation and execution of the first step during gait initiation? METHODS People (n = 36) with PD with FOG (PD + FOG) (n = 18) and without FOG (PD-FOG) (n = 18) were included in the study and performed self-initiated gait with or without CLTF under single and dual task conditions. Anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) and step kinematics were quantified with inertial measurement units (IMUs). Muscle activity of the right and left tensor fasciae latae (TFL) was measured via EMG recordings. RESULTS PD + FOG and PD-FOG did not differ in age, gender and disease duration and severity (p > 0.05). PD + FOG performed smaller APAs (F = 4.559, p = 0.04) with a higher amount of TFL co-contraction (F = 6.034, p = 0.02) compared to PD-FOG. CLTF had no effect on APAs but led to an increase in first step duration (F = 7.921, p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS PD + FOG had smaller APAs and higher left and right TFL co-contraction during gait initiation. CLTF did not impact preparation of the first step but led to a slower execution of the first step. We speculate that, similarly to findings from turning, CLTF might result in the participant attending more closely to the first step compared to without CLTF. Whether increased attention on gait initiation is beneficial in diminishing FOG should be investigated in more detail.
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- Christian Schlenstedt
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Balance Disorders Laboratory, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Bong SM, McKay JL, Factor SA, Ting LH. Perception of whole-body motion during balance perturbations is impaired in Parkinson's disease and is associated with balance impairment. Gait Posture 2020; 76:44-50. [PMID: 31731133 PMCID: PMC7015810 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In addition to motor deficits, Parkinson's disease (PD) may cause perceptual impairments. The role of perceptual impairments in sensorimotor function is unclear, and has typically been studied in single-joint motions. RESEARCH QUESTION We hypothesized that perception of whole-body motion is impaired in PD and contributes to balance impairments. We tested (1) whether directional acuity to whole body perturbations during standing was worse in people with PD compared to neurotypical older adults (NOA), and (2) whether balance ability, as assessed by the MiniBESTest, was associated with poor directional acuity in either group. METHODS Participants were exposed to pairs of support-surface translation perturbations in a two-alternative forced choice testing paradigm developed previously in a young healthy population. The first perturbation of each pair that was to be judged by participants was directly backward, and the second perturbation deviated from the left or right from the backward direction by 1°-44°. Participants reported whether the perturbations in each pair were in the "same" or "different" direction. Judgements from 24 to 67 perturbation pairs were used to calculate directional acuity thresholds corresponding to "just-noticeable differences" in perturbation direction. Linear mixed models determined associations between directional thresholds and clinical variables including MDS-UPDRS-III score, age, and MiniBESTest score. RESULTS 20 PD (64 ± 7 y, 12 male, ≥12 h since last intake of antiparkinsonian medications) and 12 NOA (64 ± 8, 6 male) were assessed. Directional thresholds were higher (worse) among PD participants (17.6 ± 5.9° vs. 12.8 ± 3.3°, P < 0.01). Linear mixed models further showed that higher thresholds were associated with MDS-UPDRS-III score (P < 0.01), and were associated with poorer balance ability among PD participants (P < 0.01), but not among NOA participants (P = 0.40). SIGNIFICANCE Perception of whole-body motion is impaired in PD and may contribute to impaired balance and falls.
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- Sistania M. Bong
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Emory University and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Emory University and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Jean & Paul Amos PD & Movement Disorders Program,
Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Emory University and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation
Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA,Corresponding author Lena H. Ting PhD, Wallace H.
Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and the Georgia
Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, Suite W200, Atlanta, Georgia,
30322, USA,
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Beylergil SB, Ozinga S, Walker MF, McIntyre CC, Shaikh AG. Vestibular heading perception in Parkinson's disease. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2019; 249:307-319. [PMID: 31325990 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2019.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Postural instability and falls are common causes of morbidity and mortality in the second most prevalent neurodegenerative condition, Parkinson's disease (PD). Poor understanding of balance dysfunction in PD has hampered the development of novel therapeutic measures for postural instability and balance dysfunction. We aimed to determine how the ability to perceive one's own linear motion in the absence of visual cues, i.e., vestibular heading, is affected in PD. We examined vestibular heading function using a two-alternative forced choice task performed on a six-degree-of-freedom motion platform. Sensitivity of the vestibular system to subtle variations in heading direction and systematic errors in accuracy of responses were assessed for each subject using a Gaussian cumulative distribution psychometric function. Compared to healthy subjects, PD presented with higher angular thresholds to detect vestibular heading direction. These results confirm the potential of our study to provide valuable insight to the vestibular system's role in spatial navigation deficits in PD.
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- Sinem Balta Beylergil
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States; National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States; Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States; National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Neurology Service, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility and Vestibular Laboratory, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States; Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States; Movement Disorders Center, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States.
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Bohnen NI, Kanel P, Zhou Z, Koeppe RA, Frey KA, Dauer WT, Albin RL, Müller MLTM. Cholinergic system changes of falls and freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 2019; 85:538-549. [PMID: 30720884 PMCID: PMC6450746 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Objective Postural instability and gait difficulties (PIGDs) represent debilitating disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD). Past acetylcholinesterase positron emission tomography (PET) imaging studies implicate cholinergic changes as significant contributors to PIGD features. These studies were limited in quantification of striatal cholinergic synapse integrity. Vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) PET ligands are better suited for evaluation of high binding areas. We examined associations between regional VAChT expression and freezing of gait (FoG) and falls. Methods Ninety‐four PD subjects underwent clinical assessment and VAChT ([18F]FEOBV) PET. Results Thirty‐five subjects (37.2%) reported a history of falls, and 15 (16%) had observed FoG. Univariate volume‐of‐interest analyses demonstrated significantly reduced thalamic (p = 0.0016) VAChT expression in fallers compared to nonfallers. VAChT expression was significantly reduced in the striatum (p = 0.0012) and limbic archicortex (p = 0.004) in freezers compared to nonfreezers. Whole‐brain voxel‐based analyses of FEOBV PET complemented these findings and showed more granular changes associated with falling history, including the right visual thalamus (especially the right lateral geniculate nucleus [LGN]), right caudate nucleus, and bilateral prefrontal regions. Freezers had prominent VAChT expression reductions in the bilateral striatum, temporal, and mesiofrontal limbic regions. Interpretation Our findings confirm and extend on previous PET findings of thalamic cholinergic deficits associated with falling history and now emphasize right visual thalamus complex changes, including the right LGN. FoG status is associated with reduced VAChT expression in striatal cholinergic interneurons and the limbic archicortex. These observations suggest different cholinergic systems changes underlying falls and FoG in PD. Ann Neurol 2019;85:538–549
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- Nicolaas I Bohnen
- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Neurology Service and GRECC, Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Neurology Service and GRECC, Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Neurology Service and GRECC, Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Klatt BN, Sparto PJ, Terhorst L, Winser S, Heyman R, Whitney SL. Relationship between subjective visual vertical and balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis. PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 24:e1757. [PMID: 30403321 DOI: 10.1002/pri.1757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Subjective visual vertical (SVV) deviations have been correlated to abnormal cerebellar function in individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). It has been shown that individuals with MS have increased incidence of SVV abnormalities, yet this is not routinely tested in this population during physical therapy evaluation. OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine if there is a relationship between SVV and balance performance in people with MS who have cerebellar involvement. We hypothesize that individuals with greater SVV deviations will have worse balance performance. METHODS Fifteen females and five males (mean age 54.5 years [±7.03 SD]) with the diagnosis of MS and cerebellar involvement participated. Computerized SVV testing included rod and rod-and-frame conditions. None of the balance outcomes were correlated with the rod-only condition. Because there was a difference in magnitude of results within the rod-and-frame condition, based on whether the frame was rotated clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW), they were analysed independently. RESULTS For all six of the balance outcomes, there was a statistically significant moderate correlation with SVV deviations when the frame was tilted CCW: Barthel Index (r = -0.47, p = 0.018), Berg Balance Score (r = -0.59, p = 0.003), gait velocity (r = -0.52, p = 0.010), International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (r = 0.56, p = 0.006), Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (r = 0.62, p = 0.002), and Timed Up and Go (r = 0.58, p = 0.003). Interestingly, the Barthel Index was the only outcome that had statistical significance with a moderate correlation (r = -0.66, p = 0.001) when the frame was rotated CW. In this cohort, greater deviations during the rod-and-frame condition of SVV testing correlated with worse functional outcomes, especially when the frame was tilted CCW. CONCLUSION Individuals with MS who demonstrate decreased balance performance may rely more heavily on visual backgrounds. Implementation of SVV assessment for individuals with MS may provide clinicians with valuable information to identify clinical interventions.
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- Brooke N Klatt
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Cruz CF, Piemonte MEP, Okai-Nobrega LA, Okamoto E, Fortaleza ACDS, Mancini M, Horak FB, Barela JA. Parkinson's disease does not alter automatic visual-motor coupling in postural control. Neurosci Lett 2018; 686:47-52. [PMID: 30193795 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
This study examined the coupling between visual information and body sway in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) compared with healthy controls. Postural control performance was compared between 14 patients with PD (age: 69.6 ± 8.8 years - stages 1-3 of the Hoehn and Yahr scale) and 14 healthy control participants (age: 68.6 ± 3.0 years). Participants stood upright in a moving room that remained motionless or continuously oscillated in the anterior-posterior direction. Ten trials were performed in the following conditions: no movement of the room (1 trial) and with the room moving at frequencies of 0.1, 0.17, and 0.5 Hz (3 trials each frequency). Body sway and moving room displacement were recorded. The results indicated that patients with PD displayed larger body sway magnitude in the stationary room condition. Body sway of patients with PD was induced by visual manipulation in all three visual stimulus frequencies, but body sway of patients with PD was less coherent compared to that of the control participants. However, no difference was observed in the visual-body sway coupling structure. These results indicate that patients with PD can unconsciously couple body sway to visual information in order to control postural sway in a similar manner to healthy participants with intact visual-motor coupling for posture control. However, this coupling is marked by greater variability, indicating that people with PD have a motor system with greater inherent noise leading to a more varied behavior.
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- Caio Ferraz Cruz
- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Brazilian Parkinson Association, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Brazilian Parkinson Association, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Portland Veterans Affairs Health Care Service and Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Portland Veterans Affairs Health Care Service and Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
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Mancini M, Smulders K, Harker G, Stuart S, Nutt JG. Assessment of the ability of open- and closed-loop cueing to improve turning and freezing in people with Parkinson's disease. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12773. [PMID: 30143726 PMCID: PMC6109152 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31156-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Turning impairments are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can elicit freezing of gait (FoG). Extensive examination of open-loop cueing interventions has demonstrated that they can ameliorate gait deficits in PD; less is known about efficacy to improve turning. Here, we investigate the immediate effectiveness of open- and closed-loop cueing in improving turning characteristics in people with PD. Twenty-five subjects with and 18 subjects without FoG participated in the study. Subjects turned in place for one minute under single- and dual-task for 3 randomized conditions: (i) Baseline; (ii) Turning to the beat of a metronome (open-loop); and (iii) Turning with phase-dependent tactile biofeedback (closed-loop). Objective measures of freezing, such as % time spent freezing and FoG-ratio, significantly improved when turning with both open-loop and closed-loop cueing compared to baseline. Dual-tasking did not worsen FoG in freezers, but significantly slowed down turns in both groups. Both cueing modalities significantly improved turning smoothness in both groups, but reduced turning velocity and number of turns compared to baseline. Both open and closed-loop cueing markedly improved turning in people with PD. These preliminary observations warrant further exploration of vibrotactile closed-loop cueing to improve mobility in everyday life.
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- Martina Mancini
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, OP-32, 97239, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Sint Maartenskliniek, Research Department, PO Box 9011, 6500 GM, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, OP-32, 97239, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, OP-32, 97239, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, OP-32, 97239, Portland, OR, USA
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Thompson E, Agada P, Wright WG, Reimann H, Jeka J. Spatiotemporal gait changes with use of an arm swing cueing device in people with Parkinson's disease. Gait Posture 2017; 58:46-51. [PMID: 28719842 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Impaired arm swing is a common motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), and correlates with other gait impairments and increased risk of falls. Studies suggest that arm swing is not merely a passive consequence of trunk rotation during walking, but an active component of gait. Thus, techniques to enhance arm swing may improve gait characteristics. There is currently no portable device to measure arm swing and deliver immediate cues for larger movement. Here we test report pilot testing of such a device, ArmSense (patented), using a crossover repeated-measures design. Twelve people with PD walked in a video-recorded gym space at self-selected comfortable and fast speeds. After baseline, cues were given either visually using taped targets on the floor to increase step length or through vibrations at the wrist using ArmSense to increase arm swing amplitude. Uncued walking then followed, to assess retention. Subjects successfully reached cueing targets on >95% of steps. At a comfortable pace, step length increased during both visual cueing and ArmSense cueing. However, we observed increased medial-lateral trunk sway with visual cueing, possibly suggesting decreased gait stability. In contrast, no statistically significant changes in trunk sway were observed with ArmSense cues compared to baseline walking. At a fast pace, changes in gait parameters were less systematic. Even though ArmSense cues only specified changes in arm swing amplitude, we observed changes in multiple gait parameters, reflecting the active role arm swing plays in gait and suggesting a new therapeutic path to improve mobility in people with PD.
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- Elizabeth Thompson
- Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States; Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, 1800 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, 1800 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States; Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, 1947 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, 1800 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, 1800 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States; Shriners Hospital for Children - Philadelphia, 3351 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States.
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Harrington W, Greenberg A, King E, McNames J, Holmstrom L, Horak FB, Mancini M. Alleviating Freezing of Gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017; 2016:5841-5844. [PMID: 28261010 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7592056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this feasibility study, we present a novel, wearable prototype of tactile biofeedback to alleviate gait disturbances, such as freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. We designed and tested a phase-dependent tactile biofeedback system that can be easily worn on the feet, with a simple switch to turn it on or off. Preliminary validation was performed in 8 subjects with Parkinson's disease who show freezing during a turning in place test. A metronome, control condition was used to compare effectiveness in alleviating freezing. Promising results were obtained, both in term of acceptability of the device, and improving motor performance.
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97006 USA
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97006 USA; Medical Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97006 USA
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Kegelmeyer DA, Kostyk SK, Fritz NE, Fiumedora MM, Chaudhari A, Palettas M, Young G, Kloos AD. Quantitative biomechanical assessment of trunk control in Huntington's disease reveals more impairment in static than dynamic tasks. J Neurol Sci 2017; 376:29-34. [PMID: 28431622 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Postural instability is common in individuals with Huntington's disease (HD), yet little is known about control of the trunk during static and dynamic activities. We compared the trunk motion of 41 individuals with HD and 36 controls at thoracic and pelvic levels during sitting, standing, and walking using wearable iPod sensors. We also examined the ability of individuals with HD to respond to an auditory cue to modify trunk position when the pelvis moved >8° in sagittal or frontal planes during sitting using custom software. We found that amplitude of thoracic and pelvic trunk movements was significantly greater in participants with HD, and differences were more pronounced during static (i.e. sitting, standing) than dynamic (i.e. walking) tasks. In contrast to the slow, smooth sinusoidal trunk movements of controls, individuals with HD demonstrated rapid movements with varying amplitudes that continuously increased without stabilizing. Ninety-seven percent of participants with HD were able to modify their trunk position in response to auditory cues. Our results demonstrate that wearable iPod sensors are clinically useful for rehabilitation professionals to measure and monitor trunk stability in persons with HD. Additionally, auditory cueing holds potential as a useful training tool to improve trunk stability in HD.
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- Deb A Kegelmeyer
- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
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- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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Balance dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:434683. [PMID: 25654100 PMCID: PMC4310258 DOI: 10.1155/2015/434683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Stability and mobility in functional motor activities depend on a precise regulation of phasic and tonic muscular activity that is carried out automatically, without conscious awareness. The sensorimotor control of posture involves a complex integration of multisensory inputs that results in a final motor adjustment process. All or some of the components of this system may be dysfunctional in Parkinsonian patients, rendering postural instability one of the most disabling features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Balance control is critical for moving safely in and adapting to the environment. PD induces a multilevel impairment of this function, therefore worsening the patients' physical and psychosocial disability. In this review, we describe the complex ways in which PD impairs posture and balance, collecting and reviewing the available experimental evidence.
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Dopaminergic contributions to distance estimation in Parkinson's disease: A sensory-perceptual deficit? Neuropsychologia 2013; 51:1426-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conradsson D, Löfgren N, Ståhle A, Hagströmer M, Franzén E. A novel conceptual framework for balance training in Parkinson's disease-study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Neurol 2012; 12:111. [PMID: 23017069 PMCID: PMC3482553 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background There is increasing scientific knowledge about the interaction between physiological (musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cognitive and sensory) systems and their influence on balance and walking impairments in Parkinson’s disease. We have developed a new conceptual framework for balance training, emphasising specific components of balance control related to Parkinson’s disease symptoms by using highly challenging, progressive and varying training conditions. The primary aim of this proposed randomised controlled trial will be to investigate the short-term and long-term effects of a 10-week balance training regime in elderly with Parkinson’s disease. Methods/Design Eighty participants with mild to moderate idiopathic Parkinson’s disease will be recruited and randomly allocated to an intervention group receiving balance training or a control group whose participants will continue to receive their usual care. The intervention will consist of a 10-week group training regime (1-hour training, three times per week), which will be led by two physiotherapists to ensure training progression and safety. The conceptual framework will be applied by addressing specific balance components (sensory integration, anticipatory postural adjustments, motor agility, stability limits) through varying training conditions and structured progression. Assessment will be conducted through a multi-dimensional battery of outcomes, prior to and immediately after the 10-week intervention, and at 9 and 15 months’ follow-up after entering the study. Primary outcome measures will be balance performance (assessed using the Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test), change in gait velocity (m/s) between single and dual task walking, and fear of falling (evaluated using the Fall Efficacy Scale International). Discussion This study has the potential to provide new insight and knowledge of the effects of specific, varied and challenging balance training on a wide health spectrum in elderly with PD. If found to be effective, this pragmatic approach with translation of theory into practice, can be implemented in existing outpatient care. Trial registration NCT01417598
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- David Conradsson
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
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Franzén E, Paquette C, Gurfinkel V, Horak F. Light and heavy touch reduces postural sway and modifies axial tone in Parkinson's disease. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012; 26:1007-14. [PMID: 22415944 DOI: 10.1177/1545968312437942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Light touch with a stable object reduces postural sway by increasing axial postural tone in healthy subjects. However, it is unknown whether subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD), who have more postural sway and higher axial postural tone than healthy subjects, can benefit from haptic touch. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of light and heavy touch on postural stability and hip tone in subjects with PD. METHODS Fourteen subjects with mid-stage PD and 14 healthy control subjects were evaluated during quiet standing with eyes closed with their arms (a) crossed, (b) lightly touching a fixed rigid bar in front of them, and (c) firmly gripping the bar. Postural sway was measured with a forceplate, and axial hip tone was quantified using a unique device that measures the resistance of the hips to yaw rotation while maintaining active stance. RESULTS Subjects with PD significantly decreased their postural sway with light or heavy touch (P < .001 vs arms crossed), similarly as control subjects. Without touch, hip tone was larger in PD subjects. With touch, however, tone values were similar in both groups. This change in hip tone with touch was highly correlated with the initial amount of tone (PD, r = -.72 to -.95; controls, r = -.74 to -.85). CONCLUSIONS The authors showed, for the first time, that subjects with PD benefit from touch similarly to control subjects and that despite higher axial postural tone, PD subjects are able to modulate their tone with touch. Future studies should investigate the complex relationship between touch and postural tone.
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- Erika Franzén
- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Riederer P, Sian-Hülsmann J. The significance of neuronal lateralisation in Parkinson's disease. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2012; 119:953-62. [PMID: 22367437 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0775-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The destruction of the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) and consequent depletion of striatal dopamine elicits the main movement deficits related to Parkinson's disease (PD). In the early stages of the illness, the motor symptoms are often exhibited asymmetrically. Thus, the onset of PD features starts on either the right or left side. The side of onset appears to determine the prognosis of the disorder and other features, such as right-side tremor dominance has a better prognosis in contrast to left-side dominant bradykinesia-rigidity. In addition, left-side onset of motor features is associated with cognitive decline. Therefore, an intricate relation appears to exist between the side of disease onset and progression/severity and other non-motor symptoms. Unilateral PD in turn corresponds to neuronal nigrostriatal degeneration in the contralateral hemisphere. Indeed positron emission tomography has demonstrated a positive correlation between symptom asymmetry and brain function (Hoorn et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 17:58-60, 2011), which corresponds to a unilateral pattern of degeneration. This phenomenon appears to be exclusive to PD. Additionally, the variation in motor symptom(s) dominance exhibited in the disorder conforms to the notion that PD is a spectrum disease with many sub-groups. Thus, clinical and post mortem studies on "lateralisation" may serve as a vital tool in understanding the mechanism(s) eliciting the characteristic destruction of the SN neurons. Additionally, it may be employed as a predictive indicator for the symptomology and prognosis of the illness thus allowing selective treatment strategies targeted at the pronounced hemispheric degeneration.
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- P Riederer
- Clinical Neurochemistry, National Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, Würzburg, Germany.
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The control of tonic muscular activity remains poorly understood. While abnormal tone is commonly assessed clinically by measuring the passive resistance of relaxed limbs, no systems are available to study tonic muscle control in a natural, active state of antigravity support. We have developed a device (Twister) to study tonic regulation of axial and proximal muscles during active postural maintenance (i.e. postural tone). Twister rotates axial body regions relative to each other about the vertical axis during stance, so as to twist the neck, trunk or hip regions. This twisting imposes length changes on axial muscles without changing the body's relationship to gravity. Because Twister does not provide postural support, tone must be regulated to counteract gravitational torques. We quantify this tonic regulation by the restive torque to twisting, which reflects the state of all muscles undergoing length changes, as well as by electromyography of relevant muscles. Because tone is characterized by long-lasting low-level muscle activity, tonic control is studied with slow movements that produce "tonic" changes in muscle length, without evoking fast "phasic" responses. Twister can be reconfigured to study various aspects of muscle tone, such as co-contraction, tonic modulation to postural changes, tonic interactions across body segments, as well as perceptual thresholds to slow axial rotation. Twister can also be used to provide a quantitative measurement of the effects of disease on axial and proximal postural tone and assess the efficacy of intervention.
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- Victor S Gurfinkel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, USA
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Cognitive Differences Between Patients with Left-sided and Right-sided Parkinson’s Disease. A Review. Neuropsychol Rev 2011; 21:405-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s11065-011-9182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Smith J, Harris J, Khan S, Atkinson E, Fowler M, Ewins D, D'Souza S, Gregory R, Kean R. Motor asymmetry and estimation of body-scaled aperture width in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychologia 2011; 49:3002-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Paquette C, Franzén E, Jones GM, Horak FB. Walking in circles: navigation deficits from Parkinson's disease but not from cerebellar ataxia. Neuroscience 2011; 190:177-83. [PMID: 21704129 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Little is known on the role of neuronal structures for spatial navigation. Our goal was to examine how Parkinson's disease (PD) and cerebellar ataxia, as human lesion models of the basal ganglia and cerebellum, affect spatial navigation round a circular walking path, blindfolded. Twelve subjects with idiopathic PD (ON and OFF medication), eight subjects with cerebellar ataxia and a control group of 20 age-matched healthy subjects participated. All groups performed well when walking around the circle with eyes open. In the eyes-closed condition, control subjects overshot the outlined trajectory but returned to their initial position, thus walking a further distance with eyes closed than with eyes open. When OFF medication, PD subjects navigated a larger radius than controls with eyes closed. When ON levodopa, PD subjects walked a similar distance as controls but with even larger errors in endpoint. Surprisingly, cerebellar patients navigated the circular walking task in the eyes closed condition with even more accuracy (i.e. following the outlined circle) than control and PD subjects. We conclude that blindfolded navigation around a previously seen circle requires intact basal ganglia, but not cerebellar input.
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, 505 NW 185 Avenue, Beaverton, Portland, OR 97006, USA.
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Horizontal and vertical attentional orienting in Parkinson’s disease. Brain Cogn 2010; 74:179-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Franzén E, Gurfinkel VS, Wright WG, Cordo PJ, Horak FB. Haptic touch reduces sway by increasing axial tone. Neuroscience 2010; 174:216-23. [PMID: 21087656 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Revised: 10/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is unclear how haptic touch with a stable surface reduces postural sway. We hypothesized that haptic input enhances postural stability due to alterations in axial postural tone. We measured the influence of heavy and light touch (LT) of the hands on a stable bar on axial postural tone and postural sway during stance in 14 healthy adults. A unique "Twister" device measured hip torque by fixing the upper body in space while oscillating the surface in yaw ±10 at 1 deg/s. Subjects were tested while: (1) standing quietly with their arms at their sides, (2) lightly touching a rigid bar in front of them and (3) firmly gripping the bar. Horizontal and vertical sway was not restricted by the device's yaw fixation, therefore, the subjects remained in a state of active postural control during the three touch conditions. Haptic touch significantly increased hip postural tone by 44% during light touch, from 2.5±0.9 to 3.6±1.0 Nm (P=0.005), and by 40% during firm grip to 3.5±0.8 Nm (P=0.005). Increases in hip postural tone were associated with a reduction in postural sway (r=-0.55, P=0.001). This is the first study showing that axial postural tone can be modified by remote somatosensory input and provides a potential explanation for how light touch improves postural stability. Changes in subjects' perception from trunk to surface rotation when changing from no touch (NT) to haptic touch, suggests that the CNS changes from using a global, to a local, trunk reference frame for control of posture during touch. The increase of hip postural tone during touching and gripping can be explained as a suppression of hip muscle shortening reactions that normally assist axial rotation.
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- E Franzén
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Podokinetic stimulation causes shifts in perception of straight ahead. Exp Brain Res 2010; 208:313-21. [PMID: 21076818 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2480-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Podokinetic after-rotation (PKAR) is a phenomenon in which subjects inadvertently rotate when instructed to step in place after a period of walking on a rotating treadmill. PKAR has been shown to transfer between different forms of locomotion, but has not been tested in a non-locomotor task. We conducted two experiments to assess effects of PKAR on perception of subjective straight ahead and on quiet standing posture. Twenty-one healthy young right-handed subjects pointed to what they perceived as their subjective straight ahead with a laser pointer while they were recorded by a motion capture system both before and after a training period on the rotating treadmill. Subjects performed the pointing task while standing, sitting on a chair without a back, and a chair with a back. After the training period, subjects demonstrated a significant shift in subjective straight ahead, pointing an average of 29.1 ± 10.6° off of center. The effect was direction-specific, depending on whether subjects had trained in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. Postures that limited subjects' ability to rotate the body in space resulted in reduction, but not elimination, of the effect. The effect was present in quiet standing and even in sitting postures where locomotion was not possible. The robust transfer of PKAR to non-locomotor tasks, and across locomotor forms as demonstrated previously, is in contrast to split-belt adaptations that show limited transfer. We propose that, unlike split-belt adaptations, podokinetic adaptations are mediated at supraspinal, spatial orientation areas that influences spinal-level circuits for locomotion.
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Axial kinesthesia is impaired in Parkinson's disease: effects of levodopa. Exp Neurol 2010; 225:202-9. [PMID: 20599976 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 06/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Integration of sensory and motor inputs has been shown to be impaired in appendicular muscles and joints of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. As PD advances, axial symptoms such as gait and balance impairments appear, which often progresses to complete inability stand or walk unaided. The current study evaluates kinesthesia in the axial musculature of PD patients during active postural control to determine whether impairments similar to those found in the appendages are also present in the hip and trunk. Using axial twisting, we quantified the detection threshold and directional accuracy of the hip relative to the feet (i.e. Hip Kinesthesia) and the hip relative to the shoulders (i.e. Trunk Kinesthesia). The relation of kinesthetic threshold to disease progression as measured by UPDRS and the effect of levodopa treatment on kinesthesia were assessed in 12 PD compared to age-matched controls. Subjects stood unaided while passively twisted at a very low constant rotational velocity (1 degrees /s). The results showed that accuracy in determining the direction of axial twisting was reduced in PD relative to healthy control subjects in the hip (PD-ON: 81%; PD-OFF: 91%; CTL=96%) and trunk (PD-ON: 81%; PD-OFF: 88%; CTL=95%). Thresholds for perception of axial twisting were increased when PD subjects were ON levodopa versus OFF in both the hip (p<0.01) and the trunk (p<0.05). The magnitude of decrease in sensitivity due to being ON levodopa was significantly correlated with the increase in UPDRS motor scores (Hip: r=0.90, p<0.01 and Trunk: r=0.60, p<0.05). This effect was not significantly correlated with equivalent levodopa dosage. PD subjects with disease onset on the left side of their body showed significantly higher axial thresholds than subjects with right PD onset (p<0.05). In conclusion, deficits in axial kinesthesia seem to contribute to the functional impairments of posture and locomotion in PD. Although levodopa has been shown to improve appendicular kinesthesia, we observed the opposite in the body axis. These findings underscore the dissociable neurophysiological circuits and dopaminergic pathways that are known to innervate these functionally distinct muscle groups.
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Marinelli L, Crupi D, Di Rocco A, Bove M, Eidelberg D, Abbruzzese G, Ghilardi MF. Learning and consolidation of visuo-motor adaptation in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2008; 15:6-11. [PMID: 18424221 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Revised: 02/18/2008] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We have previously shown in normal subjects that motor adaptation to imposed visual rotation is significantly enhanced when tested few days later. This occurs through a process of sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Here we ascertained whether patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) learn, improve, and retain new motor skills in the same way as normal subjects. We tested 16 patients in early stages of PD and 21 control subjects over two days. All subjects performed reaching movements on a digitizing tablet. Vision of the limb was precluded with an opaque screen; hand paths were shown on the screen with the targets' position. Unbeknownst to the subjects, the hand path on the screen was rotated by 30 degrees . In experiment 1, patients taking dopaminergic treatment and controls adapted to rotation with targets appearing in an unpredictable order. In experiment 2, drug-naïve patients and controls adapted to rotation in a less challenging task where target's appearance was predictable. Patients and controls made similar movements and adapted to rotation in the same way. However, when tested again over the following days, controls' performance significantly improved compared to training, while patients' performance did not. This lack of consolidation, which is present in the early stages of the disease and is independent from therapy, may be due to abnormal homeostatic processes that occur during sleep.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucio Marinelli
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, CUNY Medical School, New York, NY 100031, USA
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