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Taniguchi S, Kajiyama Y, Kochiyama T, Revankar G, Ogawa K, Shirahata E, Asai K, Saeki C, Ozono T, Kimura Y, Ikenaka K, D'Cruz N, Gilat M, Nieuwboer A, Mochizuki H. New Insights into Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease from Spectral Dynamic Causal Modeling. Mov Disord 2024. [PMID: 39295169 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Freezing of gait is one of the most disturbing motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the effective connectivity between key brain hubs that are associated with the pathophysiological mechanism of freezing of gait remains elusive. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify effective connectivity underlying freezing of gait. METHODS This study applied spectral dynamic causal modeling (DCM) of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in dedicated regions of interest determined using a data-driven approach. RESULTS Abnormally increased functional connectivity between the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the bilateral mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) was identified in freezers compared with nonfreezers. Subsequently, spectral DCM analysis revealed that increased top-down excitatory effective connectivity from the left DLPFC to bilateral MLR and an independent self-inhibitory connectivity within the left DLPFC in freezers versus nonfreezers (>99% posterior probability) were inversely associated with the severity of freezing of gait. The lateralization of these effective connectivity patterns was not attributable to the initial dopaminergic deficit nor to structural changes in these regions. CONCLUSIONS We have identified novel effective connectivity and an independent self-inhibitory connectivity underlying freezing of gait. Our findings imply that modulating the effective connectivity between the left DLPFC and MLR through neurostimulation or other interventions could be a target for reducing freezing of gait in PD. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Seira Taniguchi
- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Jiao Y, Liu Z, Li J, Su Y, Chen X. Knowledge mapping of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric analysis. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1388326. [PMID: 39315077 PMCID: PMC11417103 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1388326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Objective Among the disturbing motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD), freezing of gait (FOG) stands out as one of the most severe challenges. It typically arises during the initiation of gait or when turning. This phenomenon not only impose a heavy burden on patients, but also on their families. We conduct a bibliometric analysis to summarize current research hotspots and trends concerning freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease (PD-FOG) over past two decades. Methods We retrieved articles and reviews published in English about PD-FOG in the Web of science Core Collection database from 2000 to 2023 on November 30,2023. The tools VOSviewer and CiteSpace facilitated a visual analysis covering various aspects such as publications, countries/regions, organizations, authors, journals, cited references, and keywords. Result This study includes 1,340 articles from 64 countries/regions. There is a growth in publications related to PD-FOG over the past two decades, maintaining a stable high output since 2018, indicating a promising research landscape in the field of PD-FOG. The United States holds a leading position in this field, with Nieuwboer A and Giladi N being two of the most influential researchers. Over the past two decades, the research hotspots for PD-FOG have primarily encompassed the kinematic characteristics, diagnosis and detection, cognitive deficits and neural connectivity, as well as therapy and rehabilitation of PD-FOG. Topics including functional connectivity, virtual reality, deep learning and machine learning will be focal points of future research. Conclusion This is the first bibliometric analysis of PD-FOG. We construct this study to summarize the research in this field over past two decades, visually show the current hotspots and trends, and offer scholars in this field concepts and strategies for subsequent studies.
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- Yue Jiao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Skrzatek A, Nuic D, Cherif S, Beranger B, Gallea C, Bardinet E, Welter ML. Brain modulation after exergaming training in advanced forms of Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled study. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2024; 21:133. [PMID: 39103924 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-024-01430-w] [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: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical activity combined with virtual reality and exergaming has emerged as a new technique to improve engagement and provide clinical benefit for gait and balance disorders in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of a training protocol using a home-based exergaming system on brain volume and resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in persons with PD. METHODS A single blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in people with PD with gait and/or balance disorders. The experimental (active) group performed 18 training sessions at home by playing a custom-designed exergame with full body movements, standing in front of a RGB-D Kinect® motion sensor, while the control group played using the computer keyboard. Both groups received the same training program. Clinical scales, gait recordings, and brain MRI were performed before and after training. We assessed the effects of both training on both the grey matter volumes (GVM) and rs-FC, within and between groups. RESULTS Twenty-three patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the active (n = 11) or control (n = 12) training groups. Comparing pre- to post-training, the active group showed significant improvements in gait and balance disorders, with decreased rs-FC between the sensorimotor, attentional and basal ganglia networks, but with an increase between the cerebellar and basal ganglia networks. In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes, and rs-FC significantly decreased in the mesolimbic and visuospatial cerebellar and basal ganglia networks. Post-training, the rs-FC was greater in the active relative to the control group between the basal ganglia, motor cortical and cerebellar areas, and bilaterally between the insula and the inferior temporal lobe. Conversely, rs FC was lower in the active relative to the control group between the pedunculopontine nucleus and cerebellar areas, between the temporal inferior lobes and the right thalamus, between the left putamen and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and within the default mode network. CONCLUSIONS Full-body movement training using a customized exergame induced brain rs-FC changes within the sensorimotor, attentional and cerebellar networks in people with PD. Further research is needed to comprehensively understand the neurophysiological effects of such training approaches. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03560089.
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- Anna Skrzatek
- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
- Genious Healthcare France, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
- CENIR core facility, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
- CENIR core facility, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
- CENIR core facility, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, 47 bd de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
- PANAM core facility, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France.
- Neurophysiology Department, CHU Rouen, Rouen University, Rouen, France.
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Lench DH, Doolittle JD, Ramakrishnan V, Rowland N, Revuelta GJ. Subthalamic functional connectivity associated with freezing of gait dopa-response. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2024; 118:105952. [PMID: 38101024 PMCID: PMC10872230 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Freezing of gait (FOG) is a prevalent and debilitating feature of Parkinson's Disease (PD). The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a center for controlled locomotion and a common DBS target. The objective of this study was to identify STN circuitry associated with FOG response to dopaminergic medication. In this study, we compare BOLD functional connectivity of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in participants with and without dopa-responsive FOG. METHODS 55 PD participants either with FOG (n = 38) or without FOG (n = 17) were recruited. Among FOG participants 22 were dopa-responsive and 16 were dopa-unresponsive. STN whole-brain connectivity was performed using CONN toolbox. The relationship between the degree of self-reported FOG dopa-response and STN connectivity was evaluated using partial correlations corrected for age, disease duration, and levodopa equivalent daily dose. RESULTS Right STN connectivity with the cerebellar locomotor region and the temporal/occipital cortex was greater in the dopa-responsive FOG group (voxel threshold p < 0.01, FWE corrected p < 0.05). Left STN connectivity with the occipital cortex was greater in the dopa-responsive FOG group and connectivity with the postcentral gyrus was greater in the dopa-unresponsive FOG group. Strength of connectivity to these regions correlated with l-dopa induced improvement in UPDRS Item-14 (FOG), but not UPDRS Part-III (overall motor score). DISCUSSION We demonstrate that dopa-unresponsive FOG is associated with changes in BOLD functional connectivity between the STN and locomotor as well as sensory processing regions. This finding supports the conceptual framework that effective treatment for freezing of gait likely requires the engagement of both locomotor and sensory brain regions.
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- Daniel H. Lench
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
- MUSC Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (MIND), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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Jin C, Qi S, Yang L, Teng Y, Li C, Yao Y, Ruan X, Wei X. Abnormal functional connectivity density involvement in freezing of gait and its application for subtyping Parkinson's disease. Brain Imaging Behav 2023; 17:375-385. [PMID: 37243751 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-023-00765-7] [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] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The pathophysiological mechanisms at work in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with freezing of gait (FOG) remain poorly understood. Functional connectivity density (FCD) could provide an unbiased way to analyse connectivity across the brain. In this study, a total of 23 PD patients with FOG (PD FOG + patients), 26 PD patients without FOG (PD FOG- patients), and 22 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited, and their resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) images were collected. FCD mapping was first performed to identify differences between groups. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore relationships between FCD values and the severity of FOG. Then, a machine learning model was employed to classify each pair of groups. PD FOG + patients showed significantly increased short-range FCD in the precuneus, cingulate gyrus, and fusiform gyrus and decreased long-range FCD in the frontal gyrus, temporal gyrus, and cingulate gyrus. Short-range FCD values in the middle temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus were positively correlated with FOG questionnaire (FOGQ) scores, and long-range FCD values in the middle frontal gyrus were negatively correlated with FOGQ scores. Using FCD in abnormal regions as input, a support vector machine (SVM) classifier can achieve classification with good performance. The mean accuracy values were 0.895 (PD FOG + vs. HC), 0.966 (PD FOG- vs. HC), and 0.897 (PD FOG + vs. PD FOG-). This study demonstrates that PD FOG + patients showed altered short- and long-range FCD in several brain regions involved in action planning and control, motion processing, emotion, cognition, and object recognition.
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- Chaoyang Jin
- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing in Medical Image, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Potvin-Desrochers A, Atri A, Moreno AM, Paquette C. Levodopa alters resting-state functional connectivity more selectively in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait. Eur J Neurosci 2023; 57:163-177. [PMID: 36251568 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15849] [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: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Freezing of gait (FOG) is a debilitating motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although PD dopaminergic medication (L-DOPA) seems to generally reduce FOG severity, its effect on neural mechanisms of FOG remains to be determined. The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of L-DOPA on brain resting-state functional connectivity in individuals with FOG. Functional magnetic resonance imaging was acquired at rest in 30 individuals living with PD (15 freezers) in the ON- and OFF- medication state. A seed-to-voxel analysis was performed with seeds in the bilateral basal ganglia nuclei, the thalamus and the mesencephalic locomotor region. In freezers, medication-state contrasts revealed numerous changes in resting-state functional connectivity, not modulated by L-DOPA in non-freezers. In freezers, L-DOPA increased the functional connectivity between the seeds and regions including the posterior parietal, the posterior cingulate, the motor and the medial prefrontal cortices. Comparisons with non-freezers revealed that L-DOPA generally normalizes brain functional connectivity to non-freezers levels but can also increase functional connectivity, possibly compensating for dysfunctional networks in freezers. Our findings suggest that L-DOPA could contribute to a better sensorimotor, attentional, response inhibition and limbic processing to prevent FOG when triggers are encountered but could also contribute to FOG by interfering with the processing capacity of the striatum. This study shows that levodopa taken to control PD symptoms induces changes in functional connectivity at rest, in freezers only. Increases (green) in functional connectivity of GPe, GPi, putamen and thalamus with cognitive, sensorimotor and limbic cortical regions of the Interference model (blue) was observed. Our results suggest that levodopa can normalize connections similar to non-freezers or increases connectivity to compensate for dysfunctional networks.
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- Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers
- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Montréal, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital-CISSS de Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Montréal, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Montréal, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital-CISSS de Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Montréal, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR), Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital-CISSS de Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada
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Wang L, Ji M, Sun H, Gan C, Zhang H, Cao X, Yuan Y, Zhang K. Reduced Short-Latency Afferent Inhibition in Parkinson's Disease Patients with L-dopa-Unresponsive Freezing of Gait. JOURNAL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 2022; 12:2507-2518. [PMID: 36502341 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-223498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD), especially the "L-dopa-unresponsive" subtype, is associated with the dysfunction of non-dopaminergic circuits. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether cortical sensorimotor inhibition evaluated by short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) related to cholinergic and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic activities is impaired in PD patients with L-dopa-unresponsive FOG (ONOFF-FOG). METHODS SAI protocol was performed in 28 PD patients with ONOFF-FOG, 15 PD patients with "off" FOG (OFF-FOG), and 25 PD patients without FOG during medication "on" state. Additionally, 10 ONOFF-FOG patients underwent SAI testing during both "off" and "on" states. Twenty healthy controls participated in this study. Gait was measured objectively using a portable Inertial Measurement Unit system, and participants performed 5-meter Timed Up and Go single- and dual-task conditions. Spatiotemporal gait characteristics and their variability were determined. FOG manifestations and cognition were assessed with clinical scales. RESULTS Compared to controls, PD patients without FOG and with OFF-FOG, ONOFF-FOG PD patients showed significantly reduced SAI. Further, dopaminergic therapy had no remarkable effect on this SAI alterations in ONOFF-FOG. Meanwhile, OFF-FOG patients presented decreased SAI only relative to controls. PD patients with ONOFF-FOG exhibited decreased gait speed, stride length, and increased gait variability relative to PD patients without FOG and controls under both walking conditions. For ONOFF-FOG patients, significant associations were found between SAI and FOG severity, gait characteristics and variability. CONCLUSION Reduced SAI was associated with severe FOG manifestations, impaired gait characteristics and variability in PD patients with ONOFF-FOG, suggesting the impaired thalamocortical cholinergic-GABAergic SAI pathways underlying ONOFF-FOG.
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- Lina Wang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Effects of task prioritization on a postural-motor task in early-stage Parkinson's disease: EEG connectivity and clinical implication. GeroScience 2022; 44:2061-2075. [PMID: 35039998 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-022-00516-4] [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: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Appropriate attentional resource allocation could minimize exaggerated dual-task interference due to basal ganglia dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we assessed the electroencephalography (EEG) functional connectivity to investigate how task prioritization affected posture-motor dual-tasks in PD. Sixteen early-stage PD patients and 16 healthy controls maintained balance in narrow stance alone (single-posture task) or while separating two interlocking rings (postural dual-task). The participants applied a posture-focus or supraposture-focus strategy in the postural dual-task. Postural sway dynamics, ring-touching time, and scalp EEG were analyzed. Both groups exhibited smaller postural sway size, postural determinism, and ring-touching time with the supraposture-focus versus posture-focus strategy. PD patients exhibited higher mean inter-regional connectivity strength than control subjects in both single and dual-task postural conditions. To cope with dual-task interference, PD patients increased inter-regional connectivity (especially with the posture-focus strategy), while control subjects reduced inter-regional connectivity. The difference in mean connectivity strength between the dual-task condition with supraposture-focus and single-posture condition was negatively correlated to the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part III total scores and hand-related sub-scores. Our findings suggest differential task prioritization effects on dual-task performance and cortical reorganization between early-stage PD and healthy individuals. Early-stage PD patients are advocated to use a supraposture-focus strategy during a postural dual-task. In addition, with a supraposture-focus strategy, PD patients with mild motor severity could increase compensatory inter-regional connectivity to cope with dual-task interference.
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Bardakan MM, Fink GR, Zapparoli L, Bottini G, Paulesu E, Weiss PH. Imaging the neural underpinnings of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease. NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL 2022; 35:103123. [PMID: 35917720 PMCID: PMC9421505 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Review of recent (after 2012) imaging studies on Parkinsonian freezing of gait. Virtual reality studies report functional decoupling of cortico-striatal circuits. Motor imagery studies reveal increased recruitment of parieto-occipital regions. fNIRS studies converge on reporting higher activity within prefrontal regions. Imaging findings support pathophysiological models of freezing of gait.
Freezing of gait (FoG) is a paroxysmal and sporadic gait impairment that severely affects PD patients’ quality of life. This review summarizes current neuroimaging investigations that characterize the neural underpinnings of FoG in PD. The review presents and discusses the latest advances across multiple methodological domains that shed light on structural correlates, connectivity changes, and activation patterns associated with the different pathophysiological models of FoG in PD. Resting-state fMRI studies mainly report cortico-striatal decoupling and disruptions in connectivity along the dorsal stream of visuomotor processing, thus supporting the ‘interference’ and the ‘perceptual dysfunction’ models of FoG. Task-based MRI studies employing virtual reality and motor imagery paradigms reveal a disruption in functional connectivity between cortical and subcortical regions and an increased recruitment of parieto-occipital regions, thus corroborating the ‘interference’ and ‘perceptual dysfunction’ models of FoG. The main findings of fNIRS studies of actual gait primarily reveal increased recruitment of frontal areas during gait, supporting the ‘executive dysfunction’ model of FoG. Finally, we discuss how identifying the neural substrates of FoG may open new avenues to develop efficient treatment strategies.
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Lench DH, Keith K, Wilson S, Padgett L, Benitez A, Ramakrishnan V, Jensen JH, Bonilha L, Revuelta GJ. Neurodegeneration of the Globus Pallidus Internus as a Neural Correlate to Dopa-Response in Freezing of Gait. JOURNAL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 2022; 12:1241-1250. [PMID: 35367969 PMCID: PMC10792667 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-213062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who develop freezing of gait (FOG) have reduced mobility and independence. While some patients experience improvement in their FOG symptoms with dopaminergic therapies, a subset of patients have little to no response. To date, it is unknown what changes in brain structure underlie dopa-response and whether this can be measured using neuroimaging approaches. OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that structural integrity of brain regions (subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus internus, GPi) which link basal ganglia to the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR), a region involved in automatic gait, would be associated with FOG response to dopaminergic therapy. METHODS In this observational study, thirty-six participants with PD and definite FOG were recruited to undergo diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and multiple assessments of dopa responsiveness (UPDRS scores, gait times ON versus OFF medication). RESULTS The right GPi in participants with dopa-unresponsive FOG showed reduced fractional anisotropy, mean kurtosis (MK), and increased radial diffusivity relative to those with dopa-responsive FOG. Furthermore, using probabilistic tractography, we observed reduced MK and increased mean diffusivity along the right GPi-MLR tract in dopa-unresponsive FOG. MK in the right GPi was associated with a subjective dopa-response for FOG (r = -0.360, df = 30, p = 0.043) but not overall motor dopa-response. CONCLUSION These results support structural integrity of the GPi as a correlate to dopa-response in FOG. Additionally, this study suggests DKI metrics may be a sensitive biomarker for clinical studies targeting dopaminergic circuitry and improvements in FOG behavior.
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- Daniel H. Lench
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Center for Biomedical Imaging, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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Pateraki G, Anargyros K, Aloizou AM, Siokas V, Bakirtzis C, Liampas I, Tsouris Z, Ziogka P, Sgantzos M, Folia V, Peristeri E, Dardiotis E. Therapeutic application of rTMS in neurodegenerative and movement disorders: A review. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2021; 62:102622. [PMID: 34890834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation that makes use of the magnetic field generated when an electric current passes through a magnetic coil placed over the scalp. It can be applied as a single stimulus at a time, in pairs of stimuli, or repetitively in trains of stimuli (repetitive TMS, rTMS). RTMS can induce changes in brain activity, whose after-effects reflect the processes of long-term potentiation and long-term depression, as certain protocols, namely those using low frequencies (≤1 Hz) seem to suppress cortical excitability, while those using high frequencies (>1 Hz) seem to enhance it. It is a technique with very few and mostly mild side-effects, whose effects can persist for long time periods, and as such, it has been studied as a potential treatment option in a multitude of neurodegenerative diseases, including those affecting movement. Although rTMS has received approval as a treatment strategy of only a few aspects in movement disorders in the latest guidelines, its further use seems to also be promising in their context. In this review, we gathered the available literature on the therapeutic application of rTMS in movement disorders, namely Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Dystonia, Tic disorders and Essential Tremor.
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- Georgia Pateraki
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- B' Department of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
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Wang S, Cai H, Cao Z, Li C, Wu T, Xu F, Qian Y, Chen X, Yu Y. More Than Just Static: Dynamic Functional Connectivity Changes of the Thalamic Nuclei to Cortex in Parkinson's Disease With Freezing of Gait. Front Neurol 2021; 12:735999. [PMID: 34721266 PMCID: PMC8553931 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.735999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The thalamus is not only a key relay node of the thalamocortical circuit but also a hub in the regulation of gait. Previous studies of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown static functional connectivity (FC) between the thalamus and the cortex are disrupted in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with freezing of gait (FOG). However, temporal dynamic FC between the thalamus and the cortex has not yet been characterized in these patients. Methods: Fifty PD patients, including 25 PD patients with FOG (PD-FOG) and 25 PD patients without FOG (PD-NFOG), and 25 healthy controls (HC) underwent resting-state fMRI. Seed-voxel-wise static and dynamic FC were calculated between each thalamic nuclei and other voxels across the brain using the 14 thalamic nuclei in both hemispheres as regions of interest. Associations between altered thalamic FC based on significant inter-group differences and severity of FOG symptoms were also examined in PD-FOG. Results: Both PD-FOG and PD-NFOG showed lower static FC between the right lateral posterior thalamic nuclei and right inferior parietal lobule (IPL) compared with HC. Altered FC dynamics between the thalamic nuclei and several cortical areas were identified in PD-FOG, as shown by temporal dynamic FC analyses. Specifically, relative to PD-NFOG or HC, PD-FOG showed greater fluctuations in FC between the left intralaminar (IL) nuclei and right IPL and between the left medial geniculate and left postcentral gyrus. Furthermore, the dynamics of FC between the left pulvinar anterior nuclei and left inferior frontal gyrus were upregulated in both PD-FOG and PD-NFOG. The dynamics of FC between the right ventral lateral nuclei and left paracentral lobule were elevated in PD-NFOG but were maintained in PD-FOG and HC. The quantitative variability of FC between the left IL nuclei and right IPL was positively correlated with the clinical scales scores in PD-FOG. Conclusions: Dynamic FC between the thalamic nuclei and relevant associative cortical areas involved in sensorimotor integration or cognitive function was disrupted in PD-FOG, which was reflected by greater temporal fluctuations. Abnormal dynamic FC between the left IL nuclei of the thalamus and right IPL was related to the severity of FOG.
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- Shangpei Wang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Hefei, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Hefei, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Hefei, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Hefei, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Research Center of Clinical Medical Imaging, Hefei, China.,Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, Hefei, China
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Turner TH, Rodriguez-Porcel F, Lee P, Teague K, Heidelberg L, Jenkins S, Revuelta GJ. Executive function and dopamine response in Parkinson's disease freezing of gait. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2021; 92:46-50. [PMID: 34695654 PMCID: PMC8633152 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND This investigation examined whether aspects of attention and executive functioning differed between Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients with freezing of gait (FOG) based on responsiveness to dopamine. We also explored association of cognition with FOG severity and gait metrics. METHODS Fifty-four individuals with PD completed the study protocol: 17 without freezing (PDC), 23 with dopa-responsive FOG (RFOG), and 14 with dopa-unresponsive (URFOG). Standardized neuropsychological tests assessed attention (focused and sustained), psychomotor speed, and set-switching (time and errors). FOG severity was measured using the new FOG Questionnaire (nFOG-Q). Metrics from timed up and go (TUG) tasks were obtained while "on" and "off" dopamine, with and without dual cognitive tasks. RESULTS After controlling for clinical and demographic factors, analysis of covariance revealed a significant between-group difference for set-switching errors; planned contrasts revealed increased set-switching errors in URFOG relative to RFOG and PD control groups. Groups were not different in other cognitive domains. FOG severity was modestly associated with set-switching errors in RFOG but not URFOG. TUG performances while "on" were associated with set-switching errors in PD controls, and with focused attention in RFOG. CONCLUSION PD patients with dopa-unresponsive FOG are more prone to set-switching errors than those who respond to treatment. Furthermore, executive function appears relevant to FOG severity only in patients who show dopamine response. Together, these findings suggest disruption of a common dopamine-mediated pathway for FOG and ability to monitor rules while alternating cognitive processes. Consideration of dopa-response could be useful in characterizing cohorts and treating FOG in PD.
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- Travis H Turner
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Paired inhibitory stimulation and gait training modulates supplemental motor area connectivity in freezing of gait. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2021; 88:28-33. [PMID: 34102418 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Freezing of gait (FOG) is a debilitating feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Evidence suggests patients with FOG have increased cortical control of gait. The supplementary motor area (SMA) may be a key structure due to its connectivity with locomotor and cognitive networks. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) if SMA connectivity is disrupted in patients with FOG and (2) if "inhibitory" repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can decrease maladaptive SMA connectivity. METHODS Two experiments were performed. In experiment 1 resting-state (T2* BOLD imaging) was compared between 38 PD freezers and 17 PD controls. In experiment 2, twenty PD patients with FOG were randomized to either 10 sessions of real or sham rTMS to the SMA (1 Hz, 110% motor threshold, 1200 pulses/session) combined with daily gait training. RESULTS (Experiment 1) Freezers had increased connectivity between the left SMA and the vermis of the cerebellum and decreased connectivity between the SMA and the orbitofrontal cortex (pFDR-corr <0.05). (Experiment 2) 10 sessions of active TMS reduced SMA connectivity with the anterior cingulate, angular gyrus and the medial temporal cortex, whereas sham TMS did not reduce SMA connectivity. From a behavioral perspective, both groups showed nFOG-Q improvements (F(4, 25.7) = 3.87, p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS The SMA in freezers is hyper-connected to the cerebellum, a key locomotor region which may represent maladaptive compensation. In this preliminary study, 1 Hz rTMS reduced SMA connectivity however, this was not specific to the locomotor regions. Intervention outcomes may be improved with subject specific targeting of SMA.
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Tinaz S. Functional Connectome in Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2021; 21:24. [PMID: 33817766 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-021-01111-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW There has been an exponential growth in functional connectomics research in neurodegenerative disorders. This review summarizes the recent findings and limitations of the field in Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonian syndromes. RECENT FINDINGS Increasingly more sophisticated methods ranging from seed-based to network and whole-brain dynamic functional connectivity have been used. Results regarding the disruption in the functional connectome vary considerably based on disease severity and phenotypes, and treatment status in PD. Non-motor symptoms of PD also link to the dysfunction in heterogeneous networks. Studies in atypical parkinsonian syndromes are relatively scarce. An important clinical goal of functional connectomics in neurodegenerative disorders is to establish the presence of pathology, track disease progression, predict outcomes, and monitor treatment response. The obstacles of reliability and reproducibility in the field need to be addressed to improve the potential of the functional connectome as a biomarker for these purposes in PD and atypical parkinsonian syndromes.
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- Sule Tinaz
- Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, Yale University School of Medicine, 15 York St, LCI 710, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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Song W, Raza HK, Lu L, Zhang Z, Zu J, Zhang W, Dong L, Xu C, Gong X, Lv B, Cui G. Functional MRI in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait: a systematic review of the literature. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:1759-1771. [PMID: 33713258 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Freezing of gait (FOG), a common and disabling symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), is characterized by an episodic inability to generate effective stepping. Functional MRI (fMRI) has been used to evaluate abnormal brain connectivity patterns at rest and brain activation patterns during specific tasks in patients with PD-FOG. This review has examined the existing functional neuroimaging literature in PD-FOG, including those with treatment. Summarizing these articles provides an opportunity for a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiology in PD-FOG. METHODS According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we performed a literature review of studies using fMRI to investigate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of PD-FOG. RESULTS We initially identified 201 documents. After excluding the duplicates, reviews, and other irrelevant articles, 39 articles were finally identified, including 18 task-based fMRI studies and 21 resting-state fMRI studies. CONCLUSIONS Studies using fMRI techniques to evaluate PD-FOG have found dysfunctional connectivity in widespread cortical and subcortical regions. Standardized imaging protocols and detailed subtypes of PD-FOG are furthered required to elucidate current findings.
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- Wenjing Song
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, People's Republic of China.
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Poor sleep quality is associated with cognitive, mobility, and anxiety disability that underlie freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Gait Posture 2021; 85:157-163. [PMID: 33578308 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) who report freezing of gait (FOG) have poorer sleep quality than those without FOG. Cognitive, anxiety, and mobility disability are components of the FOG phenotype, however, no study has investigated if poor sleep quality is associated with all three components that underlie FOG in PD. RESEARCH QUESTION Are there associations among sleep quality and all three components of the FOG phenotype? METHODS Forty and 39 individuals with and without FOG (PD + FOG and PD-FOG), respectively, and 31 age-matched healthy controls (HC) participated in this study. Self-reported FOG (new-FOG questionnaire-NFOGQ), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI), cognitive function (Montreal Cognitive Assessment-MoCA), anxiety (subscale from Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-HADS-A), and mobility (timed-up-and-go test-TUG) were assessed. RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE PSQI scores were correlated with the scores of NFOGQ, MoCA, HADS-A, and TUG time in PD + FOG (P ≤ 0.0038). The multiple regression analysis identified the PSQI scores as the only predictor of the variance of the NFOGQ scores (R2 = 0.46, P < .0001). The variance in the PSQI scores were explained (69 %) by MoCA scores, NFOGQ scores, TUG time, and HADS-A scores (P ≤ 0.05). Although PD + FOG had a higher disease severity compared to PD-FOG (P < 0.001), disease severity did not enter in the regression model to explain PSQI scores and NFOGQ scores. We also observed associations of PSQI scores with the MoCA scores and TUG time for HC (P ≤ 0.0038), whereas there was no association between PSQI scores and any variable in PD-FOG (P > 0.05). Finally, PD + FOG presented worse scores of PSQI, MoCA, HADS-A, and TUG time than PD-FOG and HC (P < 0.05). Thus, poor sleep quality is associated with FOG and all three components that underlie FOG, regardless of the disease severity. Therefore, treatments useful to decrease FOG should be targeted to ameliorate sleep quality, cognition, anxiety, and mobility.
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