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Kim C, Wile DJ, Kraeutner SN, Larocque KA, Jakobi JM. Short term effects of contralateral tendon vibration on motor unit discharge rate variability and force steadiness in people with Parkinson's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2024; 16:1301012. [PMID: 38529054 PMCID: PMC10962053 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1301012] [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: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Background Vibration of one limb affects motor performance of the contralateral limb, and this may have clinical implications for people with lateralized motor impairments through vibration-induced increase in cortical activation, descending neural drive, or spinal excitability. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of acute biceps brachii tendon vibration on force steadiness and motor unit activity in the contralateral limb of persons with Parkinson's disease. Methods Ten participants with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease severity performed a ramp, hold and de-ramp isometric elbow flexion at 5% of maximum voluntary contraction with the more-affected arm while vibration was applied to the distal biceps brachii tendon on the contralateral, less-affected arm. Using intramuscular fine wire electrodes, 33 MUs in the biceps brachii were recorded across three conditions (baseline, vibration, and post-vibration). Motor unit recruitment & derecruitment thresholds, discharge rates & variability, and elbow flexion force steadiness were compared between conditions with and without vibration. Results Coefficient of variation of force and discharge rate variability decreased 37 and 17%, respectively in post-vibration compared with baseline and vibration conditions. Although the motor unit discharge rates did not differ between conditions the total number of motor units active at rest after de-ramp were fewer in the post-vibration condition. Conclusion Contralateral tendon vibration reduces MU discharge rate variability and enhances force control on the more affected side in persons with Parkinson's disease.
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- Changki Kim
- Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- Healthy Exercise and Aging Laboratory, Aging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- Healthy Exercise and Aging Laboratory, Aging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Rahamim N, Slovik M, Mevorach T, Linkovski O, Bergman H, Rosin B, Eitan R. Tuned to Tremor: Increased Sensitivity of Cortico-Basal Ganglia Neurons to Tremor Frequency in the MPTP Nonhuman Primate Model of Parkinson's Disease. J Neurosci 2023; 43:7712-7722. [PMID: 37833067 PMCID: PMC10634551 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0529-23.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Rest tremor is one of the most prominent clinical features of Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we hypothesized that cortico-basal ganglia neurons tend to fire in a pattern that matches PD tremor frequency, suggesting a resonance phenomenon. We recorded spiking activity in the primary motor cortex (M1) and globus pallidus external segment of 2 female nonhuman primates, before and after parkinsonian state induction with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. The arm of nonhuman primates was passively rotated at seven different frequencies surrounding and overlapping PD tremor frequency. We found entrainment of the spiking activity to arm rotation and a significant sharpening of the tuning curves in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine state, with a peak response at frequencies that matched the frequency of PD tremor. These results reveal increased sensitivity of the cortico-basal ganglia network to tremor frequency and could indicate that this network acts not only as a tremor switch but is involved in setting its frequency.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Tremor is a prominent clinical feature of Parkinson's disease; however, its underlying pathophysiology is still poorly understood. Using electrophysiological recordings of single cortico-basal ganglia neurons before and after the induction of a parkinsonian state, and in response to passive arm rotation, this study reports increased sensitivity to tremor frequency in Parkinson's disease. We found sharpening of the population tuning to the midrange of the tested frequencies (1-13.3 Hz) in the healthy state that further increased in the parkinsonian state. These results hint at the increased frequency-tuned sensitivity of cortico-basal ganglia neurons and suggest that they tend to resonate with the tremor.
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- Noa Rahamim
- Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Schneider Children's Medical Center in Israel, Petah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
- Psychiatric Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov, Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 590002, Israel
- The Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 590002, Israel
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- Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
- Psychiatric Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov, Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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The pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease tremor. J Neurol Sci 2022; 435:120196. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Foffani G, Alegre M. Brain oscillations and Parkinson disease. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2022; 184:259-271. [PMID: 35034740 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819410-2.00014-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Brain oscillations have been associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) for a long time mainly due to the fundamental oscillatory nature of parkinsonian rest tremor. Over the years, this association has been extended to frequencies well above that of tremor, largely owing to the opportunities offered by deep brain stimulation (DBS) to record electrical activity directly from the patients' basal ganglia. This chapter reviews the results of research on brain oscillations in PD focusing on theta (4-7Hz), beta (13-35Hz), gamma (70-80Hz) and high-frequency oscillations (200-400Hz). For each of these oscillations, we describe localization and interaction with brain structures and between frequencies, changes due to dopamine intake, task-related modulation, and clinical relevance. The study of brain oscillations will also help to dissect the mechanisms of action of DBS. Overall, the chapter tentatively depicts PD in terms of "oscillopathy."
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- Guglielmo Foffani
- HM CINAC (Centro Integral de Neurociencias Abarca Campal), Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur, HM Hospitales, Madrid, Spain; Neural Bioengineering, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, SESCAM, Toledo, Spain; CIBERNED, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Section, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Systems Neuroscience Lab, Program of Neuroscience, CIMA, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; IdisNA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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Development and validation of an instrument for measuring parkinsonian motor impairment: TRAPS-D. Neurol Sci 2021; 43:2519-2524. [PMID: 34709480 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05533-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease is incurable, idiopathic, degenerative, and progressive, and affects about 1% of the elderly population. Multidisciplinary clinical treatment is the best and most adopted therapeutic option, while surgical treatment is used in less than 15% of those affected. In practice, there is a lack of reliable and validated scales for measuring motor impairment, and monitoring and screening for surgical indications. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate an instrument for measuring parkinsonian motor impairment in candidates for neurosurgical treatment. METHOD The development and validation methods followed published guidelines. The first part was the choice of domains that would make up the construct: cardinal signs of disease (tremor, rigidity (stiffness), posture/balance/gait, hypokinesia/akinesia, and speech), along with pain and dyskinesia. A multi-professional working group prepared an initial pilot instrument. Ten renowned specialists evaluated, judged, and suggested modifications to the instrument. The second phase was the evaluation of the content of each domain and the respective ability to classify commitment intensity. The third phase was the correction of the main flaws detected and new submission to the board. The instrument was applied to 41 candidates for neurosurgical treatment in two situations: with and without medication RESULTS: The final form received 100% agreement from the judges. Its average time for application was 8 min. It was very responsive (p = 0.001, Wilcoxon) in different situations (On-Off). CONCLUSION TRASP-D is a valid instrument for measuring motor impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease who are candidates for neurosurgical treatment. It allows measurement in multiple domains with reliability and sensitivity.
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Evidence of two modes of spiking evoked in human firing motoneurones by Ia afferent electrical stimulation. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:719-730. [PMID: 33388907 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05998-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Neurone firing behaviour is a result of complex interaction between synaptic inputs and cellular intrinsic properties. Intriguing firing behaviour, delayed spiking, was shown in some neurones, in particular, in cat neocortical neurones and rat pyramidal hippocampal neurones. In contrast, the similar spiking mode was not reported for animal spinal motoneurones. In the present study, an attempt was made to look for possible evidence of delayed spiking in human motoneurones firing within the low-frequency, sub-primary range, characteristic for voluntary muscle contractions and postural tasks. Forty-seven firing motor units (MUs) were analyzed in ten experiments on three muscles (the flexor carpi ulnaris, the tibialis anterior, and the abductor pollicis brevis) in four healthy humans. Single MUs were activated by gentle voluntary muscle contractions. MU peri-stimulus time histograms, durations of inter-spike intervals, and motoneurone excitability changes within a target interspike interval were analyzed. It was found that during testing the firing motoneurone excitability by small, transient excitatory Ia afferent volley, depending firstly on volley timing within a target interspike interval and excitatory volley strength, the same motoneurone displayed either the direct short-latency response (the H-reflex) or the delayed response (with prolonged and variable latency). Thus, the findings, for the first time, provide evidence for a possibility of two modes of spiking in firing motoneurones. Methods of the estimation of delayed responses and their possible functional significance are discussed. It is emphasized that, for understanding of this issue, the integration of data from studies on experimental animals and humans is desirable.
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Hasegawa T, Ishiyama S, Nakamura T. Possible modulation of the amplitude and frequency of resting parkinsonian tremor by touching the trapezius muscle. Clin Case Rep 2020; 8:1594. [PMID: 32884806 PMCID: PMC7455424 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The pathophysiological mechanism of resting tremor in Parkinson's disease remains obscure. Spinal/peripheral mechanisms may modulate oscillatory activity from central origin, thereby changing amplitude and frequency of tremor in Parkinson's disease.
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- Takafumi Hasegawa
- Division of NeurologyDepartment of Neuroscience & Sensory OrgansTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Division of NeurologyDepartment of Neuroscience & Sensory OrgansTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Division of NeurologyDepartment of Neuroscience & Sensory OrgansTohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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