Subthalamic stimulation and levodopa modulate cortical reactivity in Parkinson's patients
Subthalamic stimulation and levodopa modulate cortical reactivity in Parkinson's patients
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DOI:
10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.10.009
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发表时间:
2017-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Koch, Giacomo
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作者:
Casula, Elias Paolo;Bassi, Mario Stampanoni;Koch, Giacomo
Background: The effects of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS-STN) and L-dopa (LD) on cortical activity in Parkinson's disease (PD) are poorly understood.Objectives: By combining transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) we explored the effects of STN-DBS, either alone or in combination with L-Dopa (LD), on TMS-evoked cortical activity in a sample of implanted PD patients.Methods: PD patients were tested in three clinical conditions: i) LD therapy with STN-DBS turned on (ON/ON condition); ii) without LD therapy with STN-DBS turned on (OFF/ON condition); iii) without LD therapy with STN-DBS turned off (OFF/OFF condition). TMS pulses were delivered over left M1 while simultaneously acquiring EEG. Eight age-matched healthy volunteers (HC) were tested as a control group.Results: STN-DBS enhanced early global TMS-evoked activity (-45-80ms) and high-alpha TMS-evoked oscillations (11-13 Hz) as compared to OFF/OFF condition, independently from concomitant LD therapy. LD intake (ON/ON condition) produced a further increase of late TMS-evoked activity (-80-130ms) and beta TMS-evoked oscillations (13-30 Hz), as compared to OFF/OFF and OFF/ON conditions, that normalized reactivity as compared to HC range of values.Conclusions: Our data reveal that bilateral STN-DBS and LD therapy induce a modulation of specific cortical components and specific ranges of frequency. These findings demonstrate that STN-DBS and LD therapy may have synergistic effects on motor cortical activity. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.