Are there differences in cortical excitability between akinetic-rigid and tremor-dominant subtypes of Parkinson's disease? - 10/11/21
, Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur c, d, Asmaa M Hasan a, Khaled Osama aBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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Abstract |
Objective |
To assess by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) the excitability of various cortical circuits in akinetic-rigid and tremor-dominant subtypes of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Methods |
The study included 92 patients with PD according to UK Brain Bank criteria, with akinetic-rigid (n = 64) or tremor-dominant (n = 28) subtype. Cortical excitability study, including resting and active motor thresholds (rMT and aMT), input—output curve of motor evoked potentials, contralateral and ipsilateral silent periods (cSP and iSP), short and long-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI and LICI), and intracortical facilitation (ICF) were measured. The results obtained were compared to a control group of 30 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects.
Results |
The patients in the tremor group had significantly lower rMT and aMT compared to controls and akinetic-rigid patients and significantly shorter iSP duration compared to akinetic-rigid patients, while iSP latency tended to be longer in akinetic-rigid patients compared to controls. There were no significant differences between the two PD subgroups regarding other cortical excitability parameters, including paired-pulse TMS parameters.
Conclusions |
Only subtle differences of cortical excitability were found between patients with akinetic-rigid vs. tremor-dominant subtype of PD.
Significance |
The clinical heterogeneity of PD patients probably has an impact on cortical excitability measures, far beyond the akinetic-rigid versus tremor-dominant profile.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cortical excitability, Motor threshold, Parkinson's disease, Silent period, Transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Vol 51 - N° 5
P. 443-453 - octobre 2021 Retour au numéro
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