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Münchau A, Klein C, Beste C. Rethinking Movement Disorders. Mov Disord 2024; 39:472-484. [PMID: 38196315 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29706] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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At present, clinical practice and research in movement disorders (MDs) focus on the "normalization" of altered movements. In this review, rather than concentrating on problems and burdens people with MDs undoubtedly have, we highlight their hidden potentials. Starting with current definitions of Parkinson's disease (PD), dystonia, chorea, and tics, we outline that solely conceiving these phenomena as signs of dysfunction falls short of their complex nature comprising both problems and potentials. Such potentials can be traced and understood in light of well-established cognitive neuroscience frameworks, particularly ideomotor principles, and their influential modern derivatives. Using these frameworks, the wealth of data on altered perception-action integration in the different MDs can be explained and systematized using the mechanism-oriented concept of perception-action binding. According to this concept, MDs can be understood as phenomena requiring and fostering flexible modifications of perception-action associations. Consequently, although conceived as being caught in a (trough) state of deficits, given their high flexibility, people with MDs also have high potential to switch to (adaptive) peak activity that can be conceptualized as hidden potentials. Currently, clinical practice and research in MDs are concerned with deficits and thus the "deep and wide troughs," whereas "scattered narrow peaks" reflecting hidden potentials are neglected. To better delineate and utilize the latter to alleviate the burden of affected people, and destigmatize their conditions, we suggest some measures, including computational modeling combined with neurophysiological methods and tailored treatment. © 2024 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Alexander Münchau
- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Tang VM, Ibrahim C, Rodak T, Goud R, Blumberger DM, Voineskos D, Le Foll B. Managing substance use in patients receiving therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A scoping review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 155:105477. [PMID: 38007879 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is an invaluable treatment option for neuropsychiatric disorders. Co-occurring recreational and nonmedical substance use can be common in those presenting for rTMS treatment, and it is unknown how it may affect the safety and efficacy of rTMS for the treatment of currently approved neuropsychiatric indications. This scoping review aimed to map the literature on humans receiving rTMS and had a history of any type of substance use. The search identified 274 articles providing information on inclusion/exclusion criteria, withdrawal criteria, safety protocols, type of rTMS and treatment parameters, adverse events and effect on primary outcomes that related to substance use. There are neurophysiological effects of substance use on cortical excitability, although the relevance to clinical rTMS practice is unknown. The current literature supports the safety and feasibility of delivering rTMS to those who have co-occurring neuropsychiatric disorder and substance use. However, specific details on how varying degrees of substance use alters the safety, efficacy, and mechanisms of rTMS remains poorly described.
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- Victor M Tang
- Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Institute for Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Institute of Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.
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- Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Institute for Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
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- CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library, Department of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
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- Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
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- Institute for Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
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- Institute for Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Poul Hansen Family Centre for Depression, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Canada
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- Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Institute for Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Institute of Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library, Department of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Poul Hansen Family Centre for Depression, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; Waypoint Research Institute, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene, Canada
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Schmidgen J, Konrad K, Roessner V, Bender S. The external evocation and movement-related modulation of motor cortex inhibition in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome - a TMS/EEG study. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1209801. [PMID: 37928740 PMCID: PMC10620315 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1209801] [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: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Objective This study tested the reactivity of motor cortex inhibition to different intensities of external stimulation by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and its internal modulation during different motor states in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome. Methods TMS-evoked N100 served as an indirect measure of GABAB receptor function which is related to cortical inhibition. Combined TMS/EEG was used to analyze the TMS-evoked N100 component evoked by different stimulation intensities as well as during resting condition, movement preparation (contingent negative variation task) and movement execution. The study included 18 early adolescents with Tourette syndrome and 15 typically developing control subjects. Results TMS-evoked N100 showed a less steep increase with increasing TMS intensity in Tourette syndrome together with less modulation (disinhibition) over the primary motor cortex during the motor states movement preparation and movement execution. Children with Tourette syndrome showed equally high N100 amplitudes at 110% resting motor threshold (RMT) intensity during resting condition and a parallel decline of RMT and N100 amplitude with increasing age as control subjects. Conclusion Our study yields preliminary evidence that modulation of motor cortical inhibitory circuits, during external direct stimulation by different TMS intensities and during volitional movement preparation and execution is different in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome compared to controls. These results suggest that a reduced resting motor cortical inhibitory "reserve" could contribute to the production of unwanted movements. Our findings are compatible with increased regulation of motor cortex excitability by perception-action binding in Tourette syndrome instead of top-down / motor regulation and need to be replicated in further studies.
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- Julia Schmidgen
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- JARA-BRAIN Institute II, Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and RWTH Aachen University, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Carl Custav Carus, TU, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Carl Custav Carus, TU, Dresden, Germany
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Paulus T, Wernecke L, Lundie A, Friedrich J, Verrel J, Rawish T, Weissbach A, Frings C, Beste C, Bäumer T, Münchau A. The Role of the Left Inferior Parietal Cortex in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome—An rTMS Study. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11030980. [PMID: 36979959 PMCID: PMC10046361 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Increased activity in the left inferior parietal cortex (BA40) plays a role in the generation of tics in the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). Thus, inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to BA40 was hypothesized to alleviate symptoms in GTS. We investigated the immediate effects of single-session 1 Hz rTMS and sham stimulation delivered to the left BA40 on tics assessed with the Rush video protocol in 29 adults with GTS. There were no significant effects on tic symptoms following rTMS or sham stimulation. Moreover, there was no difference when comparing the effects of both stimulation conditions. Bayesian statistics indicated substantial evidence against an intervention effect. The left BA40 appears not to be a useful target for 1 Hz rTMS to modulate tic symptoms in GTS patients.
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- Theresa Paulus
- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Trier, 54296 Trier, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Neuropsychology Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-451-3101-8215
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Codianni MG, Rubin JE. A spiking computational model for striatal cholinergic interneurons. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:589-611. [PMID: 36653544 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-022-02604-9] [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: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cholinergic interneurons in the striatum, also known as tonically active interneurons or TANs, are thought to have a strong effect on corticostriatal plasticity and on striatal activity and outputs, which in turn play a critical role in modulating downstream basal ganglia activity and movement. Striatal TANs can exhibit a variety of firing patterns and responses to synaptic inputs; furthermore, they have been found to display various surges and pauses in activity associated with sensory cues and reward delivery in learning as well as with motor tic production. To help explain the factors that contribute to TAN activity patterns and to provide a resource for future studies, we present a novel conductance-based computational model of a striatal TAN. We show that this model produces the various characteristic firing patterns observed in recordings of TANs. With a single baseline tuning associated with tonic firing, the model also captures a wide range of TAN behaviors found in previous experiments involving a variety of manipulations. In addition to demonstrating these results, we explain how various ionic currents in the model contribute to them. Finally, we use this model to explore the contributions of the acetylcholine released by TANs to the production of surges and pauses in TAN activity in response to strong excitatory inputs. These results provide predictions for future experimental testing that may help with efforts to advance our understanding of the role of TANs in reinforcement learning and in motor disorders such as Tourette's syndrome.
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- Marcello G Codianni
- Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA. .,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
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Beste C. Overcoming the phenomenological Perpetuum mobile in clinical cognitive neuroscience for the benefit of replicability in research and the societal view on mental disorders. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:1054714. [DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.1054714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cognitive neuroscience comes in many facets, and a particularly large branch of research is conducted in individuals with mental health problems. This article outlines why it is important that cognitive neuroscientists re-shape their role in mental health research and re-define directions of research for the next decades. At present, cognitive neuroscience research in mental health is too firmly rooted in categorial diagnostic definitions of mental health conditions. It is discussed why this hampers a mechanistic understanding of brain functions underlying mental health problems and why this is a problem for replicability in research. A possible solution to these problems is presented. This solution affects the strategy of research questions to be asked, how current trends to increase replicability in research can or cannot be applied in the mental health field and how data are analyzed. Of note, these aspects are not only relevant for the scientific process, but affect the societal view on mental disorders and the position of affected individuals as members of society, as well as the debate on the inclusion of so-called WEIRD and non-WEIRD people in studies. Accordingly, societal and science political aspects of re-defining the role of cognitive neuroscientists in mental health research are elaborated that will be important to shape cognitive neuroscience in mental health for the next decades.
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van der Veen S, Caviness JN, Dreissen YE, Ganos C, Ibrahim A, Koelman JH, Stefani A, Tijssen MA. Myoclonus and other jerky movement disorders. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2022; 7:285-316. [PMID: 36324989 PMCID: PMC9619152 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2022.09.003] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Myoclonus and other jerky movements form a large heterogeneous group of disorders. Clinical neurophysiology studies can have an important contribution to support diagnosis but also to gain insight in the pathophysiology of different kind of jerks. This review focuses on myoclonus, tics, startle disorders, restless legs syndrome, and periodic leg movements during sleep. Myoclonus is defined as brief, shock-like movements, and subtypes can be classified based the anatomical origin. Both the clinical phenotype and the neurophysiological tests support this classification: cortical, cortical-subcortical, subcortical/non-segmental, segmental, peripheral, and functional jerks. The most important techniques used are polymyography and the combination of electromyography-electroencephalography focused on jerk-locked back-averaging, cortico-muscular coherence, and the Bereitschaftspotential. Clinically, the differential diagnosis of myoclonus includes tics, and this diagnosis is mainly based on the history with premonitory urges and the ability to suppress the tic. Electrophysiological tests are mainly applied in a research setting and include the Bereitschaftspotential, local field potentials, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and pre-pulse inhibition. Jerks due to a startling stimulus form the group of startle syndromes. This group includes disorders with an exaggerated startle reflex, such as hyperekplexia and stiff person syndrome, but also neuropsychiatric and stimulus-induced disorders. For these disorders polymyography combined with a startling stimulus can be useful to determine the pattern of muscle activation and thus the diagnosis. Assessment of symptoms in restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements during sleep can be performed with different validated scoring criteria with the help of electromyography.
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- Sterre van der Veen
- Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands,Expertise Centre Movement Disorders Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Movement Neurophysiology Laboratory, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands,Expertise Centre Movement Disorders Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands,Corresponding author at: Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Kruger THC, Schulze J, Bechinie A, Neumann I, Jung S, Sperling C, Engel J, Müller A, Kneer J, Kahl KG, Karst M, Herrmann J, Fournier-Kaiser L, Peters L, Jürgensen F, Nagel M, Prager W, Dulz B, Wohlmuth P, Heßelmann V, Sinke C, Wollmer MA. Neuronal effects of glabellar botulinum toxin injections using a valenced inhibition task in borderline personality disorder. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14197. [PMID: 35987909 PMCID: PMC9392726 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17509-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have indicated that glabellar botulinum toxin (BTX) injections may lead to a sustained alleviation of depression. This may be accomplished by the disruption of a facial feedback loop, which potentially mitigates the experience of negative emotions. Accordingly, glabellar BTX injection can attenuate amygdala activity in response to emotional stimuli. A prototypic condition with an excess of negative emotionality and impulsivity accompanied by elevated amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli is borderline personality disorder (BPD). In order to improve the understanding of how glabellar BTX may affect the processing of emotional stimuli and impulsivity, we conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. Our hypotheses were (1) glabellar BTX leads to increased activation in prefrontal areas during inhibition performance and (2) BTX decreases amygdala activity during the processing of emotional stimuli in general. Using an emotional go-/no-go paradigm during fMRI, the interference of emotion processing and impulsivity in a sample of n = 45 women with BPD was assessed. Subjects were randomly assigned to BTX treatment or serial acupuncture (ACU) of the head. After 4 weeks, both treatments led to a reduction in the symptoms of BPD. However, BTX treatment was specifically associated with improved inhibition performance and increased activity in the motor cortex. In addition, the processing of negative emotional faces was accompanied by a reduction in right amygdala activity. This study provides the first evidence that glabellar BTX injections may modify central neurobiological and behavioural aspects of BPD. Since the control treatment produced similar clinical effects, these neurobiological findings may be specific to BTX and not a general correlate of symptomatic improvement.
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Houlgreave MS, Morera Maiquez B, Brookes MJ, Jackson SR. The oscillatory effects of rhythmic median nerve stimulation. Neuroimage 2022; 251:118990. [PMID: 35158022 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.118990] [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: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Entrainment of brain oscillations can be achieved using rhythmic non-invasive brain stimulation, and stimulation of the motor cortex at a frequency associated with sensorimotor inhibition can impair motor responses. Despite the potential for therapeutic application, these techniques do not lend themselves to use outside of a clinical setting. Here, the aim was to investigate whether rhythmic median nerve stimulation (MNS) could be used to entrain oscillations related to sensorimotor inhibition. MEG data were recorded from 20 participants during 400 trials, where for each trial 10 pulses of MNS were delivered either rhythmically or arrhythmically at 12 or 20 Hz. Our results demonstrate a frequency specific increase in relative amplitude in the contralateral somatosensory cortex during rhythmic but not arrhythmic stimulation. This was coupled with an increase in inter-trial phase coherence at the same frequency, suggesting that the oscillations synchronised with the pulses of MNS. The results show that 12 and 20 Hz rhythmic peripheral nerve stimulation can produce entrainment. Rhythmic MNS resulted in synchronous firing of neuronal populations within the contralateral somatosensory cortex meaning these neurons were engaged in processing of the afferent input. Therefore, MNS could prove therapeutically useful in disorders associated with hyperexcitability within the sensorimotor cortices.
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- Mairi S Houlgreave
- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; School of Physics and Astronomy, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; School of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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He JL, Mikkelsen M, Huddleston DA, Crocetti D, Cecil KM, Singer HS, Edden RA, Gilbert DL, Mostofsky SH, Puts NA. Frequency and Intensity of Premonitory Urges-to-Tic in Tourette Syndrome Is Associated With Supplementary Motor Area GABA+ Levels. Mov Disord 2022; 37:563-573. [PMID: 34854494 PMCID: PMC9014425 DOI: 10.1002/mds.28868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) often report that they express tics as a means of alleviating the experience of unpleasant sensations. These sensations are perceived as an urge to act and are referred to as premonitory urges. Premonitory urges have been the focus of recent efforts to develop interventions to reduce tic expression in those with TS. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of brain γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate levels of the right primary sensorimotor cortex (SM1), supplementary motor area (SMA), and insular cortex (insula) to tic and urge severity in children with TS. METHODS Edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to assess GABA+ (GABA + macromolecules) and Glx (glutamate + glutamine) of the right SM1, SMA, and insula in 68 children with TS (MAge = 10.59, SDAge = 1.33) and 41 typically developing control subjects (MAge = 10.26, SDAge = 2.21). We first compared GABA+ and Glx levels of these brain regions between groups. We then explored the association between regional GABA+ and Glx levels with urge and tic severity. RESULTS GABA+ and Glx of the right SM1, SMA, and insula were comparable between the children with TS and typically developing control subjects. In children with TS, lower levels of SMA GABA+ were associated with more severe and more frequent premonitory urges. Neither GABA+ nor Glx levels were associated with tic severity. CONCLUSIONS These results broadly support the role of GABAergic neurotransmission within the SMA in the experience of premonitory urges in children with TS. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Jason L. He
- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Neurodevelopmental and Imaging Research, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Neurodevelopmental and Imaging Research, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom,MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom,Correspondence to: Dr. Nicolaas Puts, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AB, London, United Kingdom;
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Jannati A, Ryan MA, Kaye HL, Tsuboyama M, Rotenberg A. Biomarkers Obtained by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. J Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 39:135-148. [PMID: 34366399 PMCID: PMC8810902 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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SUMMARY Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a method for focal brain stimulation that is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction where small intracranial electric currents are generated by a powerful fluctuating magnetic field. Over the past three decades, TMS has shown promise in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders in adults. However, the use of TMS in children has been more limited. We provide a brief introduction to the TMS technique; common TMS protocols including single-pulse TMS, paired-pulse TMS, paired associative stimulation, and repetitive TMS; and relevant TMS-derived neurophysiological measurements including resting and active motor threshold, cortical silent period, paired-pulse TMS measures of intracortical inhibition and facilitation, and plasticity metrics after repetitive TMS. We then discuss the biomarker applications of TMS in a few representative neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette syndrome, and developmental stuttering.
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- Ali Jannati
- Neuromodulation Program and Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Program and Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
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- Neuromodulation Program and Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Program and Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Towards an Ideology-Free, Truly Mechanistic Health Psychology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182111126. [PMID: 34769644 PMCID: PMC8583446 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Efficient transfer of concepts and mechanistic insights from the cognitive to the health sciences and back requires a clear, objective description of the problem that this transfer ought to solve. Unfortunately, however, the actual descriptions are commonly penetrated with, and sometimes even motivated by, cultural norms and preferences, a problem that has colored scientific theorizing about behavioral control—the key concept for many psychological health interventions. We argue that ideologies have clouded our scientific thinking about mental health in two ways: by considering the societal utility of individuals and their behavior a key criterion for distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy people, and by dividing what actually seem to be continuous functions relating psychological and neurocognitive underpinnings to human behavior into binary, discrete categories that are then taken to define clinical phenomena. We suggest letting both traditions go and establish a health psychology that restrains from imposing societal values onto individuals, and then taking the fit between behavior and values to conceptualize unhealthiness. Instead, we promote a health psychology that reconstructs behavior that is considered to be problematic from well-understood mechanistic underpinnings of human behavior.
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Beste C, Mückschel M, Rauch J, Bluschke A, Takacs A, Dilcher R, Toth-Faber E, Bäumer T, Roessner V, Li SC, Münchau A. Distinct Brain-Oscillatory Neuroanatomical Architecture of Perception-Action Integration in Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE 2021; 1:123-134. [PMID: 36324991 PMCID: PMC9616364 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a peak of symptom severity around late childhood and early adolescence. Previous findings in adult GTS suggest that changes in perception-action integration, as conceptualized in the theory of event coding framework, are central for the understanding of GTS. However, the neural mechanisms underlying these processes in adolescence are elusive. Methods A total of 59 children/adolescents aged 9 to 18 years (n = 32 with GTS, n = 27 typically developing youths) were examined using a perception-action integration task (event file task) derived from the theory of event coding. Event-related electroencephalogram recordings (theta and beta band activity) were analyzed using electroencephalogram–beamforming methods. Results Behavioral data showed robust event file binding effects in both groups without group differences. Neurophysiological data showed that theta and beta band activity were involved in event file integration in both groups. However, the functional neuroanatomical organization was markedly different for theta band activity between the groups. The typically developing group mainly relied on superior frontal regions, whereas the GTS group engaged parietal and inferior frontal regions. A more consistent functional neuroanatomical activation pattern was observed for the beta band, engaging inferior parietal and temporal regions in both groups. Conclusions Perception-action integration processes lag behind in persisting GTS but not in the GTS population as a whole, underscoring differences in developmental trajectories and the importance of longitudinal investigations for the understanding of GTS. The findings corroborate known differences in the functional/structural brain organization in GTS and suggest an important role of theta band activity in these patients.
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Somatosensory perception-action binding in Tourette syndrome. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13388. [PMID: 34183712 PMCID: PMC8238990 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92761-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is a common phenomenon that somatosensory sensations can trigger actions to alleviate experienced tension. Such “urges” are particularly relevant in patients with Gilles de la Tourette (GTS) syndrome since they often precede tics, the cardinal feature of this common neurodevelopmental disorder. Altered sensorimotor integration processes in GTS as well as evidence for increased binding of stimulus- and response-related features (“hyper-binding”) in the visual domain suggest enhanced perception–action binding also in the somatosensory modality. In the current study, the Theory of Event Coding (TEC) was used as an overarching cognitive framework to examine somatosensory-motor binding. For this purpose, a somatosensory-motor version of a task measuring stimulus–response binding (S-R task) was tested using electro-tactile stimuli. Contrary to the main hypothesis, there were no group differences in binding effects between GTS patients and healthy controls in the somatosensory-motor paradigm. Behavioral data did not indicate differences in binding between examined groups. These data can be interpreted such that a compensatory “downregulation” of increased somatosensory stimulus saliency, e.g., due to the occurrence of somatosensory urges and hypersensitivity to external stimuli, results in reduced binding with associated motor output, which brings binding to a “normal” level. Therefore, “hyper-binding” in GTS seems to be modality-specific.
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The Effects of Nicotine on Cortical Excitability After Exercise: A Double-Blind Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2021; 40:495-498. [PMID: 32701900 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The use of smokeless tobacco/nicotine products is common among athletes, but clear evidence for their positive or negative effect on sports performance is lacking. Nicotine is a psychoactive substance involved in numerous neuronal processes including cortical excitability. The aim of this study was to evaluate its effect on cortical excitability associated with aerobic exercise in nicotine-naive healthy volunteers. METHODS Ten nicotine-naive healthy volunteers were recruited for this double-blind, randomized, crossover study to compare the effect of snus (8 mg nicotine), an oral, smokeless tobacco product, to placebo on cortical excitability before and after aerobic exercise. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to measure changes in corticomotor excitability (motor-evoked potentials, MEPs) and electromyography of leg muscles during maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) to assess changes in muscle contractions. Before and after aerobic exercise and with or without nicotine treatment, MEPs and MVCs were measured. RESULTS Analysis of TMS data showed lower motor cortex activation (lower MEP amplitude) after snus administration compared with placebo, whereas electromyography data showed no difference in muscle contraction between snus and placebo treatment. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest a general reduction in cortical excitability, without no relevant effect on physical performance.
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Kleimaker A, Kleimaker M, Behm A, Weissbach A, Bäumer T, Beste C, Roessner V, Münchau A. Networks in the Field of Tourette Syndrome. Front Neurol 2021; 12:624858. [PMID: 33927678 PMCID: PMC8076536 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.624858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric neurodevelopmental disorder with the cardinal clinical features of motor and phonic tics. Clinical phenomenology can be complex since, besides tics, there are other features including premonitory urges preceding tics, pali-, echo-, and coprophenomena, hypersensitivity to external stimuli, and symptom dependency on stress, attention, and other less well-defined factors. Also, the rate of comorbidities, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, is high. Mirroring the complexities of the clinical course and phenomenology, pathophysiological findings are very diverse, and etiology is disputed. It has become clear, though, that abnormalities in the basal ganglia and their connections with cortical areas are key for the understanding of the pathophysiology and as regards etiology, genetic factors are crucial. Against this background, both adequate clinical management of TS and TS-related research require multidisciplinary preferably international cooperation in larger groups or networks to address the multiple facets of this disorder and yield valid and useful data. In particular, large numbers of patients are needed for brain imaging and genetic studies. To meet these requirements, a number of networks and groups in the field of TS have developed over the years creating an efficient, lively, and supportive international research community. In this review, we will provide an overview of these groups and networks.
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- Alexander Kleimaker
- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Mielke E, Takacs A, Kleimaker M, Schappert R, Conte G, Onken R, Künemund T, Verrel J, Bäumer T, Beste C, Münchau A. Tourette syndrome as a motor disorder revisited - Evidence from action coding. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2021; 30:102611. [PMID: 33740752 PMCID: PMC7985708 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Feature Binding/integration in the motor domain in Tourette Syndrome (TS) is examined. Motor binding processes and interleaved action are intact in TS. Binding processes are differentially modulated in the motor domain and sensori-motor processes.
Because tics are the defining clinical feature of Tourette syndrome, it is conceptualized predominantly as a motor disorder. There is some evidence though suggesting that the neural basis of Tourette syndrome is related to perception–action processing and binding between perception and action. However, binding processes have not been examined in the motor domain in these patients. If it is particularly perception–action binding but not binding processes within the motor system, this would further corroborate that Tourette syndrome it is not predominantly, or solely, a motor disorder. Here, we studied N = 22 Tourette patients and N = 24 healthy controls using an established action coding paradigm derived from the Theory of Event Coding framework and concomitant EEG-recording addressing binding between a planned but postponed, and an interleaved immediate reaction with different levels of overlap of action elements. Behavioral performance during interleaved action coding was normal in Tourette syndrome. Response locked lateralized readiness potentials reflecting processes related to motor execution were larger in Tourette syndrome, but only in simple conditions. However, pre-motor processes including response preparation and configuration reflected by stimulus-locked lateralized readiness potentials were normal. This was supported by a Bayesian data analysis providing evidence for the null hypothesis. The finding that processes integrating different action-related elements prior to motor execution are normal in Tourette syndrome suggests that Tourette it is not solely a motor disorder. Considering other recent evidence, the data show that changes in “binding” in Tourette syndrome are specific for perception–action integration but not for action coding.
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- Emily Mielke
- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Institute of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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de Miquel C, Pross B, Papazova I, Güler D, Hasan A. The two-way relationship between nicotine and cortical activity: a systematic review of neurobiological and treatment aspects. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2021; 271:157-180. [PMID: 32594235 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-020-01155-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nicotine intake and cortical activity are closely related, as they can influence each other. Nicotine is implicated in the induction and modification of cortical plasticity and excitability, whereas a change on cortical plasticity and excitability can also lead to a modification of the smoking behaviour of an individual. The aim of this systematic review was, on the one hand, to evaluate the effects of nicotinergic modulation on cortical excitability and plasticity, and, on the other hand, to assess if modifying the brain's excitability and plasticity could influence one's smoking behaviour. Two systematic literature searches in the PubMed/MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were conducted. Studies focusing either on the impact of nicotinergic modulation on cortical activity or the treatment effect of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (NIBS) on smoking behaviour were included. A total of 22 studies for the first systematic search and 35 studies for the second one were included after full-text screening. Nicotine's effect on cortical activity appeared to depend on smoking status of the individual. While deprived smokers seem to generally profit from nicotine consumption in terms of cortical excitability and plasticity, the contrary was true for non-smokers. Regarding the questions of how changes in cortical excitability can influence smoking behaviour, a trend points towards NIBS being a potential intervention technique for smoking cessation.
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- Carlota de Miquel
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany. .,Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics of the University Augsburg, Medical Faculty, Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital, LMU, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics of the University Augsburg, Medical Faculty, Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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Kleimaker A, Kleimaker M, Bäumer T, Beste C, Münchau A. Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome-A Disorder of Action-Perception Integration. Front Neurol 2020; 11:597898. [PMID: 33324336 PMCID: PMC7726237 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.597898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a multifaceted and complex neuropsychiatric disorder. Given that tics as motor phenomena are the defining and cardinal feature of Tourette syndrome, it has long been conceptualized as a motor/movement disorder. However, considering premonitory urges preceding tics, hypersensitivity to external stimuli and abnormalities in sensorimotor integration perceptual processes also seem to be relevant in the pathophysiology of Tourette syndrome. In addition, tic expression depends on attention and tics can, at least partly and transiently, be controlled, so that cognitive processes need to be considered as well. Against this background, explanatory concepts should encompass not only the motor phenomenon tic but also perceptual and cognitive processes. Representing a comprehensive theory of the processing of perceptions and actions paying particular attention to their interdependency and the role of cognitive control, the Theory of Event Coding seems to be a suitable conceptual framework for the understanding of Tourette syndrome. In fact, recent data suggests that addressing the relation between actions (i.e., tics) and perceptions (i.e., sensory phenomena like premonitory urges) in the context of event coding allows to gaining relevant insights into perception-action coding in Tourette syndrome indicating that perception action binding is abnormally strong in this disorder.
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- Alexander Kleimaker
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Kleimaker M, Kleimaker A, Weissbach A, Colzato LS, Beste C, Bäumer T, Münchau A. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. Front Neurol 2020; 11:592258. [PMID: 33244309 PMCID: PMC7683779 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.592258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome is a multifaceted neuropsychiatric disorder typically commencing in childhood and characterized by motor and phonic tics. Its pathophysiology is still incompletely understood. However, there is convincing evidence that structural and functional abnormalities in the basal ganglia, in cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuits, and some cortical areas including medial frontal regions and the prefrontal cortex as well as hyperactivity of the dopaminergic system are key findings. Conventional therapeutic approaches in addition to counseling comprise behavioral treatment, particularly habit reversal therapy, oral pharmacotherapy (antipsychotic medication, alpha-2-agonists) and botulinum toxin injections. In treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome, deep brain stimulation, particularly of the internal segment of the globus pallidus, is an option for a small minority of patients. Based on pathophysiological considerations, non-invasive brain stimulation might be a suitable alternative. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation appears particularly attractive. It can lead to longer-lasting alterations of excitability and connectivity in cortical networks and inter-connected regions including the basal ganglia through the induction of neural plasticity. Stimulation of the primary motor and premotor cortex has so far not been shown to be clinically effective. Some studies, though, suggest that the supplementary motor area or the temporo-parietal junction might be more appropriate targets. In this manuscript, we will review the evidence for the usefulness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial electric stimulation as treatment options in Tourette syndrome. Based on pathophysiological considerations we will discuss the rational for other approaches of non-invasive brain stimulation including state informed repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.
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- Maximilian Kleimaker
- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Motor Science, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Turco CV, Arsalan SO, Nelson AJ. The Influence of Recreational Substance Use in TMS Research. Brain Sci 2020; 10:E751. [PMID: 33080965 PMCID: PMC7603156 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10100751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) approaches are widely used to study cortical and corticospinal function. However, responses to TMS are subject to significant intra-and inter-individual variability. Acute and chronic exposure to recreational substances alters the excitability of the sensorimotor system and may contribute to the variability in TMS outcome measures. The increasing prevalence of recreational substance use poses a significant challenge for executing TMS studies, but there is a lack of clarity regarding the influence of these substances on sensorimotor function. (2) Methods: The literature investigating the influence of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine and cannabis on TMS outcome measures of corticospinal, intracortical and interhemispheric excitability was reviewed. (3) Results: Both acute and chronic use of recreational substances modulates TMS measures of excitability. Despite the abundance of research in this field, we identify knowledge gaps that should be addressed in future studies to better understand the influence of these substances on TMS outcomes. (4) Conclusions: This review highlights the need for TMS studies to take into consideration the history of participant substance use and to control for acute substance use prior to testing.
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; (C.V.T.); (S.O.A.)
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Sun Y, Wei H, Lin Y, Wang Y. The Suppressive Effect of the Motor System on the Sensory System in Patients With Tourette Syndrome. Front Neurol 2020; 11:855. [PMID: 32982911 PMCID: PMC7479304 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a complicated sensorimotor disorder. Some patients with TS relieve their involuntary premonitory urges via tics. However, the effect of the motor system on the sensory system has not yet been elucidated. The purpose of the present study was to investigate changes in the excitability of the sensory cortex following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the motor cortex in patients with TS. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with TS and 20 healthy, age-matched controls were enrolled in this study. All subjects were divided into four groups: patients with rTMS, patients with sham-rTMS, controls with rTMS, and controls with sham-rTMS. The clinical severity of tics was evaluated using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale. Single somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and paired SEPs were recorded by stimulating the median nerve at the wrist of all subjects. The resting motor threshold (RMT) was tested in each subject in the rTMS group. Afterwards, all four groups were administered rTMS (1 Hz, 90% RMT) or sham-rTMS for 200 s, followed by a 15-min rest. Finally, single SEPs and paired SEPs were repeated for each subject. Results: No significant differences in RMT, the amplitudes of single SEPs, or the suppression of paired SEPs were observed between patients with TS and controls at baseline. After rTMS, a significant suppression of the peak-to-peak amplitude of the N20–P25 responses of single SEPs was observed in both controls (p = 0.049) and patients (p < 0.0001). The suppression of the N20–P25 peak-to-peak amplitude was more significant in patients than in controls (p = 0.039). A significant difference in the suppression of paired SEPs after rTMS was not observed between groups. Conclusions: The more significant suppression of N20–P25 components of single SEPs with normal suppressed paired SEPs in patients with TS after 1-Hz rTMS of the motor cortex suggests that the suppressive effect of the motor system on the sensory system might originate from the motor-sensory cortical circuits rather than the sensory system itself.
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- Ying Sun
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China.,Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China.,Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China.,Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China.,Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing, China
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Kleimaker M, Takacs A, Conte G, Onken R, Verrel J, Bäumer T, Münchau A, Beste C. Increased perception-action binding in Tourette syndrome. Brain 2020; 143:1934-1945. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a multifaceted neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics. Research in Tourette syndrome has traditionally focused on the motor system. However, there is increasing evidence that perceptual and cognitive processes play a crucial role as well. Against this background it has been reasoned that processes linking perception and action might be particularly affected in these patients with the strength of perception-action binding being increased. However, this has not yet been studied experimentally. Here, we investigated adult Tourette patients within the framework of the ‘Theory of Event Coding’ using an experimental approach allowing us to directly test the strength of perception-action binding. We included 24 adult patients with Tourette syndrome and n = 24 healthy control subjects using a previously established visual-motor event file task with four levels of feature overlap requiring repeating or alternating responses. Concomitant to behavioural testing, EEG was recorded and analysed using temporal signal decomposition and source localization methods. On a behavioural level, perception-action binding was increased in Tourette patients. Tic frequency correlated with performance in conditions where unbinding processes of previously established perception-action bindings were required with higher tic frequency being associated with stronger perception-action binding. This suggests that perception-action binding is intimately related to the occurrence of tics. Analysis of EEG data showed that behavioural changes cannot be explained based on simple perceptual or motor processes. Instead, cognitive processes linking perception to action in inferior parietal cortices are crucial. Our findings suggest that motor or sensory processes alone are less relevant for the understanding of Tourette syndrome than cognitive processes engaged in linking and restructuring of perception-action association. A broader cognitive framework encompassing perception and action appears well suited to opening new routes for the understanding of Tourette syndrome.
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- Maximilian Kleimaker
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, Center for Brain, Behaviour and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Institute of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, Center for Brain, Behaviour and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, Center for Brain, Behaviour and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, Center for Brain, Behaviour and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, Center for Brain, Behaviour and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Pabst A, Leclerc JB, Valois P, O'Connor KP. Targeting Cognitions, Emotions, and Behaviors in a Complex Case of Tourette Syndrome: Illustration of a Psychophysiological Perspective. J Cogn Psychother 2020. [DOI: 10.1891/jcpsy-d-19-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recent research stresses that cognitive and affective processes are implicated in Tourette Syndrome (TS) and might influence treatment. The cognitive-behavioral and psychophysiological (CoPs) approach posits that negative appraisals and maladaptive action-planning elicit negative emotions and behaviors that increase muscular tension and thus the urge to tic in TS. Hence, the CoPs targets cognitive-behavioral and affective processes increasing tension prior to tic onset. This article provides clinically novel information in the implementation and utility of the CoPs approach in a severe case of a young man with TS and a range of comorbidities marked by negative cognitions and emotions as well as planning deficits with a long-term follow-up. He received 14 sessions of CoPs therapy. Tic severity significantly decreased post-treatment with maintenance up to 36-months. The process measure of action-planning improved significantly from pre-treatment to 12-months follow-up. Results support the feasibility and acceptability of the CoPs in treating complex TS cases.
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Kurvits L, Martino D, Ganos C. Clinical Features That Evoke the Concept of Disinhibition in Tourette Syndrome. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:21. [PMID: 32161555 PMCID: PMC7053490 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The capacity to efficiently control motor output, by either refraining from prepotent actions or disengaging from ongoing motor behaviors, is necessary for our ability to thrive in a stimulus-rich and socially complex environment. Failure to engage in successful inhibitory motor control could lead to aberrant behaviors typified by an excess of motor performance. In tic disorders and Tourette syndrome (TS) - the most common tic disorder encountered in clinics - surplus motor output is rarely the only relevant clinical sign. A range of abnormal behaviors is often encountered which are historically viewed as "disinhibition phenomena". Here, we present the different clinical features of TS from distinct categorical domains (motor, sensory, complex behavioral) that evoke the concept of disinhibition and discuss their associations. We also present evidence for their consideration as phenomena of inhibitory dysfunction and provide an overview of studies on TS pathophysiology which support this view. We then critically dissect the concept of disinhibition in TS and illuminate other salient aspects, which should be considered in a unitary pathophysiological approach. We briefly touch upon the dangers of oversimplification and emphasize the necessity of conceptual diversity in the scientific exploration of TS, from disinhibition and beyond.
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- Lille Kurvits
- Department of Neurology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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Not all brain regions are created equal for improving bimanual coordination in individuals with chronic stroke. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1218-1230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.04.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Latorre A, Rocchi L, Berardelli A, Bhatia KP, Rothwell JC. The interindividual variability of transcranial magnetic stimulation effects: Implications for diagnostic use in movement disorders. Mov Disord 2019; 34:936-949. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.27736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Anna Latorre
- Department of Clinical and Movement NeurosciencesQueen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome Rome Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement NeurosciencesQueen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, SapienzaUniversity of Rome Rome Italy
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Neuromed Pozzilli Isernia Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement NeurosciencesQueen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement NeurosciencesQueen Square Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom
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Kloft L, Steinel T, Kathmann N. Systematic review of co-occurring OCD and TD: Evidence for a tic-related OCD subtype? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 95:280-314. [PMID: 30278193 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge of associated features of co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders (TD) and to critically evaluate hypotheses regarding the nature of their comorbidity. METHOD We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines. To this aim, the PubMed, PsychInfo and ISI Web of Knowledge databases were searched up to August 30, 2018. For gender and age-of-onset we additionally conducted meta-analyses. RESULTS One hundred eighty-nine studies met inclusion criteria. We substantiate some acknowledged features and report evidence for differential biological mechanisms and treatment response. In general, studies were of limited methodological quality. CONCLUSIONS Several specific features are reliable associated with co-occurring OCD + TD. The field lacks methodological sound studies. The review found evidence against and in favor for different hypotheses regarding the nature of comorbidity of OCD and TD. This could indicate the existence of a stepwise model of co-morbidity, or could be an artefact of the low methodological quality of studies.
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- Lisa Kloft
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Hirjak D, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Fritze S, Sambataro F, Kubera KM, Wolf RC. Motor dysfunction as research domain across bipolar, obsessive-compulsive and neurodevelopmental disorders. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 95:315-335. [PMID: 30236781 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although genuine motor abnormalities (GMA) are frequently found in schizophrenia, they are also considered as an intrinsic feature of bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, and neurodevelopmental disorders with early onset such as autism, ADHD, and Tourette syndrome. Such transnosological observations strongly suggest a common neural pathophysiology. This systematic review highlights the evidence on GMA and their neuroanatomical substrates in bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The data lends support for a common pattern contributing to GMA expression in these diseases that seems to be related to cerebello-thalamo-cortical, fronto-parietal, and cortico-subcortical motor circuit dysfunction. The identified studies provide first evidence for a motor network dysfunction as a correlate of early neurodevelopmental deviance prior to clinical symptom expression. There are also first hints for a developmental risk factor model of these mental disorders. An in-depth analysis of motor networks and related patho-(physiological) mechanisms will not only help promoting Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Motor System construct, but also facilitate the development of novel psychopharmacological models, as well as the identification of neurobiologically plausible target sites for non-invasive brain stimulation.
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- Dusan Hirjak
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of General Psychiatry, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of General Psychiatry, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hanlon CA, Dowdle LT, Henderson JS. Modulating Neural Circuits with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Implications for Addiction Treatment Development. Pharmacol Rev 2018; 70:661-683. [PMID: 29945899 PMCID: PMC6020107 DOI: 10.1124/pr.116.013649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Although the last 50 years of clinical and preclinical research have demonstrated that addiction is a brain disease, we still have no neural circuit-based treatments for substance dependence or cue reactivity at large. Now, for the first time, it appears that a noninvasive brain stimulation technique known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which is Food and Drug Administration approved to treat depression, may be the first tool available to fill this critical void in addiction treatment development. The goals of this review are to 1) introduce TMS as a tool to induce causal change in behavior, cortical excitability, and frontal-striatal activity; 2) describe repetitive TMS (rTMS) as an interventional tool; 3) provide an overview of the studies that have evaluated rTMS as a therapeutic tool for alcohol and drug use disorders; and 4) outline a conceptual framework for target selection when designing future rTMS clinical trials in substance use disorders. The manuscript concludes with some suggestions for methodological innovation, specifically with regard to combining rTMS with pharmacotherapy as well as cognitive behavioral training paradigms. We have attempted to create a comprehensive manuscript that provides the reader with a basic set of knowledge and an introduction to the primary experimental questions that will likely drive the field of TMS treatment development forward for the next several years.
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- Colleen A Hanlon
- Departments of Psychiatry (C.A.H., L.T.D., J.S.H.) and Neurosciences (C.A.H., L.T.D.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina (C.A.H.)
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- Departments of Psychiatry (C.A.H., L.T.D., J.S.H.) and Neurosciences (C.A.H., L.T.D.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina (C.A.H.)
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- Departments of Psychiatry (C.A.H., L.T.D., J.S.H.) and Neurosciences (C.A.H., L.T.D.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina (C.A.H.)
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to report worsening of Tourette syndrome (TS) in 2 patients treated with varenicline. BACKGROUND Abnormal dopaminergic signaling is likely involved in the pathophysiology of TS. Varenicline is a partial α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine agonist that enhances dopamine release. Therefore, the use of varenicline may influence tics in patients with TS. METHOD We analyzed and described 2 case studies on patients with significant worsening of tics after treatment with varenicline. RESULTS Patient 1 had motor tics in childhood, which completely resolved by the age of 20 years. At the age of 25 years, he started varenicline and stopped smoking. Within 2 weeks, he developed motor followed by vocal tics that persisted despite stopping varenicline and restarting smoking. The tics were complex, medically refractory, and caused severe disability at work and school (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale score, 86). Patient 2 developed motor and vocal tics in adolescence that persisted into her 20s and caused significant disability in association with psychiatric comorbidities. At the age of 31 years, she started varenicline to quit smoking, which led to a marked increase in tic frequency and severity. Varenicline was discontinued after 3 weeks with improvement to baseline tic severity (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale score, 94). Ultimately, both patients successfully underwent deep brain stimulation to bilateral centromedian/parafascicular complex thalamic nuclei for medically refractory TS. CONCLUSIONS We report 2 patients with motor and/or vocal tics that had severe worsening of tics after varenicline use. This may be due to varenicline-induced increased striatal dopamine in conjunction with nicotine cessation, influencing dopamine receptor sensitivity in TS. Providers should be cautious in prescribing varenicline to patients with TS.
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Hartmann A, Deniau E, Czernecki V, Negovanska V, d’Harcourt S, Depienne C, Klein-Koerkamp Y, Worbe Y. Tic e sindrome di Gilles de la Tourette. Neurologia 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(18)89402-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Samusyte G, Bostock H, Rothwell J, Koltzenburg M. Short-interval intracortical inhibition: Comparison between conventional and threshold-tracking techniques. Brain Stimul 2018; 11:806-817. [PMID: 29573989 PMCID: PMC6028741 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) is conventionally measured as the relative amplitude reduction of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) by subthreshold conditioning stimuli. In threshold-tracking SICI (T-SICI), stimulus intensity is instead adjusted repeatedly to maintain a constant MEP and inhibition is measured as the relative threshold increase. T-SICI is emerging as a useful diagnostic test, but its relationship to conventional amplitude SICI (A-SICI) is unclear. Objective To compare T-SICI and its reliability with conventional A-SICI measurements. Methods In twelve healthy volunteers (6 men, median age 30 years), conventional and T-SICI were recorded at conditioning stimuli (CS) of 50–80% resting motor threshold (RMT) and interstimulus interval of 2.5 ms. Measurements were repeated on the same day and at least a week later by a single operator. Results Across the CS range, mean group T-SICI showed a strong linear relationship to the mean group values measured by conventional technique (y = 29.7–0.3x, R2 = 0.99), but there was considerable interindividual variability. At CS 60–80% RMT, T-SICI had excellent intraday (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC, 0.81–0.92) and adequate-to-excellent interday (ICC 0.61–0.88) reproducibility. Conventional SICI took longer to complete (median of 5.8 vs 3.8 min, p < 0.001) and tended to have poorer reproducibility (ICC 0.17–0.42 intraday, 0.37–0.51 interday). With T-SICI, smaller sample sizes were calculated for equally powered interventional studies. Conclusion The close relationship between conventional and T-SICI suggests that both techniques reflect similar cortical inhibitory mechanisms. Threshold-tracking measurements of SICI may be able to improve reproducibility, to shorten acquisition time and to reduce sample sizes for interventional studies compared with the conventional technique. Threshold-tracking SICI correlates well with conventional measures. It shows a trend towards better reproducibility on a group level. Threshold-tracking SICI is potentially quicker to obtain. It may require a smaller sample size in interventional studies.
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- Gintaute Samusyte
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom.
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom.
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom.
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, United Kingdom.
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Turco CV, El-Sayes J, Savoie MJ, Fassett HJ, Locke MB, Nelson AJ. Short- and long-latency afferent inhibition; uses, mechanisms and influencing factors. Brain Stimul 2018; 11:59-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Comparing GABA-dependent physiological measures of inhibition with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurement of GABA using ultra-high-field MRI. Neuroimage 2017; 152:360-370. [PMID: 28284797 PMCID: PMC5440178 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Imbalances in glutamatergic (excitatory) and GABA (inhibitory) signalling within key brain networks are thought to underlie many brain and mental health disorders, and for this reason there is considerable interest in investigating how individual variability in localised concentrations of these molecules relate to brain disorders. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides a reliable means of measuring, in vivo, concentrations of neurometabolites such as GABA, glutamate and glutamine that can be correlated with brain function and dysfunction. However, an issue of much debate is whether the GABA observed and measured using MRS represents the entire pool of GABA available for measurement (i.e., metabolic, intracellular, and extracellular) or is instead limited to only some portion of it. GABA function can also be investigated indirectly in humans through the use of non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques that can be used to measure cortical excitability and GABA-mediated physiological inhibition. To investigate this issue further we collected in a single session both types of measurement, i.e., TMS measures of cortical excitability and physiological inhibition and ultra-high-field (7 T) MRS measures of GABA, glutamate and glutamine, from the left sensorimotor cortex of the same group of right-handed individuals. We found that TMS and MRS measures were largely uncorrelated with one another, save for the plateau of the TMS IO curve that was negatively correlated with MRS-Glutamate (Glu) and intra-cortical facilitation (10ms ISI) that was positively associated with MRS-Glutamate concentration. These findings are consistent with the view that the GABA concentrations measured using the MRS largely represent pools of GABA that are linked to tonic rather than phasic inhibition and thus contribute to the inhibitory tone of a brain area rather than GABAergic synaptic transmission.
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Morgante F, Naro A, Terranova C, Russo M, Rizzo V, Risitano G, Girlanda P, Quartarone A. Normal sensorimotor plasticity in complex regional pain syndrome with fixed posture of the hand. Mov Disord 2016; 32:149-157. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.26836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Francesca Morgante
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale; Università di Messina; Messina Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”; Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale; Università di Messina; Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale; Università di Messina; Messina Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ortopedia e Traumatologia; Casa di Cura “Cappellani-GIOMI”; Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale; Università di Messina; Messina Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences, and Morphological and Functional Images; University of Messina; Messina Italy
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Altered perceptual binding in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Cortex 2016; 83:160-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ludlow AK, Wilkins AJ. Atypical Sensory behaviours in children with Tourette's Syndrome and in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2016; 56:108-116. [PMID: 27286465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Certain visual disturbances make it difficult to read text and have been attributed to visual stress, also called "pattern-related visual stress". 12 Children with ASD, 12 children with Tourette's syndrome and without ASD and 12 controls, all matched on age and non verbal ability, participated in an experiment exploring sensory behaviours and visual stress. Reading rate and accuracy were assessed with the Wilkins Rate of Reading test with and without the Intuitive Overlays. Both the children with Tourette's and the children with ASD showed a higher prevalence of atypical sensory behaviours and symptoms of visual stress than the typically developing control children. Six out of twelve children with Tourette's syndrome (50%) read more accurately and over 15% more quickly with a coloured overlay. Four of the 12 children with ASD and none of the control children read over 15% more quickly with an overlay. The findings are discussed in relation to problems in sensory modulation.
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- Amanda K Ludlow
- University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, United Kingdom; University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
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- University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
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Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome is a combined vocal and multiple motor tic disorder. Here, we present a case of Tourette's syndrome who attended our psychiatric causality with severe depression and suicidal ideation. On reviewing follow-up records of 23 years, we come to know about the academic decline and nicotine dependence in the early childhood. He also developed co-morbid obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) along with severe depression. He was agitated and self-injurious. We diagnosed him as Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome with co-morbid OCD, depression, nicotine dependence. The patient was treated with haloperidol, sertraline, and clonidine when he developed mixed switch that necessitated us to stop sertraline. Hence, he was treated with a mood stabilizer and he remitted. Here, we want to show how Tourette's syndrome can take a longer course with different co-morbidities in a single person's life. As per our knowledge, such presentation is relatively rare in Indian literature.
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- Soumitra Das
- Department of Psychiatry, Govt. T. D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Govt. T. D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
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Thibeault M, Lemay M, Chouinard S, Lespérance P, Rouleau GA, Richer F. Response Inhibition in Tic Disorders: Waiting to Respond Is Harder When ADHD Is Present. J Atten Disord 2016; 20:251-9. [PMID: 24305059 DOI: 10.1177/1087054713513638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tic disorders such as Gilles-de-la-Tourette syndrome (TS) are associated with difficulties in withholding movements and sometimes inappropriate actions. The present study examined whether these disorders lead to a specific difficulty in withholding preprogrammed voluntary movements irrespective of decisions on whether or not to move. METHOD Children with TS with or without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and controls performed a fast-paced simple reaction time task involving responses to a target in a rapid letter stream (9 letters/s, average foreperiod 332 ms) with feedback on response speed. RESULTS The ADHD group showed more premature responses and more variable response time than other groups, whether the timing of the target was predictable or not. CONCLUSION The data indicate that in tic disorders, the presence of ADHD is associated with difficulties in waiting to initiate preprogrammed movements independently of response selection or response timing difficulties.
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Pépés SE, Draper A, Jackson GM, Jackson SR. Effects of age on motor excitability measures from children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2016; 19:78-86. [PMID: 26934638 PMCID: PMC6988104 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 01/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterised by vocal and motor tics. It is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and hyper-excitability of cortical motor regions. TS follows a developmental time course, in which tics often become increasingly more controlled during adolescence. Importantly, however, a substantial minority of patients continue to have debilitating tics into adulthood. This indicates that there may be important differences between adult TS patients and children and adolescents with the disorder. We use TMS to examine cortical motor excitability in a sample of children, adolescents and young adults with TS. We demonstrate that, in contrast to studies of adult patients, resting motor threshold and the variability of MEP responses are increased in children with TS, while the gain of motor excitability in reduced. Importantly, we demonstrate that these differences normalise with age over adolescence. We conclude that these effects are likely due to a developmental delay in the maturation of key brain networks in TS, consistent with recent brain imaging studies of structural and functional brain connectivity. Importantly, these findings suggest that the alterations in brain network structure and function associated with TS may be quite different in children and adult patients with the condition.
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- Institute of Mental Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK
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Niccolai V, van Dijk H, Franzkowiak S, Finis J, Südmeyer M, Jonas M, Thomalla G, Siebner HR, Müller-Vahl K, Münchau A, Schnitzler A, Biermann-Ruben K. Increased beta rhythm as an indicator of inhibitory mechanisms in tourette syndrome. Mov Disord 2015; 31:384-92. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.26454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Valentina Niccolai
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Department of Psychology; Hamburg University; Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Neurology; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE); Hamburg Germany
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- Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance; Copenhagen University Hospital; Copenhagen Denmark
- Department of Neurology; Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School; Hannover Germany
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- Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry; University of Lübeck
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty; Düsseldorf University; Düsseldorf Germany
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Ex vivo nicotine stimulation augments the efficacy of human peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived dendritic cell vaccination via activating Akt-S6 pathway. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst) 2015; 2015:741487. [PMID: 26351626 PMCID: PMC4550800 DOI: 10.1155/2015/741487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Our previous studies showed that α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR) agonist nicotine has stimulatory effects on murine bone marrow-derived semimature DCs, but the effect of nicotine on peripheral blood mononuclear cell- (PBMC-) derived human semimature dendritic cells (hu-imDCs) is still to be clarified. In the present study, hu-imDCs (cultured 4 days) were conferred with ex vivo lower dose nicotine stimulation and the effect of nicotine on surface molecules expression, the ability of cross-presentation, DCs-mediated PBMC priming, and activated signaling pathways were determined. We could demonstrate that the treatment with nicotine resulted in increased surface molecules expression, enhanced hu-imDCs-mediated PBMC proliferation, upregulated release of IL-12 in the supernatant of cocultured DCs-PBMC, and augmented phosphorylation of Akt and ribosomal protein S6. Nicotine associated with traces of LPS efficiently enhanced endosomal translocation of internalized ovalbumin (OVA) and increased TAP-OVA colocalization. Importantly, the upregulation of nicotine-increased surface molecules upregulation was significantly abrogated by the inhibition of Akt kinase. These findings demonstrate that ex vivo nicotine stimulation augments hu-imDCs surface molecules expression via Akt-S6 pathway, combined with increased Ag-presentation result in augmented efficacy of DCs-mediated PBMC proliferation and Th1 polarization.
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Robertson MM. A personal 35 year perspective on Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: assessment, investigations, and management. Lancet Psychiatry 2015; 2:88-104. [PMID: 26359615 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(14)00133-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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After having examined the definition, clinical phenomenology, comorbidity, psychopathology, and phenotypes in the first paper of this Series, here I discuss the assessment, including neuropsychology, and the effects of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome with studies showing that the quality of life of patients with Tourette's syndrome is reduced and that there is a substantial burden on the family. In this paper, I review my local and collaborative studies investigating causal factors (including genetic vulnerability, prenatal and perinatal difficulties, and neuro-immunological factors). I also present my studies on neuro-imaging, electro-encephalograms, and other special investigations, which are helpful in their own right or to exclude other conditions. Finally, I also review our studies on treatment including medications, transcranial magnetic stimulation, biofeedback, target-specific botulinum toxin injections, biofeedback and, in severe refractory adults, psychosurgery and deep brain stimulation. This Review summarises and highlights selected main findings from my clinic (initially The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square and University College London, UK, and, subsequently, at St George's Hospital, London, UK), and several collaborations since 1980. As in Part 1 of this Series, I address the main controversies in the fields and the research of other groups, and I make suggestions for future research.
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- Mary M Robertson
- Department of Neurology, Tourette Clinic, Atkinson Morley Wing, St Georges Hospital, London University College London, London; Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Brandt VC, Niessen E, Ganos C, Kahl U, Bäumer T, Münchau A. Altered synaptic plasticity in Tourette's syndrome and its relationship to motor skill learning. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98417. [PMID: 24878665 PMCID: PMC4039486 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and phonic tics that can be considered motor responses to preceding inner urges. It has been shown that Tourette patients have inferior performance in some motor learning tasks and reduced synaptic plasticity induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation. However, it has not been investigated whether altered synaptic plasticity is directly linked to impaired motor skill acquisition in Tourette patients. In this study, cortical plasticity was assessed by measuring motor-evoked potentials before and after paired associative stimulation in 14 Tourette patients (13 male; age 18–39) and 15 healthy controls (12 male; age 18–33). Tic and urge severity were assessed using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale and the Premonitory Urges for Tics Scale. Motor learning was assessed 45 minutes after inducing synaptic plasticity and 9 months later, using the rotary pursuit task. On average, long-term potentiation-like effects in response to the paired associative stimulation were present in healthy controls but not in patients. In Tourette patients, long-term potentiation-like effects were associated with more and long-term depression-like effects with less severe urges and tics. While motor learning did not differ between patients and healthy controls 45 minutes after inducing synaptic plasticity, the learning curve of the healthy controls started at a significantly higher level than the Tourette patients' 9 months later. Induced synaptic plasticity correlated positively with motor skills in healthy controls 9 months later. The present study confirms previously found long-term improvement in motor performance after paired associative stimulation in healthy controls but not in Tourette patients. Tourette patients did not show long-term potentiation in response to PAS and also showed reduced levels of motor skill consolidation after 9 months compared to healthy controls. Moreover, synaptic plasticity appears to be related to symptom severity.
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- Valerie Cathérine Brandt
- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience & Medicine, Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Russo M, Naro A, Mastroeni C, Morgante F, Terranova C, Muscatello M, Zoccali R, Calabrò R, Quartarone A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: A “sensory-motor” problem? Int J Psychophysiol 2014; 92:74-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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TMS, cortical excitability and epilepsy: The clinical impact. Epilepsy Res 2014; 108:153-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Motor cortical excitability assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatric disorders: a systematic review. Brain Stimul 2013; 7:158-69. [PMID: 24472621 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a popular neurostimulation technique suitable for the investigation of inhibitory and facilitatory networks in the human motor system. In the last 20 years, several studies have used TMS to investigate cortical excitability in various psychiatric disorders, leading to a consequent improvement in pathophysiological understanding. However, little is known about the overlap and specificity of these findings across these conditions. OBJECTIVE To provide a systematic review of TMS studies (1985-2013) focusing on motor cortical excitability in dementia, schizophrenia, affective disorders (major depression and bipolar), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette Syndrome (TS), substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, nicotine) and other disorders (borderline personality disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)). METHODS Systematic literature-based review. RESULTS Across disorders, patients displayed a general pattern of cortical disinhibition, while the most consistent results of reduced short-interval intracortical inhibition could be found in schizophrenia, OCD and Tourette Syndrome. In dementia, the most frequently reported finding was reduced short-latency afferent inhibition as a marker of cholinergic dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS The results of this systematic review indicate a general alteration in motor cortical inhibition in mental illness, rather than disease-specific changes. Changes in motor cortical excitability provide insight that can advance understanding of the pathophysiology underlying various psychiatric disorders. Further investigations are needed to improve the diagnostic application of these parameters.
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Du X, Summerfelt A, Chiappelli J, Holcomb HH, Hong LE. Individualized brain inhibition and excitation profile in response to paired-pulse TMS. J Mot Behav 2013; 46:39-48. [PMID: 24246068 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2013.850401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF) are generated from paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulations (ppTMS) using certain interstimulus intervals (ISIs). ppTMS provides an accessible technique to evaluate inhibitory and facilitatory motor neural circuits. However, SICI and ICF are highly variable such that individual variability is not captured by any one static ISI. The authors hypothesized that individuals may have individualized and relatively stable pattern of SICI-ICF profiles. They tested SICI and ICF profiles using ISIs from 1 to 500 ms, on 2 occasions about 3 weeks apart, and the test-retest reliability, in 23 healthy controls. Moderate-to-good test-retest reliabilities were found at ppTMS with 1 and 3 ms ISIs (SICI) and with 12, 15, 18, and 21 ms ISIs (ICF), but not with other control ISIs. A similar pattern of results was obtained for men and women. Interestingly, the peak facilitation, peak inhibition, and maximum inhibition and facilitation ranges were individualized, such that they varied considerably across individuals but had high repeatability within individual (Cronbach's α = 0.76 to 0.85). Therefore, individuals appear to have unique inhibition-facilitation profiles that are relatively stable. Although the functional implications of individualized profiles are currently unknown, the relatively stable profiles may index underlying neural inhibition and excitation traits.
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- Xiaoming Du
- a Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore
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Nardone R, Höller Y, Brigo F, Tezzon F, Golaszewski S, Trinka E. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and sleep disorders: pathophysiologic insights. Sleep Med 2013; 14:1047-58. [PMID: 24051115 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The neural mechanisms underlying the development of the most common intrinsic sleep disorders are not completely known. Therefore, there is a great need for noninvasive tools which can be used to better understand the pathophysiology of these diseases. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a method to noninvasively investigate the functional integrity of the motor cortex and its corticospinal projections in neurologic and psychiatric diseases. To date, TMS studies have revealed cortical and corticospinal dysfunction in several sleep disorders, with cortical hyperexcitability being a characteristic feature in some disorders (i.e., the restless legs syndrome) and cortical hypoexcitability being a well-established finding in others (i.e., obstructive sleep apnea syndrome narcolepsy). Several research groups also have applied TMS to evaluate the effects of pharmacologic agents, such as dopaminergic agent or wake-promoting substances. Our review will focus on the mechanisms underlying the generation of abnormal TMS measures in the different types of sleep disorders, the contribution of TMS in enhancing the understanding of their pathophysiology, and the potential diagnostic utility of TMS techniques. We also briefly discussed the possible future implications for improving therapeutic approaches.
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- Raffaele Nardone
- Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria; Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, Italy.
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