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Matsugi A, Nishishita S, Bando K, Kikuchi Y, Tsujimoto K, Tanabe Y, Yoshida N, Tanaka H, Douchi S, Honda T, Odagaki M, Nakano H, Okada Y, Mori N, Hosomi K. Excessive excitability of inhibitory cortical circuit and disturbance of ballistic targeting movement in degenerative cerebellar ataxia. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13917. [PMID: 37626122 PMCID: PMC10457313 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41088-3] [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: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate abnormalities in inhibitory cortical excitability and motor control during ballistic-targeting movements in individuals with degenerative cerebellar ataxia (DCA). Sixteen participants took part in the study (DCA group [n = 8] and healthy group [n = 8]). The resting motor-threshold and cortical silent period (cSP) were measured in the right-hand muscle using transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left primary motor cortex. Moreover, the performance of the ballistic-targeting task with right wrist movements was measured. The Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia was used to evaluate the severity of ataxia. The results indicated that the cSP was significantly longer in participants with DCA compared to that in healthy controls. However, there was no correlation between cSP and severity of ataxia. Furthermore, cSP was linked to the ballistic-targeting task performance in healthy participants but not in participants with DCA. These findings suggest that there is excessive activity in the gamma-aminobutyric acid-mediated cortical inhibitory circuit in individuals with DCA. However, this increase in inhibitory activity not only fails to contribute to the control of ballistic-targeting movement but also shows no correlation with the severity of ataxia. These imply that increased excitability in inhibitory cortical circuits in the DCA may not contribute the motor control as much as it does in healthy older adults under limitations associated with a small sample size. The study's results contribute to our understanding of motor control abnormalities in people with DCA and provide potential evidence for further research in this area.
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- Akiyoshi Matsugi
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Hojo 5-11-10, Daitou City, Osaka, 574-0011, Japan.
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Tokuyukai Medical Corporation, 3-11-1 Sakuranocho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0054, Japan
- Kansai Rehabilitation Hospital, 3-11-1 Sakuranocho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0054, Japan
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- National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, 187-0031, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation for Intractable Neurological Disorders, Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels Mihara Memorial Hospital, Ohtamachi 366, Isesaki City, Gunma, 372-0006, Japan
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- National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, 187-0031, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation for Intractable Neurological Disorders, Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels Mihara Memorial Hospital, Ohtamachi 366, Isesaki City, Gunma, 372-0006, Japan
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- Okayama Healthcare Professional University, 3-2-18 Daiku, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-0913, Japan
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- KMU Day-Care Center Hirakata, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Shinmachi 2-3-1, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi 2-5-1, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Wakayama Hospital, Hukakusamukaihatacyo1-1, Husimi-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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- The Center for Personalized Medicine for Healthy Aging, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Maebashi Institute of Technology, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Neurorehabilitation Research Center of Kio University, Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara, 635-0832, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Manto M, Serrao M, Filippo Castiglia S, Timmann D, Tzvi-Minker E, Pan MK, Kuo SH, Ugawa Y. Neurophysiology of cerebellar ataxias and gait disorders. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2023; 8:143-160. [PMID: 37593693 PMCID: PMC10429746 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
Abstract
There are numerous forms of cerebellar disorders from sporadic to genetic diseases. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the advances and emerging techniques during these last 2 decades in the neurophysiological tests useful in cerebellar patients for clinical and research purposes. Clinically, patients exhibit various combinations of a vestibulocerebellar syndrome, a cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome and a cerebellar motor syndrome which will be discussed throughout this chapter. Cerebellar patients show abnormal Bereitschaftpotentials (BPs) and mismatch negativity. Cerebellar EEG is now being applied in cerebellar disorders to unravel impaired electrophysiological patterns associated within disorders of the cerebellar cortex. Eyeblink conditioning is significantly impaired in cerebellar disorders: the ability to acquire conditioned eyeblink responses is reduced in hereditary ataxias, in cerebellar stroke and after tumor surgery of the cerebellum. Furthermore, impaired eyeblink conditioning is an early marker of cerebellar degenerative disease. General rules of motor control suggest that optimal strategies are needed to execute voluntary movements in the complex environment of daily life. A high degree of adaptability is required for learning procedures underlying motor control as sensorimotor adaptation is essential to perform accurate goal-directed movements. Cerebellar patients show impairments during online visuomotor adaptation tasks. Cerebellum-motor cortex inhibition (CBI) is a neurophysiological biomarker showing an inverse association between cerebellothalamocortical tract integrity and ataxia severity. Ataxic gait is characterized by increased step width, reduced ankle joint range of motion, increased gait variability, lack of intra-limb inter-joint and inter-segmental coordination, impaired foot ground placement and loss of trunk control. Taken together, these techniques provide a neurophysiological framework for a better appraisal of cerebellar disorders.
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- Mario Manto
- Service des Neurosciences, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
- Service de Neurologie, CHU-Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79 04100, Latina, Italy
- Gait Analysis LAB Policlinico Italia, Via Del Campidano 6 00162, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79 04100, Latina, Italy
- Gait Analysis LAB Policlinico Italia, Via Del Campidano 6 00162, Rome, Italy
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, via Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Syte Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cerebellar Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin 64041, Taiwan
- Department and Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei City 11529, Taiwan
- Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei City 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Neurophysiology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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De Biase A, Paparella G, Angelini L, Cannavacciuolo A, Colella D, Cerulli Irelli E, Giallonardo AT, Di Bonaventura C, Berardelli A, Bologna M. TREMOR AND MOVEMENT SLOWNESS ARE TWO UNRELATED SIDE EFFECTS INDUCED BY VALPROATE INTAKE. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2022; 9:1062-1073. [DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS) Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS) Italy
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Matsugi A, Nishishita S, Yoshida N, Tanaka H, Douchi S, Bando K, Tsujimoto K, Honda T, Kikuchi Y, Shimizu Y, Odagaki M, Nakano H, Okada Y, Mori N, Hosomi K, Saitoh Y. Impact of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the Cerebellum on Performance of a Ballistic Targeting Movement. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022:10.1007/s12311-022-01438-9. [PMID: 35781778 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-022-01438-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the cerebellum on changes in motor performance during a series of repetitive ballistic-targeting tasks. Twenty-two healthy young adults (n = 12 in the active-rTMS group and n = 10 in the sham rTMS group) participated in this study. The participants sat on a chair in front of a monitor and fixed their right forearms to a manipulandum. They manipulated the handle with the flexion/extension of the wrist to move the bar on the monitor. Immediately after a beep sound was played, the participant moved the bar as quickly as possible to the target line. After the first 10 repetitions of the ballistic-targeting task, active or sham rTMS (1 Hz, 900 pulses) was applied to the right cerebellum. Subsequently, five sets of 100 repetitions of this task were conducted. Participants in the sham rTMS group showed improved reaction time, movement time, maximum velocity of movement, and targeting error after repetition. However, improvements were inhibited in the active-rTMS group. Low-frequency cerebellar rTMS may disrupt motor learning during repetitive ballistic-targeting tasks. This supports the hypothesis that the cerebellum contributes to motor learning and motor-error correction in ballistic-targeting movements.
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- Akiyoshi Matsugi
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Hojo 5-11-10, Daitou city, Osaka, 574-0011, Japan.
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Tokuyukai Medical Corporation, 3-11-1 Sakuranocho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0054, Japan.,Kansai Rehabilitation Hospital, 3-11-1 Sakuranocho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0054, Japan
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- Okayama Healthcare Professional University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, Shinmachi 2-3-1, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi 2-5-1, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, 1180 Nagasone-Town, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 591-8025, Japan
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- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, Kodaira, 187-0031, Japan
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- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, Kodaira, 187-0031, Japan
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- Basic Technology Research Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation for Intractable Neurological Disorders, Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Mihara Memorial Hospital, Ohtamachi366, Isesaki City, Gunma, 372-0006, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation for Intractable Neurological Disorders, Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Mihara Memorial Hospital, Ohtamachi366, Isesaki City, Gunma, 372-0006, Japan
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- Maebashi Institute of Technology, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Neurorehabilitation Research Center of Kio University, Nara, Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, 635-0832, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science, Machikaneyama 1-3, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan.,Tokuyukai Rehabilitation Clinic, Shinsenrinishimachi 2-24-18, Toyonaka City, Osaka, 560-0083, Japan
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Paparella G, Angelini L, De Biase A, Cannavacciuolo A, Colella D, Di Bonaventura C, Giallonardo AT, Berardelli A, Bologna M. Clinical and Kinematic Features of Valproate-Induced Tremor and Differences with Essential Tremor. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 20:374-383. [PMID: 33200286 PMCID: PMC8213593 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-020-01216-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Tremor is a common movement disorder that can be induced by medications, including valproate, which is used for the treatment of epilepsy. However, the clinical and neurophysiological features of valproate-induced tremor are still under-investigated. We performed a clinical and kinematic assessment of valproate-induced tremor by considering tremor body distribution and activation conditions. We investigated possible correlations between demographic and clinical data and kinematic features. Valproate-induced tremor results were also compared with those collected in a large sample of patients with essential tremor. Sixteen valproate-induced tremor patients and 93 essential tremor patients were enrolled. All participants underwent a standardised neurological examination and video recording. Patients also underwent an objective assessment of postural, kinetic and rest tremor of the upper limbs and head tremor through kinematic analysis. Nonparametric tests were used for statistical comparisons between the two groups. Clinical evaluation showed a higher occurrence of rest tremor as well as head or voice, and lower limb involvement in patients with valproate-induced tremor. Kinematic analysis showed a substantial variability in the tremor features of patients with valproate-induced tremor. Compared to essential tremor, we found a higher occurrence of rest tremor of the upper limbs and the involvement of more body segments in valproate-induced tremor patients. Valproate-induced tremor has distinctive clinical and kinematic features, which may suggest that valproate interferes with the cerebellar functions.
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Paparella G, Fasano A, Hallett M, Berardelli A, Bologna M. Emerging concepts on bradykinesia in non-parkinsonian conditions. Eur J Neurol 2021; 28:2403-2422. [PMID: 33793037 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Bradykinesia is one of the cardinal motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. However, clinical and experimental studies indicate that bradykinesia may also be observed in various neurological diseases not primarily characterized by parkinsonism. These conditions include hyperkinetic movement disorders, such as dystonia, chorea, and essential tremor. Bradykinesia may also be observed in patients with neurological conditions that are not seen as "movement disorders," including those characterized by the involvement of the cerebellum and corticospinal system, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and psychiatric disorders. METHODS We reviewed clinical reports and experimental studies on bradykinesia in non-parkinsonian conditions and discussed the major findings. RESULTS Bradykinesia is a common motor abnormality in non-parkinsonian conditions. From a pathophysiological standpoint, bradykinesia in neurological conditions not primarily characterized by parkinsonism may be explained by brain network dysfunction. CONCLUSION In addition to the pathophysiological implications, the present paper highlights important terminological issues and the need for a new, more accurate, and more widely used definition of bradykinesia in the context of movement disorders and other neurological conditions.
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- Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.,Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Bologna M, Paparella G, Colella D, Cannavacciuolo A, Angelini L, Alunni‐Fegatelli D, Guerra A, Berardelli A. Is there evidence of bradykinesia in essential tremor? Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1501-1509. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.14312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- M. Bologna
- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome RomeItaly
- IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS)Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome RomeItaly
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome RomeItaly
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome RomeItaly
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome RomeItaly
- IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli (IS)Italy
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Berger DJ, Masciullo M, Molinari M, Lacquaniti F, d'Avella A. Does the cerebellum shape the spatiotemporal organization of muscle patterns? Insights from subjects with cerebellar ataxias. J Neurophysiol 2020; 123:1691-1710. [PMID: 32159425 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00657.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The role of the cerebellum in motor control has been investigated extensively, but its contribution to the muscle pattern organization underlying goal-directed movements is still not fully understood. Muscle synergies may be used to characterize multimuscle pattern organization irrespective of time (spatial synergies), in time irrespective of the muscles (temporal synergies), and both across muscles and in time (spatiotemporal synergies). The decomposition of muscle patterns as combinations of different types of muscle synergies offers the possibility to identify specific changes due to neurological lesions. In this study, we recorded electromyographic activity from 13 shoulder and arm muscles in subjects with cerebellar ataxias (CA) and in age-matched healthy subjects (HS) while they performed reaching movements in multiple directions. We assessed whether cerebellar damage affects the organization of muscle patterns by extracting different types of muscle synergies from the muscle patterns of each HS and using these synergies to reconstruct the muscle patterns of all other participants. We found that CA muscle patterns could be accurately captured only by spatial muscle synergies of HS. In contrast, there were significant differences in the reconstruction R2 values for both spatiotemporal and temporal synergies, with an interaction between the two synergy types indicating a larger difference for spatiotemporal synergies. Moreover, the reconstruction quality using spatiotemporal synergies correlated with the severity of impairment. These results indicate that cerebellar damage affects the temporal and spatiotemporal organization, but not the spatial organization, of the muscle patterns, suggesting that the cerebellum plays a key role in shaping their spatiotemporal organization.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In recent studies, the decomposition of muscle activity patterns has revealed a modular organization of the motor commands. We show, for the first time, that muscle patterns of subjects with cerebellar damage share with healthy controls spatial, but not temporal and spatiotemporal, modules. Moreover, changes in spatiotemporal organization characterize the severity of the subject's impairment. These results suggest that the cerebellum has a specific role in shaping the spatiotemporal organization of the muscle patterns.
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- Denise J Berger
- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine and Centre of Space Bio-medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Neuro-Robot Rehabilitation Lab, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.,Department of Systems Medicine and Centre of Space Bio-medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Mefferd AS, Lai A, Bagnato F. A first investigation of tongue, lip, and jaw movements in persons with dysarthria due to multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2019; 27:188-194. [PMID: 30399501 PMCID: PMC6333529 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis can affect the speech motor system and result in dysarthria. OBJECTIVES This pilot study sought to identify tongue, lip, and jaw motor deficits in persons with dysarthria due to multiple sclerosis (PwDMS) to better understand the speech motor mechanisms that underlie their aberrant speech. METHODS Tongue and jaw movements during "ai" and lower lip and jaw movements during "bob"were examined in eleven PwDMS and fourteen age- and sex-matched controls using three-dimensional electromagnetic articulography. Movement duration, maximum displacement, peak speed, stiffness (i.e., peak speed/displacement ratio), and jaw contribution to lower lip and tongue displacements were of particular interest. RESULTS Whereas most kinematic measures yielded significant between-group differences for tongue and jaw motor performance during "ai", lower lip and jaw motor performance during "bob" were mostly comparable between groups. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that speech movements of the tongue are differentially more impaired than those of the lower lip in PwDMS. Particularly the ability to move the tongue with adequate speed during speech was significantly impaired in PwDMS, which may explain, in part, their slowed speech rate. Aberrant jaw kinematics during "ai" may be a compensatory strategy to maximize speech clarity in the presence of the impaired tongue motor performance.
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- Antje S Mefferd
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, 8310 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, 8310 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
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- Neuroimaging Unit/Neuroimmunology Division Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
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Reich MM, Brumberg J, Pozzi NG, Marotta G, Roothans J, Åström M, Musacchio T, Lopiano L, Lanotte M, Lehrke R, Buck AK, Volkmann J, Isaias IU. Progressive gait ataxia following deep brain stimulation for essential tremor: adverse effect or lack of efficacy? Brain 2017; 139:2948-2956. [PMID: 27658421 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aww223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Thalamic deep brain stimulation is a mainstay treatment for severe and drug-refractory essential tremor, but postoperative management may be complicated in some patients by a progressive cerebellar syndrome including gait ataxia, dysmetria, worsening of intention tremor and dysarthria. Typically, this syndrome manifests several months after an initially effective therapy and necessitates frequent adjustments in stimulation parameters. There is an ongoing debate as to whether progressive ataxia reflects a delayed therapeutic failure due to disease progression or an adverse effect related to repeated increases of stimulation intensity. In this study we used a multimodal approach comparing clinical stimulation responses, modelling of volume of tissue activated and metabolic brain maps in essential tremor patients with and without progressive ataxia to disentangle a disease-related from a stimulation-induced aetiology. Ten subjects with stable and effective bilateral thalamic stimulation were stratified according to the presence (five subjects) of severe chronic-progressive gait ataxia. We quantified stimulated brain areas and identified the stimulation-induced brain metabolic changes by multiple 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography performed with and without active neurostimulation. Three days after deactivating thalamic stimulation and following an initial rebound of symptom severity, gait ataxia had dramatically improved in all affected patients, while tremor had worsened to the presurgical severity, thus indicating a stimulation rather than disease-related phenomenon. Models of the volume of tissue activated revealed a more ventrocaudal stimulation in the (sub)thalamic area of patients with progressive gait ataxia. Metabolic maps of both patient groups differed by an increased glucose uptake in the cerebellar nodule of patients with gait ataxia. Our data suggest that chronic progressive gait ataxia in essential tremor is a reversible cerebellar syndrome caused by a maladaptive response to neurostimulation of the (sub)thalamic area. The metabolic signature of progressive gait ataxia is an activation of the cerebellar nodule, which may be caused by inadvertent current spread and antidromic stimulation of a cerebellar outflow pathway originating in the vermis. An anatomical candidate could be the ascending limb of the uncinate tract in the subthalamic area. Adjustments in programming and precise placement of the electrode may prevent this adverse effect and help fine-tuning deep brain stimulation to ameliorate tremor without negative cerebellar signs.
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- Martin M Reich
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Medtronic Neuromodulation, Medtronic Eindhoven Design Center, The Netherlands
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- Medtronic Neuromodulation, Medtronic Eindhoven Design Center, The Netherlands.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Neuroscience Department, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, St. Barbara - Klinik, Hamm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and Julius-Maximilian-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Kinematics and muscle activation patterns during a maximal voluntary rate activity in healthy elderly and young adults. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:1001-1011. [PMID: 27909885 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0688-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Maximal voluntary rate (MVR) performance tasks can provide important age-related information to the limiting factors associated with movement and the development of fatigue. AIM To determine whether kinematic and muscle activation patterns during an MVR task differ between young and older adults. METHODS We continuously measured frequency, amplitude, peak velocity, index of co-contraction and median frequencies of the index finger flexors and extensors during a 20-s MVR task in 10 young and 10 older subjects. RESULTS Index finger amplitude and peak velocity in flexion and extension were significantly lower in the older group. During the MVR, amplitude was maintained in the old (1-4 s, 53.2° ± 2.8° vs. 15-19 s, 48.6° ± 3.2°, ns) but not in the younger group (1-4 s, 64.9° ± 4.9° vs. 15-19 s, 59.4° ± 3.3°; p = 0.001). Frequency declined in the young (1-4 s, 5.2 ± 0.24 Hz vs. 15-19 s, 4.4 ± 0.25 Hz; p = 0.001) and old (1-4 s, 4.6 ± 0.17 Hz vs. 15-19 s, 4.0 ± 0.15 Hz; p = 0.01). Similarly, peak flexion velocity of the young (1-4 s, 1.77 ± 0.07 × 103 °/s vs. 15-19 s, 1.01 ± 0.07 × 103 °/s, p = 0.01) and older groups (1-4 s, 1.04 ± 0.07 × 103 °/s vs. 15-19 s, 0.78 ± 0.06 × 103 °/s; p = 0.016) as well as peak extension velocity of the young (1-4 s, 1.01 ± 0.053 × 103 °/s vs. 15-19 s, 0.78 ± 0.06 × 103 °/s, p = 0.01) and older groups (1-4 s, 0.72 ± 0.04 × 103 °/s vs. 15-19 s, 0.58 ± 0.05 × 103 °/s, p = 0.012) significantly decreased throughout the MVR. Median frequency of the flexors and extensors were maintained and were not different between groups. Only the older group experienced an increase in the index of co-contraction. CONCLUSION The changes in kinematics over time are not a result of a decrease in pre-post test force or velocity, but rather central factors affecting movement coordination.
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Stark-Inbar A, Dayan E. Preferential encoding of movement amplitude and speed in the primary motor cortex and cerebellum. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:5970-5986. [PMID: 28885740 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Voluntary movements require control of multiple kinematic parameters, a task carried out by a distributed brain architecture. However, it remains unclear whether regions along the motor system encode single, or rather a mixture of, kinematic parameters during action execution. Here, rapid event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to differentiate brain activity along the motor system during the encoding of movement amplitude, duration, and speed. We present cumulative evidence supporting preferential encoding of kinematic parameters along the motor system, based on blood-oxygenation-level dependent signal recorded in a well-controlled single-joint wrist-flexion task. Whereas activity in the left primary motor cortex (M1) showed preferential encoding of movement amplitude, the anterior lobe of the right cerebellum (primarily lobule V) showed preferential encoding of movement speed. Conversely, activity in the left supplementary motor area (SMA), basal ganglia (putamen), and anterior intraparietal sulcus was not preferentially modulated by any specific parameter. We found no preference in peak activation for duration encoding in any of the tested regions. Electromyographic data was mainly modulated by movement amplitude, restricting the distinction between amplitude and muscle force encoding. Together, these results suggest that during single-joint movements, distinct kinematic parameters are controlled by largely distinct brain-regions that work together to produce and control precise movements. Hum Brain Mapp 38:5970-5986, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Alit Stark-Inbar
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California
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- Department of Radiology, Biomedical Research Imaging Center and Neuroscience Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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David FJ, Robichaud JA, Vaillancourt DE, Poon C, Kohrt WM, Comella CL, Corcos DM. Progressive resistance exercise restores some properties of the triphasic EMG pattern and improves bradykinesia: the PRET-PD randomized clinical trial. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:2298-2311. [PMID: 27582297 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01067.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In Parkinson's disease (PD), the characteristic triphasic agonist and antagonist muscle activation pattern during ballistic movement is impaired: the number of agonist muscle bursts is increased, and the amplitudes of the agonist and antagonist bursts are reduced. The breakdown of the triphasic electromyographic (EMG) pattern has been hypothesized to underlie bradykinesia in PD. Progressive resistance exercise has been shown to improve clinical measures of bradykinesia, but it is not clear whether the benefits for bradykinesia are accompanied by changes in agonist and antagonist muscle activity. This study examined the spatiotemporal changes in agonist and antagonist muscle activity following 24 mo of progressive resistance exercise and the combined relationship between spatiotemporal muscle activity and strength measures and upper limb bradykinesia. We compared the effects of progressive resistance exercise training (PRET) with a nonprogressive exercise intervention, modified Fitness Counts (mFC), in patients with PD. We randomized 48 participants with mild-to-moderate PD to mFC or PRET. At the study endpoint of 24 mo, participants randomized to PRET compared with mFC had significantly faster movement velocity, accompanied by significant increases in the duration, magnitude, and magnitude normalized to duration of the 1st agonist burst and fewer number of agonist bursts before peak velocity. The antagonist muscle activity was increased relative to baseline but did not differ between groups. Spatiotemporal EMG muscle activity and muscle strength were significantly associated with upper limb bradykinesia. These findings demonstrate that progressive resistance exercise improves upper limb movement velocity and restores some aspects of the triphasic EMG pattern.
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- Fabian J David
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois;
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- Physical Therapy Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Departments of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.,Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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ABSTRACT:A feature of cerebellar ataxia is dysmetria, which is characterized by inaccurate movements. Studies of rapid movements at a single joint show prolonged acceleration phases and prolonged initial bursts of EMG activity in the agonist muscle. These two features correlate with each other, suggesting that the prolongation of the neural signal is responsible for the kinematic abnormality. This explains a tendency to hypermetria. Studies of multijoint movements show abnormalities in relative timing of the different joints. During locomotion, knee and ankle motions can be delayed differentially with respect to the gait cycle. Subjects attempting straight-line movements with the arm have systematic deviations that reflect incoordination of the shoulder and elbow with respect to each other. A possible explanation of dysmetria is a failure of sufficient force generation within the necessary time to accomplish a coordinated movement. Another possible explanation is that the cerebellum is responsible for timing of brain functions.
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Dystonia is a neurologic disorder characterized by sustained involuntary muscle contractions. Lesions responsible for unilateral secondary dystonia are confined to the putamen, caudate, globus pallidus, and thalamus. Dysfunction of these structures is suspected to play a role in both primary and secondary dystonia. Recent evidence has suggested that the cerebellum may play a role in the pathophysiology of dystonia. The role of the cerebellum in ataxia, a disorder of motor incoordination is well established. How may the cerebellum contribute to two apparently very different movement disorders? This review will discuss the idea of whether in some cases, ataxia and dystonia lie in the same clinical spectrum and whether graded perturbations in cerebellar function may explain a similar causative role for the cerebellum in these two different motor disorders. The review also proposes a model for cerebellar dystonia based on the available animal models of this disorder.
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Asmussen MJ, Przysucha EP, Dounskaia N. Intersegmental dynamics shape joint coordination during catching in typically developing children but not in children with developmental coordination disorder. J Neurophysiol 2014; 111:1417-28. [DOI: 10.1152/jn.00672.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Factors shaping joint coordination during multijoint movements were studied using a one-handed ball-catching task. Typically developing (TD) boys between 9 and 12 yr of age, at which catching becomes consistently successful, and boys with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) of the same age participated in the study. The arm was initially stretched down. Catching was performed by flexing the shoulder and elbow and extending the wrist in the parasagittal plane. Catching success rate was substantially lower in children with DCD. Amplitudes and directions of joint motions were similar in both groups. Group differences were found in shoulder and elbow coordination patterns. TD children performed the movement predominantly by actively accelerating into flexion, one joint at a time—first the elbow and then the shoulder—and allowing passive interaction torque (IT) to accelerate the other joint into extension. Children with DCD tended to accelerate both joints into flexion simultaneously, suppressing IT. The results suggest that the TD joint coordination was shaped by the tendency to minimize active control of IT despite the complexity of the emergent joint kinematics. The inefficient control of IT in children with DCD points to deficiency of the internal model of intersegmental dynamics. Together, the findings advocate that joint coordination throughout a multijoint movement is a by-product of the control strategy that benefits from movement dynamics by actively accelerating a single joint and using IT for rotation of the other joint. Reduction of control-dependent noise is discussed as a possible advantage of this control strategy.
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Apartis E, Jedynak CP. Tremori. Neurologia 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(14)66663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Groppa S, Herzog J, Falk D, Riedel C, Deuschl G, Volkmann J. Physiological and anatomical decomposition of subthalamic neurostimulation effects in essential tremor. Brain 2013; 137:109-21. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The representation of egocentric space in the posterior parietal cortex. Behav Brain Sci 2013; 15 Spec No 4:691-700. [PMID: 23842408 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00072605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is the most likely site where egocentric spatial relationships are represented in the brain. PPC cells receive visual, auditory, somaesthetic, and vestibular sensory inputs; oculomotor, head, limb, and body motor signals; and strong motivational projections from the limbic system. Their discharge increases not only when an animal moves towards a sensory target, but also when it directs its attention to it. PPC lesions have the opposite effect: sensory inattention and neglect. The PPC does not seem to contain a "map" of the location of objects in space but a distributed neural network for transforming one set of sensory vectors into other sensory reference frames or into various motor coordinate systems. Which set of transformation rules is used probably depends on attention, which selectively enhances the synapses needed for making a particular sensory comparison or aiming a particular movement.
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Avanzino L, Abbruzzese G. How does the cerebellum contribute to the pathophysiology of dystonia? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baga.2012.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Basteris A, De Luca A, Sanguineti V, Solaro C, Mueller M, Carpinella I, Cattaneo D, Bertoni R, Ferrarin M. A tailored exercise of manipulation of virtual tools to treat upper limb impairment in Multiple Sclerosis. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2012; 2011:5975509. [PMID: 22275705 DOI: 10.1109/icorr.2011.5975509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We developed a robot-assisted rehabilitation protocol, specifically designed to treat cerebellar and motor symptoms in subjects with Multiple Sclerosis. The task consists of controlling a `virtual' tool (a mass-spring system), under the effect of a resistive force. The exercise is designed in such a way that task difficulty and the degree of resistance are automatically adjusted to the individual patients' impairment. The protocol included a total of eight 40 min training sessions (2 sessions/week), and automatic regulation of difficulty and resistance was repeated at the beginning of each session. Preliminary results suggest that subjects improve their performance, both within and between sessions. Moreover, task difficulty and resistance tend to increase across sessions, indicating that subjects gradually improve their ability to deal with more challenging versions of the task.
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- Angelo Basteris
- Dept. of Informatics, Systems and Telematics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Experimental and theoretical research into cerebellar function has begun to converge toward understanding the cerebellum as a "controller" in the engineering sense. The purpose of a controller is to convert high-level intent commands and information describing the current state of a system into low-level control signals suitable for maintaining or changing system behavior. The cerebellar subsystem appears to play this role for parts of the body and other parts of the brain. As with engineering controllers, fundamental functions include stabilization at a fixed posture or state, adjustment of movement or transition amplitude, facilitation of movement/transition speed and crispness of launch and braking, improvement of resistance to disturbances, coordination of control across multiple degrees of freedom, and assistance with estimation and/or prediction of current and future system states. As with adaptive engineering controllers, the cerebellar subsystem also readily tunes itself over time. At a more detailed level, many of the specific actions of cerebellar circuits can be understood in terms of proportional (P), integrator-like (I), and differentiator-like (D) signal processing which are fundamental components of many engineering control systems. This chapter presents an integrated, mechanistic view of ataxia, tremor, and several cerebellar oculomotor signs in terms of PID control and the neural centers that appear to subserve these functions. It also suggests the manner in which impairments in motor learning, perception, and cognition that are associated with cerebellar dysfunction may be viewed from a similar perspective.
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- Steve G Massaquoi
- Harvard Medical School and Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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This series of articles for rehabilitation in practice aims to cover a knowledge element of the rehabilitation medicine curriculum. Nevertheless they are intended to be of interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The competency addressed in this article is 'The trainee consistently demonstrates a knowledge of management approaches for specific impairments including spasticity, ataxia.'
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- Jon Marsden
- School of Health Professions, Peninsula Allied Health Centre, Derriford Road, University of Plymouth, PL6 8BH, UK.
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Limitations of PET and lesion studies in defining the role of the human cerebellum in motor learning. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00081899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This target article draws together two groups of experimental studies on the control of human movement through peripheral feedback and centrally generated signals of motor commands. First, during natural movement, feedback from muscle, joint, and cutaneous afferents changes; in human subjects these changes have reflex and kinesthetic consequences. Recent psychophysical and microneurographic evidence suggests that joint and even cutaneous afferents may have a proprioceptive role. Second, the role of centrally generated motor commands in the control of normal movements and movements following acute and chronic deafferentation is reviewed. There is increasing evidence that subjects can perceive their motor commands under various conditions, but that this is inadequate for normal movement; deficits in motor performance arise when the reliance on proprioceptive feedback is abolished either experimentally or because of pathology. During natural movement, the CNS appears to have access to functionally useful input from a range of peripheral receptors as well as from internally generated command signals. The unanswered questions that remain suggest a number of avenues for further research.
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Eyeblink conditioning, motor control, and the analysis of limbic-cerebellar interactions. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00081929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Grasping cerebellar function depends on our understanding the principles of sensorimotor integration: The frame of reference hypothesis. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00081607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dysmetria of thought: Correlations and conundrums in the relationship between the cerebellum, learning, and cognitive processing. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00081851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Equilibrium-point hypothesis, minimum effort control strategy and the triphasic muscle activation pattern. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00073209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Q: Is the cerebellum an adaptive combiner of motor and mental/motor activities? A: Yes, maybe, certainly not, who can say? Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00082017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Successive approximation in targeted movement: An alternative hypothesis. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00072848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractEngineers use neural networks to control systems too complex for conventional engineering solutions. To examine the behavior of individual hidden units would defeat the purpose of this approach because it would be largely uninterpretable. Yet neurophysiologists spend their careers doing just that! Hidden units contain bits and scraps of signals that yield only arcane hints about network function and no information about how its individual units process signals. Most literature on single-unit recordings attests to this grim fact. On the other hand, knowing a system's function and describing it with elegant mathematics tell one very little about what to expect of interneuronal behavior. Examples of simple networks based on neurophysiology are taken from the oculomotor literature to suggest how single-unit interpretability might decrease with increasing task complexity. It is argued that trying to explain how any real neural network works on a cell-by-cell, reductionist basis is futile and we may have to be content with trying to understand the brain at higher levels of organization.
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Does the nervous system use equilibrium-point control to guide single and multiple joint movements? Behav Brain Sci 2011; 15:603-13. [PMID: 23302290 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00072538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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What behavioral benefit does stiffness control have? An elaboration of Smith's proposal. Behav Brain Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00081917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Poon C, Robichaud JA, Corcos DM, Goldman JG, Vaillancourt DE. Combined measures of movement and force variability distinguish Parkinson's disease from essential tremor. Clin Neurophysiol 2011; 122:2268-75. [PMID: 21570904 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether behavioral and electrophysiological measures of motor performance accurately differentiate Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). METHODS Twenty-four patients (12 PD; 12 ET) performed isometric force, ballistic movements, and tremor tasks. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were conducted on all dependent measures that were significantly different between the two patient groups. RESULTS Patients with PD were more impaired on measures of movement deceleration than ET. Patients with ET were more impaired on measures of force variability than PD. ROC analyses revealed that sensitivity and specificity were excellent when combining measures during the isometric force task (torque rise time and force variability; 92% sensitivity and 92% specificity; AUC = 0.97). When combining measures across the force and movement tasks, the ROC analysis revealed improved sensitivity and specificity (force variability and peak deceleration; 92% sensitivity and 100% specificity; AUC = 0.99). CONCLUSIONS Combining measures of force variability and movement deceleration accurately differentiate patients with PD from those with ET with high sensitivity and specificity. SIGNIFICANCE If validated in a larger sample, these measures can serve as markers to confirm the diagnosis of PD or ET and thus, enhance decision making for appropriate treatments for patients with these respective diseases.
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- Cynthia Poon
- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Song YG, Yoo KS, Park KW, Park JH. Coordinative and limb-specific control of bimanual movements in patients with Parkinson's disease and cerebellar degeneration. Neurosci Lett 2010; 482:146-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2010] [Revised: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vergaro E, Squeri V, Brichetto G, Casadio M, Morasso P, Solaro C, Sanguineti V. Adaptive robot training for the treatment of incoordination in Multiple Sclerosis. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2010; 7:37. [PMID: 20670420 PMCID: PMC2927907 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-7-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cerebellar symptoms are extremely disabling and are common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) subjects. In this feasibility study, we developed and tested a robot therapy protocol, aimed at the rehabilitation of incoordination in MS subjects. METHODS Eight subjects with clinically defined MS performed planar reaching movements while grasping the handle of a robotic manipulandum, which generated forces that either reduced (error-reducing, ER) or enhanced (error-enhancing, EE) the curvature of their movements, assessed at the beginning of each session. The protocol was designed to adapt to the individual subjects' impairments, as well as to improvements between sessions (if any). Each subject went through a total of eight training sessions. To compare the effect of the two variants of the training protocol (ER and EE), we used a cross-over design consisting of two blocks of sessions (four ER and four EE; 2 sessions/week), separated by a 2-weeks rest period. The order of application of ER and EE exercises was randomized across subjects. The primary outcome measure was the modification of the Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT) score. Other clinical scales and movement kinematics were taken as secondary outcomes. RESULTS Most subjects revealed a preserved ability to adapt to the robot-generated forces. No significant differences were observed in EE and ER training. However over sessions, subjects exhibited an average 24% decrease in their NHPT score. The other clinical scales showed small improvements for at least some of the subjects. After training, movements became smoother, and their curvature decreased significantly over sessions. CONCLUSIONS The results point to an improved coordination over sessions and suggest a potential benefit of a short-term, customized, and adaptive robot therapy for MS subjects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elena Vergaro
- University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Systems and Telecommunications, Via Opera Pia 13, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Systems and Telecommunications, Via Opera Pia 13, Genoa, Italy
- Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Via A. De Toni 5, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Systems and Telecommunications, Via Opera Pia 13, Genoa, Italy
- Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Systems and Telecommunications, Via Opera Pia 13, Genoa, Italy
- Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Genoa, Department of Informatics, Systems and Telecommunications, Via Opera Pia 13, Genoa, Italy
- Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, Genoa, Italy
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Deuschl G, Elble R. Essential tremor - Neurodegenerative or nondegenerative disease towards a working definition of ET. Mov Disord 2009; 24:2033-41. [PMID: 19750493 DOI: 10.1002/mds.22755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Günther Deuschl
- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.
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Phillips JG, Ogeil RP, Müller F. Alcohol consumption and handwriting: A kinematic analysis. Hum Mov Sci 2009; 28:619-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hiraoka K, Sugiyama K, Abe K. Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Cerebellum on Triphasic Electromyographic Pattern. Int J Neurosci 2009; 119:1523-37. [DOI: 10.1080/00207450902938248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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