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de A Marcelino AL, Gray O, Al-Fatly B, Gilmour W, Douglas Steele J, Kühn AA, Gilbertson T. Pallidal neuromodulation of the explore/exploit trade-off in decision-making. eLife 2023; 12:79642. [PMID: 36727860 PMCID: PMC9940911 DOI: 10.7554/elife.79642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Every decision that we make involves a conflict between exploiting our current knowledge of an action's value or exploring alternative courses of action that might lead to a better, or worse outcome. The sub-cortical nuclei that make up the basal ganglia have been proposed as a neural circuit that may contribute to resolving this explore-exploit 'dilemma'. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effects of neuromodulating the basal ganglia's output nucleus, the globus pallidus interna, in patients who had undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) for isolated dystonia. Neuromodulation enhanced the number of exploratory choices to the lower value option in a two-armed bandit probabilistic reversal-learning task. Enhanced exploration was explained by a reduction in the rate of evidence accumulation (drift rate) in a reinforcement learning drift diffusion model. We estimated the functional connectivity profile between the stimulating DBS electrode and the rest of the brain using a normative functional connectome derived from heathy controls. Variation in the extent of neuromodulation induced exploration between patients was associated with functional connectivity from the stimulation electrode site to a distributed brain functional network. We conclude that the basal ganglia's output nucleus, the globus pallidus interna, can adaptively modify decision choice when faced with the dilemma to explore or exploit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Luisa de A Marcelino
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Charité Campus MitteBerlinGermany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Core Facility GenomicsBerlinGermany
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- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Charité Campus MitteBerlinGermany
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- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Charité Campus MitteBerlinGermany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Core Facility GenomicsBerlinGermany
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Charité - University Medicine BerlinBerlinGermany
- NeuroCure, Charité - University Medicine BerlinBerlinGermany
- DZNE, German Centre for Degenerative DiseasesBerlinGermany
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- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical SchoolDundeeUnited Kingdom
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Cai H, Ni L, Hu X, Ding X. Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress reverses synaptic plasticity deficits in striatum of DYT1 dystonia mice. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:20319-20334. [PMID: 34398825 PMCID: PMC8436893 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Background and objective: Striatal plasticity alterations caused by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is supposed to be critically involved in the mechanism of DYT1 dystonia. In the current study, we expanded this research field by investigating the critical role of ER stress underlying synaptic plasticity impairment imposed by mutant heterozygous Tor1a+/- in a DYT1 dystonia mouse model. Methods: Heterozygous Tor1a+/- mouse model for DYT1 dystonia was established. Wild-type (Tor1a+/+, N=10) and mutant (Tor1a+/-, N=10) mice from post-natal day P25 to P35 were randomly distributed to experimental and control groups. Patch-clamp and current-clamp recordings of SPNs were conducted with intracellular electrodes for electrophysiological analyses. Striatal changes of the direct and indirect pathways were investigated via immunofluorescence. Golgi-Cox staining was conducted to observe spine morphology of SPNs. To quantify postsynaptic signaling proteins in striatum, RNA-Seq, qRT-PCR and WB were performed in striatal tissues. Results: Long-term depression (LTD) was failed to be induced, while long-term potentiation (LTP) was further strengthened in striatal spiny projection neurons (SPNs) from the Tor1a+/- DYT1 dystonia mice. Spine morphology analyses revealed a significant increase of both number of mushroom type spines and spine width in Tor1a+/- SPNs. In addition, increased AMPA receptor function and the reduction of NMDA/AMPA ratio in the postsynaptic of Tor1a+/- SPNs was observed, along with increased ER stress protein levels in striatum of Tor1a+/- DYT1 dystonia mice. Notably, ER stress inhibitors, tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), could rescue LTD as well as AMPA currents. Conclusion: The current study illustrated the role of ER stress in mediating structural and functional plasticity alterations in Tor1a+/- SPNs. Inhibition of the ER stress by TUDCA is beneficial in reversing the deficits at the cellular and molecular levels. Remedy of dystonia associated neurological and motor functional impairment by ER stress inhibitors could be a recommendable therapeutic agent in clinical practice.
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- Huaying Cai
- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Gilbertson T, Arkadir D, Steele JD. Opposing patterns of abnormal D1 and D2 receptor dependent cortico-striatal plasticity explain increased risk taking in patients with DYT1 dystonia. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0226790. [PMID: 32365120 PMCID: PMC7197855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Patients with DYT1 dystonia caused by the mutated TOR1A gene exhibit risk neutral behaviour compared to controls who are risk averse in the same reinforcement learning task. It is unclear whether this behaviour can be linked to changes in cortico-striatal plasticity demonstrated in animal models which share the same TOR1A mutation. We hypothesised that we could reproduce the experimental risk taking behaviour using a model of the basal ganglia under conditions where cortico-striatal plasticity was abnormal. As dopamine exerts opposing effects on cortico-striatal plasticity via different receptors expressed on medium spiny neurons (MSN) of the direct (D1R dominant, dMSNs) and indirect (D2R dominant, iMSNs) pathways, we tested whether abnormalities in cortico-striatal plasticity in one or both of these pathways could explain the patient's behaviour. Our model could generate simulated behaviour indistinguishable from patients when cortico-striatal plasticity was abnormal in both dMSNs and iMSNs in opposite directions. The risk neutral behaviour of the patients was replicated when increased cortico-striatal long term potentiation in dMSN's was in combination with increased long term depression in iMSN's. This result is consistent with previous observations in rodent models of increased cortico-striatal plasticity at in dMSNs, but contrasts with the pattern reported in vitro of dopamine D2 receptor dependant increases in cortico-striatal LTP and loss of LTD at iMSNs. These results suggest that additional factors in patients who manifest motor symptoms may lead to divergent effects on D2 receptor dependant cortico-striatal plasticity that are not apparent in rodent models of this disease.
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- Tom Gilbertson
- Department of Neurology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Division of Imaging Science and Technology, Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Gilbertson T, Humphries M, Steele JD. Maladaptive striatal plasticity and abnormal reward-learning in cervical dystonia. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:3191-3204. [PMID: 30955204 PMCID: PMC6900037 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In monogenetic generalized forms of dystonia, in vitro neurophysiological recordings have demonstrated direct evidence for abnormal plasticity at the level of the cortico-striatal synapse. It is unclear whether similar abnormalities contribute to the pathophysiology of cervical dystonia, the most common type of focal dystonia. We investigated whether abnormal cortico-striatal synaptic plasticity contributes to abnormal reward-learning behavior in patients with focal dystonia. Forty patients and 40 controls performed a reward gain and loss avoidance reversal learning task. Participant's behavior was fitted to a computational model of the basal ganglia incorporating detailed cortico-striatal synaptic learning rules. Model comparisons were performed to assess the ability of four hypothesized receptor specific abnormalities of cortico-striatal long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD): increased or decreased D1:LTP/LTD and increased or decreased D2: LTP/LTD to explain abnormal behavior in patients. Patients were selectively impaired in the post-reversal phase of the reward task. Individual learning rates in the reward reversal task correlated with the severity of the patient's motor symptoms. A model of the striatum with decreased D2:LTP/ LTD best explained the patient's behavior, suggesting excessive D2 cortico-striatal synaptic depotentiation could underpin biased reward-learning in patients with cervical dystonia. Reversal learning impairment in cervical dystonia may be a behavioral correlate of D2-specific abnormalities in cortico-striatal synaptic plasticity. Reinforcement learning tasks with computational modeling could allow the identification of molecular targets for novel treatments based on their ability to restore normal reward-learning behavior in these patients.
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- Tom Gilbertson
- Department of NeurologyNinewells Hospital & Medical SchoolDundeeUK
- Division of Imaging Science and TechnologyMedical SchoolUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental PsychologyUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- School of PsychologyUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamUK
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- Division of Imaging Science and TechnologyMedical SchoolUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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Downs AM, Fan X, Donsante C, Jinnah HA, Hess EJ. Trihexyphenidyl rescues the deficit in dopamine neurotransmission in a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 125:115-122. [PMID: 30707939 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Trihexyphenidyl, a nonselective muscarinic receptor antagonist, is the small molecule drug of choice for the treatment of DYT1 dystonia, but it is poorly tolerated due to significant side effects. A better understanding of the mechanism of action of trihexyphenidyl is needed for the development of improved treatments. Because DTY1 dystonia is associated with both abnormal cholinergic neurotransmission and abnormal dopamine regulation, we tested the hypothesis that trihexyphenidyl normalizes striatal dopamine release in a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia using ex vivo fast scan cyclic voltammetry and in vivo microdialysis. Trihexyphenidyl increased striatal dopamine release and efflux as assessed by ex vivo voltammetry and in vivo microdialysis respectively. In contrast, ʟ-DOPA, which is not usually effective for the treatment of DYT1 dystonia, did not increase dopamine release in either Dyt1 or control mice. Trihexyphenidyl was less effective at enhancing dopamine release in Dyt1 mice relative to controls ex vivo (mean increase WT: 65% vs Dyt1: 35%). Trihexyphenidyl required nicotinic receptors but not glutamate receptors to increase dopamine release. Dyt1 mice were more sensitive to the dopamine release decreasing effects of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonism (IC50: WT = 29.46 nM, Dyt1 = 12.26 nM) and less sensitive to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors suggesting that nicotinic acetylcholine receptor neurotransmission is altered in Dyt1 mice, that nicotinic receptors indirectly mediate the differential effects of trihexyphenidyl in Dyt1 mice, and that nicotinic receptors may be suitable therapeutic targets for DYT1 dystonia.
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- Anthony M Downs
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6300, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6300, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 6304, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Perugini A, Basso MA. Perceptual decisions based on previously learned information are independent of dopaminergic tone. J Neurophysiol 2018; 119:849-861. [PMID: 29167328 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00761.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Both cognitive and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) arise from either too little or too much dopamine (DA). Akinesia stems from DA neuronal cell loss, and dyskinesia often stems from an overdose of DA medication. Cognitive behaviors typically associated with frontal cortical function, such as working memory and task switching, are also affected by too little or too much DA in PD. Whether motor and cognitive circuits overlap in PD is unknown. In this article, we show that whereas motor performance improves in people with PD when on dopaminergic medication compared with off medication, perceptual decision-making based on previously learned information (priors) remains impaired whether on or off medications. To rule out effects of long-term DA treatment and dopaminergic neuronal loss such as occur in PD, we also tested a group of people with dopa-unresponsive focal dystonia, a disease that involves the basal ganglia, like PD, but has motor symptoms that are insensitive to dopamine treatment and is not thought to involve frontal cortical DA circuits, unlike PD. We found that people with focal dystonia showed intact perceptual decision-making performance but impaired use of priors in perceptual decision-making, similar to people with PD. Together, the results show a dissociation between motor and cognitive performance in people with PD and reveal a novel cognitive impairment, independent of sensory and motor impairment, in people with focal dystonia. The combined results from people with PD and people with focal dystonia provide mechanistic insights into the role of basal ganglia non-dopaminergic circuits in perceptual decision-making based on priors.
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- Alessandra Perugini
- Joaquin Fuster Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Department of Neurobiology, and The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California , Los Angeles, California
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- Joaquin Fuster Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Department of Neurobiology, and The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California , Los Angeles, California
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Maltese M, Martella G, Imbriani P, Schuermans J, Billion K, Sciamanna G, Farook F, Ponterio G, Tassone A, Santoro M, Bonsi P, Pisani A, Goodchild RE. Abnormal striatal plasticity in a DYT11/SGCE myoclonus dystonia mouse model is reversed by adenosine A2A receptor inhibition. Neurobiol Dis 2017; 108:128-139. [PMID: 28823931 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Striatal dysfunction is implicated in many movement disorders. However, the precise nature of defects often remains uncharacterized, which hinders therapy development. Here we examined striatal function in a mouse model of the incurable movement disorder, myoclonus dystonia, caused by SGCE mutations. Using RNAseq we found surprisingly normal gene expression, including normal levels of neuronal subclass markers to strongly suggest that striatal microcircuitry is spared by the disease insult. We then functionally characterized Sgce mutant medium spiny projection neurons (MSNs) and cholinergic interneurons (ChIs). This revealed normal intrinsic electrophysiological properties and normal responses to basic excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. Nevertheless, high-frequency stimulation in Sgce mutants failed to induce normal long-term depression (LTD) at corticostriatal glutamatergic synapses. We also found that pharmacological manipulation of MSNs by inhibiting adenosine 2A receptors (A2AR) restores LTD, again pointing to structurally intact striatal circuitry. The fact that Sgce loss specifically inhibits LTD implicates this neurophysiological defect in myoclonus dystonia, and emphasizes that neurophysiological changes can occur in the absence of broad striatal dysfunction. Further, the positive effect of A2AR antagonists indicates that this drug class be tested in DYT11/SGCE dystonia.
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- M Maltese
- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Torres JAKL, Rosales RL. Nonmotor Symptoms in Dystonia. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2017; 134:1335-1371. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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