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Levodopa-induced modulation of subthalamic beta oscillations during self-paced movements in patients with Parkinson's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15813950     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Excessive synchronization of neural activity in the beta frequency band ( approximately 20 Hz) within basal ganglia circuits might contribute to the paucity and slowness of movement in Parkinson's disease (PD). Treatment with dopaminergic drugs reduces the background level of beta frequency band synchronization in the subthalamic nucleus (STN), but has not been shown to increase the proportion of beta activity that is suppressed before voluntary movement in PD. We assessed changes in the event-related desynchronization (ERD) in the beta frequency band of local field potential signals from the region of the STN in 14 patients with PD as they performed self-paced movements of a joystick before and after levodopa administration. The dopamine precursor, levodopa, increased the duration and magnitude of the premovement beta ERD, but did not alter postmovement synchronization in the beta band. Both the latency and magnitude of the beta ERD inversely correlated with the degree of motor impairment. These findings suggest that the beta ERD recorded in the STN area reflects motor-preparative processes that are at least partly dependent on dopaminergic activity within the basal ganglia.
Authors:
L M F Doyle; A A Kühn; M Hariz; A Kupsch; G-H Schneider; P Brown
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The European journal of neuroscience     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0953-816X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2005 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-04-07     Completed Date:  2005-05-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8918110     Medline TA:  Eur J Neurosci     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1403-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, 8-11, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Beta Rhythm / drug effects*
Dopamine Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Levodopa / therapeutic use*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Psychomotor Performance / drug effects*,  physiology
Reaction Time / drug effects
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Statistics as Topic
Subthalamic Nucleus / drug effects*,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dopamine Agents; 0/Levodopa

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