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Effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation and L-dopa in trunk kinematics of patients with Parkinson's disease.
No full textVescovi e committenza ecclesiastica nella Sicilia orientale: architettura e fonti (slides)
No full textIntervento al XV Congresso Internazionale di Archeologia Cristiana, Toledo 8-12 settembre 2008 (testo di riferimento: M. Sgarlata - V. G. Rizzone, "Vescovi e committenza ecclesiastica nella Sicilia orientale: architettura e fonti". In "Acta XV Congressus Internationalis Archaeologiae Christianae. Episcopus, civitas, territorium" [Toleti 8-12.09.2008], Città del Vaticano 2013, pp. 789-812)
Effects of deep brain stimulation and L-dopa in walking features of Parkinsonian patients.
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Subthalamic deep brain stimulation and trunk posture in Parkinson's disease
No full textThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Artusi, C.A., Zibetti, M., Romagnolo, A., Rizzone, M.G., Merola, A., and Lopiano, L. (2017). Subthalamic deep brain stimulation and trunk posture in Parkinson's disease. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 137, 481–487.], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12889. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html#3. Deposited by shareyourpaper.org and openaccessbutton.org. We've taken reasonable steps to ensure this content doesn't violate copyright. However, if you think it does you can request a takedown by emailing [email protected]
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No full textUnilateral and bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease : effects on EMG signals of lower limb muscles during walking
No full textThe effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation on the spatio-temporal organization of locomotor commands directed to lower limb muscles were studied in subjects with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) by recording the EMG activity produced during steady-state walking in representative thigh (rectus femoris, RF, and semimembranosus, SM) and leg (gatrocnemius medialis, GAM, and tibialis anterior, TA) muscles, under four experimental conditions: basal stimulation OFF, unilateral (right and left) stimulation ON, and bilateral stimulation ON. Locomotor profiles of all of the muscles tested were found to be substantially affected by STN stimulation, either in terms of restoration/enhancement of the main activity bursts or normalization of recruitment timing thereof. Responses showed relatively higher statistical significance in the distal groups (GAM and TA) and, within them, for the EMG components called into action over the ground-contact (ankle dorsiflexors) and midstance (ankle plantarflexors) phases of the stride cycle. In line with data obtained from clinical rating, unilateral stimulation produced less consistent EMG changes compared with bilateral stimulation. However, at variance with clinical effects, which prevailed on the side of the body contralateral to stimulation, EMG responses to unilateral stimulation were usually symmetrical. Results indicate that the impact of STN stimulation on locomotor activation of lower limb muscles in PD is characterized by: 1) substantial effects exhibiting differential topographical (distal versus proximal) and stride-phase (stance versus swing) consistency and 2) absence of the lateralized actions typically observed for the clinical signs of the disease. Interaction with the activity of functionally different executive systems might account for the observed pattern of responsiveness
Influence of basal ganglia on upper limb locomotor synergies : evidence from deep brain stimulation and L-DOPA treatment in Parkinson's disease
No full textClinical evidence of impaired arm swing while walking in patients with Parkinson's disease suggests that basal ganglia and related systems play an important part in the control of upper limb locomotor automatism. To gain more information on this supraspinal influence, we measured arm and thigh kinematics during walking in 10 Parkinson's disease patients, under four conditions: (i) baseline (no treatment), (ii) therapeutic stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), (iii) l-DOPA medication and (iv) combined STN stimulation and l-DOPA. Ten age-matched controls provided reference data. Under baseline conditions the range of patients' arm motion was severely restricted, with no correlation with the excursion of the thigh. In addition, the arm swing was abnormally coupled in time with oscillation of the ipsilateral thigh. STN stimulation significantly increased the gait speed and improved the spatio-temporal parameters of arm and thigh motion. The kinematic changes as a function of gait speed changes, however, were significantly smaller for the upper than the lower limb, in contrast to healthy controls. Arm motion was also less responsive after l-DOPA. Simultaneous deep brain stimulation and l-DOPA had additive effects on thigh motion, but not on arm motion and arm-thigh coupling. The evidence that locomotor automatisms of the upper and lower limbs display uncorrelated impairment upon dysfunction of the basal ganglia, as well as different susceptibility to electrophysiological and pharmacological interventions, points to the presence of heterogeneously distributed, possibly partially independent, supraspinal control channels, whereby STN and dopaminergic systems have relatively weaker influence on the executive structures involved in the arm swing and preferential action on those for lower limb movements. These findings might be considered in the light of phylogenetic changes in supraspinal control of limb motion related to primate bipedalism
Impact of subthalamic nucleus stimulation on the initiation of gait in Parkinson's disease
No full textThe effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation on the anticipatory postural actions associated with the initiation of gait were studied in ten patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease undergoing therapeutic deep brain stimulation. Kinematic, dynamic and electromyographic analysis was performed before and while subjects were starting gait in response to an external cue. Effects of STN stimulation on the standing posture preceding the go signal included significant improvement of the vertical alignment of the trunk and shank, decrease of the hip joint moment, backward shift of the center of pressure (CoP) and reduction of abnormal tonic and/or rhythmic activity in the thigh and leg muscles. Responses to bilateral STN stimulation were more consistent than those evoked by unilateral stimulation. Moreover, comparison between postural changes induced by STN stimulation applied prior to the gait initiation cue and during simple quiet standing revealed more significant responses in the former condition. Effects on the actual gait initiation process included shortening of the imbalance phase, larger backward/lateral displacement of CoP and more physiological expression of the underlying anticipatory muscular synergy. Additional changes were shortening of the unloading phase, shortening of the first-swing phase and increase in the length of the first step. Results demonstrate substantial influence of STN stimulation on functionally basic motor control mechanisms. In particular, the evidence of more significant responses upon attention-demanding conditions and the remarkable effects on postural programmes sub-serving feed-forward regulation of the onset of complex multijoint movements, suggests a consistent action on postural sub-systems relying on cognitive data processing and internal models of body mechanics
Effect of L-dopa and subthalamic nucleus stimulation on arm and leg swing during gait in Parkinson's disease
No full textThe effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation and L-dopa administration on the arm and leg swing movements associated with overground walking were studied in a group of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Ten patients undergoing deep brain stimulation and twenty controls were tested using 3D kinematic motion analysis. Parkinsonian patients under basal conditions walked more slowly and with reduced arm and leg swing compared to controls. Moreover, they displayed significant impairments of the normal interlimb coordination. Both STN stimulation and L-dopa increased the walking speed and the amplitude of arm and leg swing movements. Additional improvements of the coordination between upper and lower limb were documented by reductions of the phase-shift between arm and ipsilateral leg motion, with displacement toward the control range (perfect counterphase). STN stimulation alone and L-dopa alone produced similar effects on the variables analyzed. The combination of the two treatments, instead, yielded additive effects on the gait speed and a slight increase of the upper and lower limb range of motion, in the absence of further improvements in the inter-segmental coordination. Moreover, whereas the increased arm swing could be accounted by the sole adoption of a higher gait speed, both the increment of the leg movement amplitude and the decreased interlimb phase shift appeared to imply an additional effect, possibly related to the treatment. These results may suggest that differential supraspinal controls operate on the neural networks subserving upper and lower limb motion during human walking
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