Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8690007 | Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Mutations in the α-synuclein gene are a rare cause of Parkinson's disease. We investigated, by single-pulse TMS, the cortical excitability profile of nine α-synuclein patients in comparison with 24 idiopathic PD patients, subdivided into “akinetic” (n = 17) and “tremor-dominant” (n = 7) subgroups. The comparative assessment of rest motor threshold, active MEP and Silent Period Input/Output curves indicated that the cortical excitability of α-Synuclein patients is similar to patients with the “akinetic” form of PD. Both groups of patients exhibited differences in excitatory and inhibitory brain circuits from “tremor-dominant” patients indicating that varying clinical phenotypes are associated with differential profiles of corticospinal excitability.
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Authors
Vasilios K. Kimiskidis, Sotirios Papayiannopoulos, Kyriaki Sotirakoglou, Haralambos Karakasis, Zoe Katsarou, Dimitrios A. Kazis, Vasileios Papaliagkas, Stylianos Gatzonis, Alexandros Papadimitriou, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, Sevasti Bostanjopoulou,