Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Although PD is commonly characterized by well-known clinical manifestations, it also involves imbalances in the cortico-subcortical excitation and inhibition processes. Functional electrical stimulation can improve the motor condition of PD patients as a supplement to levodopa therapy. In this study, clinical (using specific tests) and paraclinical (using single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation) examinations revealed an improvement in the motor symptoms and the bilateral activation of the primary motor areas of the upper limbs after unilateral functional electrical stimulation in PD patients.
Keywords: Cortical excitability, functional electrical stimulation, intracortical inhibition, motor symptoms, Parkinson’s disease, transcranial magnetic stimulation.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Clinical Improvement and Cortical Adaptations After Functional Electrical Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Author(s): L. Popa, A. Constantinescu, D.F. Muresanu, A. Irimie, N.R. Balanescu and C.D. Popescu
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Keywords: Cortical excitability, functional electrical stimulation, intracortical inhibition, motor symptoms, Parkinson’s disease, transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Although PD is commonly characterized by well-known clinical manifestations, it also involves imbalances in the cortico-subcortical excitation and inhibition processes. Functional electrical stimulation can improve the motor condition of PD patients as a supplement to levodopa therapy. In this study, clinical (using specific tests) and paraclinical (using single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation) examinations revealed an improvement in the motor symptoms and the bilateral activation of the primary motor areas of the upper limbs after unilateral functional electrical stimulation in PD patients.
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Popa L., Constantinescu A., Muresanu D.F., Irimie A., Balanescu N.R. and Popescu C.D., Clinical Improvement and Cortical Adaptations After Functional Electrical Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease Patients, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2013; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311312020013
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311312020013 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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