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2. P66. Long term follow-up in bilateral deep brain stimulation of VIM in MS-related tremor
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Hellriegel, H., primary, Waninger, A., additional, Paschen, S., additional, and Deuschl, G., additional
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- 2018
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3. Pathogenese und Klinik der Aplastischen Syndrome
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Gross, R., Hellriegel, H. P., Stich, W., editor, Ruhenstroth-Bauer, G., editor, Heimpel, H., Huhn, D., and Mueller-Eckhardt, C.
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- 1975
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4. ADVANCED NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PERSONALIZED THERAPY
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Hellriegel, H., primary
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- 2017
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5. What is the role of the cortex in essential tremor?
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Raethjen, J, Govindan, R, Muthuraman, M, Hellriegel, H, and Deuschl, G
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- 2024
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6. Comparison of imaging modalities and source-localization algorithms in locating the induced activity during deep brain stimulation of the STN
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Mideksa, K. G., primary, Singh, A., additional, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, Schmidt, G., additional, and Muthuraman, M., additional
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- 2016
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7. Status of the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment with emphasis on error treatment and on blank runs
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Anselman, P, Hampel, W, Heusser, G, Kiko, J, Kirsten, T, Laubstein, M, Pernicka, E, Pezzoni, S, Plaga, R, Ronn, U, Sann, M, Schlosser, C, Wink, R, Wojcik, M, Ammon, Rv, Ebert, Kh, Fritsch, T, Hellriegel, H, Henrich, E, Stieglitz, L, Weyrich, F, Balata, M, Ferrari, N, Lalla, H, Bellotti, E, Cattadori, C, Cremonesi, O, Fiorini, E, Zanotti, L, Altmann, M, Feilitzsch, Fv, Mossbauer, R, Schanda, U, Berthomieu, G, Schatzman, E, Carmi, I, Dostrovsky, I, Bacci, C, Belli, P, Bernabei, R, D'Angelo, S, Paoluzi, L, Charbit, S, Cribier, M, Dupont, G, Gosset, L, Rich, J, Spiro, M, Stolarczyk, T, Tao, C, Vignaud, D, Hahn, Rl, Hartmann, Fx, Rowley, Jk, Stoenner, Rw, and WENESER GALLEX COLLABORATION, J
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Solar neutrino ,Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,Emphasis (telecommunications) ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,solar neutrinos, neutrino properties ,Blank ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare ,solar neutrinos ,GALLEX ,neutrino properties - Abstract
The status of the GALLEX solar neutrino experiment is presented. Emphasis is given on error treatment and on blank runs
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- 1994
8. Comparison of EEG and MEG in source localization of induced human gamma-band oscillations during visual stimulus
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Mideksa, K.G., primary, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, Heute, U., additional, and Muthuraman, M., additional
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- 2015
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9. Impact of head modeling and sensor types in localizing human gamma-band oscillations
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Mideksa, K. G., primary, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, Heute, U., additional, and Muthuraman, M., additional
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- 2014
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10. Coherent source and connectivity analysis on simultaneously measured EEG and MEG data during isometric contraction
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Anwar, A. R., additional, Mideksa, K. G., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, and Deuschl, G., additional
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- 2014
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11. The natural history of multiple system atrophy: a prospective European cohort study
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Wenning, Gk, Geser, F, Krismer, F, Seppi, K, Duerr, S, Boesch, S, Köllensperger, M, Goebel, G, Pfeiffer, Kp, Barone, P, Pellecchia, Mt, Quinn, Np, Koukouni, V, Fowler, Cj, Schrag, A, Mathias, Cj, Giladi, N, Gurevich, T, Dupont, E, Ostergaard, K, Nilsson, Cf, Widner, H, Oertel, W, Eggert, Km, Albanese, Alberto, Del Sorbo, Francesca, Tolosa, E, Cardozo, A, Deuschl, G, Hellriegel, H, Klockgether, T, Dodel, R, Sampaio, C, Coelho, M, Djaldetti, R, Melamed, E, Gasser, T, Kamm, C, Meco, G, Colosimo, C, Rascol, O, Meissner, Wg, Tison, F, Poewe, W., Albanese, Alberto (ORCID:0000-0002-5864-0006), Wenning, Gk, Geser, F, Krismer, F, Seppi, K, Duerr, S, Boesch, S, Köllensperger, M, Goebel, G, Pfeiffer, Kp, Barone, P, Pellecchia, Mt, Quinn, Np, Koukouni, V, Fowler, Cj, Schrag, A, Mathias, Cj, Giladi, N, Gurevich, T, Dupont, E, Ostergaard, K, Nilsson, Cf, Widner, H, Oertel, W, Eggert, Km, Albanese, Alberto, Del Sorbo, Francesca, Tolosa, E, Cardozo, A, Deuschl, G, Hellriegel, H, Klockgether, T, Dodel, R, Sampaio, C, Coelho, M, Djaldetti, R, Melamed, E, Gasser, T, Kamm, C, Meco, G, Colosimo, C, Rascol, O, Meissner, Wg, Tison, F, Poewe, W., and Albanese, Alberto (ORCID:0000-0002-5864-0006)
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a fatal and still poorly understood degenerative movement disorder that is characterised by autonomic failure, cerebellar ataxia, and parkinsonism in various combinations. Here we present the final analysis of a prospective multicentre study by the European MSA Study Group to investigate the natural history of MSA.
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- 2013
12. Excessive daytime sleepiness in multiple system atrophy (SLEEMSA study)
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Moreno-Lopez, C., Santamaria, J., Salamero, M., Del Sorbo, F., Albanese, A., Pellecchia, M.T., Barone, P., Overeem, S., Bloem, B.R., Aarden, W.C.C.A., Canesi, M., Antonini, A., Duerr, S., Wenning, G.K., Poewe, W., Rubino, A., Meco, G., Schneider, S.A., Bhatia, K.P., Djaldetti, R., Coelho, M., Sampaio, C., Cochen, V., Hellriegel, H., Deuschl, G., Colosimo, C., Marsili, L., Gasser, T., Tolosa, E., Moreno-Lopez, C., Santamaria, J., Salamero, M., Del Sorbo, F., Albanese, A., Pellecchia, M.T., Barone, P., Overeem, S., Bloem, B.R., Aarden, W.C.C.A., Canesi, M., Antonini, A., Duerr, S., Wenning, G.K., Poewe, W., Rubino, A., Meco, G., Schneider, S.A., Bhatia, K.P., Djaldetti, R., Coelho, M., Sampaio, C., Cochen, V., Hellriegel, H., Deuschl, G., Colosimo, C., Marsili, L., Gasser, T., and Tolosa, E.
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Contains fulltext : 97896.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Sleep disorders are common in multiple system atrophy (MSA), but the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is not well known. OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency and associations of EDS in MSA. DESIGN: Survey of EDS in consecutive patients with MSA and comparison with patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and individuals without known neurologic disease. SETTING: Twelve tertiary referral centers. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty-six consecutive patients with MSA; 86 patients with PD matched for age, sex, and Hoehn and Yahr stage; and 86 healthy subject individuals matched for age and sex. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), modified ESS, Sudden Onset of Sleep Scale, Tandberg Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, disease severity, dopaminergic treatment amount, and presence of restless legs syndrome. RESULTS: Mean (SD) ESS scores were comparable in MSA (7.72 [5.05]) and PD (8.23 [4.62]) but were higher than in healthy subjects (4.52 [2.98]) (P < .001). Excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS score >10) was present in 28% of patients with MSA, 29% of patients with PD, and 2% of healthy subjects (P < .001). In MSA, in contrast to PD, the amount of dopaminergic treatment was not correlated with EDS. Disease severity was weakly correlated with EDS in MSA and PD. Restless legs syndrome occurred in 28% of patients with MSA, 14% of patients with PD, and 7% of healthy subjects (P < .001). Multiple regression analysis (with 95% confidence intervals obtained using nonparametric bootstrapping) showed that sleep-disordered breathing and sleep efficiency predicted EDS in MSA and amount of dopaminergic treatment and presence of restless legs syndrome in PD. CONCLUSIONS: More than one-quarter of patients with MSA experience EDS, a frequency similar to that encountered in PD. In these 2 conditions, EDS seems to be associated with different causes.
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- 2011
13. The cortical and sub-cortical network of sensory evoked response in healthy subjects
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Groppa, S., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2013
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14. Dipole source analysis for readiness potential and field using simultaneously measured EEG and MEG signals
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Mideksa, K. G., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, Heute, U., additional, and Muthuraman, M., additional
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- 2013
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15. Oscillating central motor networks of the orthostatic tremor
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Paschen, S., additional, Hofschulte, F., additional, Reese, R., additional, Volkmann, J., additional, Witt, K., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2013
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16. Resolving the networks of deep brain stimulation on high resolution EEG
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Paschen, S., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Anwar, A.R., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2013
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17. Source analysis of median nerve stimulated somatosensory evoked potentials and fields using simultaneously measured EEG and MEG signals
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Mideksa, K. G., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Hoogenboom, N., additional, Krause, H., additional, Schnitzler, A., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, Raethjen, J., additional, Heute, U., additional, and Muthuraman, M., additional
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- 2012
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18. Locating the STN-DBS electrodes and resolving their subsequent networks using coherent source analysis on EEG
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Paschen, S., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Groppa, S., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2012
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19. P97 Neurophysiological differentiation between essential and parkinsonian tremor
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Hellriegel, H., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2011
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20. P152 Levetiracetam in primary orthostatic tremor: A double blind placebo-controlled crossover study
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Hellriegel, H., primary, Raethjen, J., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Volkmann, J., additional
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- 2011
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21. P150 The central component of physiologic tremor is not a positive predictive factor for the incidence of a pathologic tremor
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Hellriegel, H., primary, Petrovic, I., additional, Pawlas, F., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Raethjen, J., additional
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- 2011
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22. Imaging coherent sources of tremor related EEG activity in patients with Parkinson's disease
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Muthuraman, M., primary, Raethjen, J., additional, Hellriegel, H., additional, Deuschl, G., additional, and Heute, U., additional
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- 2008
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23. What is the role of the cortex in essential tremor?
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Raethjen, J, primary, Govindan, R, additional, Muthuraman, M, additional, Hellriegel, H, additional, and Deuschl, G, additional
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- 2007
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24. Effect of Palmitate on Lipolysis in Isotopically Prelabeled Rat Skeletal Muscle
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Strohfeldt, P., primary, Heugel, Ch., additional, and Hellriegel, H., additional
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- 1987
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25. Further chemotherapy versus low-dose involved-field radiotherapy as consolidation of complete remission after six cycles of alternating chemotherapy in patients with advanced Hodgkin's disease
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Diehl, V., Loeffler, M., Pfreundschuh, M., Ruehl, U., Hasenclever, D., Nisters-Backes, H., Sieber, M., Smith, K., Tesch, H., Geilen, W., Adler, M., Bartels, H., Brandenburg, U., Diezler, P., Doelken, G., Enzian, J., Fuchs, R., Gassmann, W., Gerhartz, H., Hagenaukamp, U., Hecht, T., Hiller, E., Hinkelbein, H., Lathan, B., Kirchner, H., Kuehn, G., Kuerten, H., Loos, U., Makoski, B., Oertel, W., Petsch, S., Pfab, R., Pflueger, H., Planker, M., Rohioff, R., Sack, H., Samandari, S., Sauer, R., Schalk, K., Schmitz, G., Schoppe, W., Schwieder, G., Szepesi, S., Teichmann, J., Wilhelmy, W., Worst, P., Fischer, R., Georgii, A., Huebner, K., Schwarze, E.W., Rohloff, R., Hagen-Aukamp, U., Kürten, H., Westerhausen, M., Pflüger, H., Entzian, J., Dölken, G., Ernst, H., König, J., Hellriegel, H., Kühn, G., Rühl, U., Szepesi, Schulz, U., Theml, S., Staiger, R., Haase, W., Wagner, T., Brandenburg, Boldt, I., Schmoll, H.J., Emminger, H., Gaβmann, W., Brix, T., Mödder, B., Hennekeuser, H., Schlimok, G., Doukas, Voss, A.-C., Krüger, B., Kutzner, K., Hinrichs, F., Temmesfeld, A., Luska, T., Schick, H.D., Preiβ, J., Gärtner, W., Mende, W., Alberti, W., Hoffmann, U., Urbanitz, D., Heide, Siebner, H., van de Weyer, K.H., Dornoff, D., Renner, E., Cohen, M., Czygan, P., Scheja, H.W., Schoenemann, J., Rochell, M., Peters, U., Koniczek, K., Mitrenga, D., Cammerer, U., Mantel, W., Hübner, K., and Diehl, Volker
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- 1995
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26. Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model to Predict Overall Survival in Multiple System Atrophy.
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Eschlboeck S, Goebel G, Eckhardt C, Fanciulli A, Raccagni C, Boesch S, Djamshidian A, Heim B, Mahlknecht P, Mair K, Nachbauer W, Scherfler C, Stockner H, Poewe W, Seppi K, Kiechl S, Wenning G, Krismer F, Barone P, Pellecchia MT, Quinn NP, Fowler CJ, Schrag A, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Ostergaard K, Widner H, Oertel W, Albanese A, Tolosa E, Deuschl G, Klockgether T, Dodel R, Sampaio C, Melamed E, Gasser T, Colosimo C, Rascol O, Meissner W, Tison F, Geser F, Duerr S, Boesch S, Köllensperger M, Koukouni V, Mathias CJ, Dupont E, Nilsson CF, Eggert KM, Del Sorbo F, Cardozo A, Hellriegel H, Coelho M, Djaldetti R, Kamm C, and Meco G
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Background: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a devastating disease characterized by a variable combination of motor and autonomic symptoms. Previous studies identified numerous clinical factors to be associated with shorter survival., Objective: To enable personalized patient counseling, we aimed at developing a risk model of survival based on baseline clinical symptoms., Methods: MSA patients referred to the Movement Disorders Unit in Innsbruck, Austria, between 1999 and 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier curves and multivariate Cox regression analysis with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator penalty for variable selection were performed to identify prognostic factors. A nomogram was developed to estimate the 7 years overall survival probability. The performance of the predictive model was validated and calibrated internally using bootstrap resampling and externally using data from the prospective European MSA Study Group Natural History Study., Results: A total of 210 MSA patients were included in this analysis, of which 124 patients died. The median survival was 7 years. The following clinical variables were found to significantly affect overall survival and were included in the nomogram: age at symptom onset, falls within 3 years of onset, early autonomic failure including orthostatic hypotension and urogenital failure, and lacking levodopa response. The time-dependent area under curve for internal and external validation was >0.7 within the first 7 years of the disease course. The model was well calibrated showing good overlap between predicted and actual survival probability at 7 years., Conclusion: The nomogram is a simple tool to predict survival on an individual basis and may help to improve counseling and treatment of MSA patients., (© 2023 The Authors. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.)
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- 2023
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27. Long-term efficacy of deep brain stimulation for essential tremor: An observer-blinded study.
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Paschen S, Forstenpointner J, Becktepe J, Heinzel S, Hellriegel H, Witt K, Helmers AK, and Deuschl G
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- Accelerometry, Aged, Disease Progression, Drug Resistance, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Severity of Illness Index, Single-Blind Method, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Deep Brain Stimulation, Essential Tremor therapy
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Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus (Vim) is established for medically refractory severe essential tremor (ET), but long-term efficacy is controversial., Methods: Twenty patients with ET with DBS had standardized video-documented examinations at baseline, in the stimulation-on condition at short term (13.1 ± 1.9 months since surgery, mean ± SEM), and in the stimulator switched on and off (stim-ON/OFF) at long term; all assessments were done between 32 and 120 months (71.9 ± 6.9 months) after implantation. The primary outcome was the Tremor Rating Scale (TRS) blindly assessed by 2 trained movement disorder neurologists. Secondary outcomes were TRS subscores A, B, and C; Archimedes spiral score; and activities of daily living score. At long-term follow-up, tremor was additionally recorded with accelerometry. The rebound effect after switching the stimulator off was assessed for 1 hour in a subgroup., Results: Tremor severity worsened considerably over time in both in the nonstimulated and stimulated conditions. Vim-DBS improved the TRS in the short term and long term significantly. The spiral score and functional measures showed similar improvements. All changes were highly significant. However, the stimulation effect was negatively correlated with time since surgery (ρ = -0.78, p < 0.001). This was also true for the secondary outcomes. Only one-third of the patients had a rebound effect terminated 60 minutes after the stimulator was switched off. Long-term worsening of the TRS was more profound during stim-ON than in the stim-OFF condition, indicating habituation to stimulation., Conclusion: Vim-DBS loses efficacy over the long term. Efforts are needed to improve the long-term efficacy of Vim-DBS., Classification of Evidence: This study provides Class IV evidence that for patients with medically refractory severe ET, the efficacy of Vim-DBS severely decreases over 10 years., (© 2019 American Academy of Neurology.)
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- 2019
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28. Functional impact of different muscle localization techniques for Botulinum neurotoxin A injections in clinical routine management of post-stroke spasticity.
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Zeuner KE, Knutzen A, Kühl C, Möller B, Hellriegel H, Margraf NG, Deuschl G, and Stolze H
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- Adult, Aged, Botulinum Toxins, Type A therapeutic use, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Injections, Intramuscular methods, Male, Middle Aged, Muscle Spasticity etiology, Neuromuscular Agents therapeutic use, Quality of Life, Single-Blind Method, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Botulinum Toxins, Type A administration & dosage, Muscle Spasticity drug therapy, Neuromuscular Agents administration & dosage, Stroke complications
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Background: Treatment options for spasticity include intramuscular botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injections. Both ultrasound (US) or electromyographic (EMG) guided BoNT-A injections are employed to isolate muscles. To date, most studies have included patients naïve to BoNT-A or following a prolonged wash out phase., Objective: To determine the impact of US/EMG guided BoNT-A injections on function in outpatients with spasticity receiving an established re-injection regime., Methods: Thirty patients post-stroke were investigated in a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial using a cross-over design for the EMG and US and a parallel design for the control group. The Modified Ashworth (MAS), Disability Assessment (DAS), Quality of Life (EQ-5D), self-rating scale and Barthel Index were assessed pre- and post-BoNT-A injections of upper limb muscles by a to the injection technique blinded person., Results: MAS improved in arm, finger and upper limb 4 weeks after BoNT-A treatment. The improvement showed no significant differences between the three injection techniques. Barthel Index, DAS and EQ-5D remained unchanged in all groups., Conclusions: This pilot study questions the impact of the instrumental guided injection techniques on everyday functionality in a routine clinical setting with established re-injection intervals. Larger trials are warranted with patients who are under long-term treatment on a regular basis.
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- 2017
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29. Comparison of imaging modalities and source-localization algorithms in locating the induced activity during deep brain stimulation of the STN.
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Mideksa KG, Singh A, Hoogenboom N, Hellriegel H, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Schmidt G, and Muthuraman M
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- Deep Brain Stimulation instrumentation, Electrodes, Humans, Subthalamic Nucleus diagnostic imaging, Algorithms, Brain diagnostic imaging, Deep Brain Stimulation methods, Electroencephalography methods, Magnetoencephalography methods, Parkinson Disease therapy
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One of the most commonly used therapy to treat patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Identifying the most optimal target area for the placement of the DBS electrodes have become one of the intensive research area. In this study, the first aim is to investigate the capabilities of different source-analysis techniques in detecting deep sources located at the sub-cortical level and validating it using the a-priori information about the location of the source, that is, the STN. Secondly, we aim at an investigation of whether EEG or MEG is best suited in mapping the DBS-induced brain activity. To do this, simultaneous EEG and MEG measurement were used to record the DBS-induced electromagnetic potentials and fields. The boundary-element method (BEM) have been used to solve the forward problem. The position of the DBS electrodes was then estimated using the dipole (moving, rotating, and fixed MUSIC), and current-density-reconstruction (CDR) (minimum-norm and sLORETA) approaches. The source-localization results from the dipole approaches demonstrated that the fixed MUSIC algorithm best localizes deep focal sources, whereas the moving dipole detects not only the region of interest but also neighboring regions that are affected by stimulating the STN. The results from the CDR approaches validated the capability of sLORETA in detecting the STN compared to minimum-norm. Moreover, the source-localization results using the EEG modality outperformed that of the MEG by locating the DBS-induced activity in the STN.
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- 2016
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30. Assessment of Head Tremor with Accelerometers Versus Gyroscopic Transducers.
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Elble RJ, Hellriegel H, Raethjen J, and Deuschl G
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Background: Accelerometers and gyroscopes are used commonly in the assessment of hand tremor, but their validity in the assessment of head tremor has not been studied. We hypothesized that gyroscopy would be superior to accelerometry because head tremor is rotational motion, and gyroscopes record rotational motion, free of gravitational artifact. We also hypothesized a strong logarithmic relationship between 0 to 4-point tremor ratings and the transducer measures of tremor amplitude, similar to those previously reported for hand tremor., Methods: Head tremor was recorded for 1 minute in each of the five head positions used in the Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale, using a triaxial accelerometer and triaxial gyroscope mounted at the vertex of the head. Mean and maximum 3-second burst displacement tremor and rotation tremor were computed by spectral analysis. The minimum detectable change for the transducers was estimated using the residual mean squared error from repeated-measures analysis of variance., Results: Tremor displacement and rotation (T) were logarithmically related to tremor ratings (tremor rating score; TRS): log(T) = α TRS + β, where α ≈ 0.47 for displacement and ≈0.64 for rotation, and β ≈ -1.8 and -1.4. Tremor ratings correlated more strongly with gyroscopy (r = 0.83-0.87) than with accelerometry (r = 0.71-0.75). Minimum detectable change (percent reduction) was approximately 66% of the baseline geometric mean., Conclusions: Gyroscopic transducers are superior to accelerometry for assessment of head tremor. Both measures of head tremor are logarithmically related to tremor ratings. The minimum detectable change of the transducer measures is comparable to those previously reported for hand tremor.
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- 2016
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31. Orthostatic myoclonus associated with Caspr2 antibodies.
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Gövert F, Witt K, Erro R, Hellriegel H, Paschen S, Martinez-Hernandez E, Wandinger KP, Deuschl G, Dalmau J, and Leypoldt F
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- Aged, Autoantibodies blood, Humans, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous administration & dosage, Immunologic Factors administration & dosage, Male, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous pharmacology, Immunologic Factors pharmacology, Membrane Proteins immunology, Myoclonus diagnosis, Myoclonus drug therapy, Nerve Tissue Proteins immunology, Posture
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- 2016
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32. Comparison of EEG and MEG in source localization of induced human gamma-band oscillations during visual stimulus.
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Mideksa KG, Hoogenboom N, Hellriegel H, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Heute U, and Muthuraman M
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- Brain Mapping, Humans, Physical Therapy Modalities, Scalp, Visual Cortex, Electroencephalography, Magnetoencephalography
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High frequency gamma oscillations are indications of information processing in cortical neuronal networks. Recently, non-invasive detection of these oscillations have become one of the main research areas in magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG) studies. The aim of this study, which is a continuation of our previous MEG study, is to compare the capability of the two modalities (EEG and MEG) in localizing the source of the induced gamma activity due to a visual stimulus, using a spatial filtering technique known as dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS). To do this, the brain activity was recorded using simultaneous MEG and EEG measurement and the data were analyzed with respect to time, frequency, and location of the strongest response. The spherical head modeling technique, such as, the three-shell concentric spheres and an overlapping sphere (local sphere) have been used as a forward model to calculate the external electromagnetic potentials and fields recorded by the EEG and MEG, respectively. Our results from the time-frequency analysis, at the sensor level, revealed that the parieto-occipital electrodes and sensors from both modalities showed a clear and sustained gamma-band activity throughout the post-stimulus duration and that both modalities showed similar strongest gamma-band peaks. It was difficult to interpret the spatial pattern of the gamma-band oscillatory response on the scalp, at the sensor level, for both modalities. However, the source analysis result revealed that MEG3 sensor type, which measure the derivative along the longitude, showed the source more focally and close to the visual cortex (cuneus) as compared to that of the EEG.
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33. Beamformer source analysis and connectivity on concurrent EEG and MEG data during voluntary movements.
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Muthuraman M, Hellriegel H, Hoogenboom N, Anwar AR, Mideksa KG, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, and Raethjen J
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- Adult, Female, Head Movements, Healthy Volunteers, Humans, Male, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Young Adult, Brain physiology, Brain Mapping, Electroencephalography, Magnetoencephalography, Models, Neurological, Movement physiology
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Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) are the two modalities for measuring neuronal dynamics at a millisecond temporal resolution. Different source analysis methods, to locate the dipoles in the brain from which these dynamics originate, have been readily applied to both modalities alone. However, direct comparisons and possible advantages of combining both modalities have rarely been assessed during voluntary movements using coherent source analysis. In the present study, the cortical and sub-cortical network of coherent sources at the finger tapping task frequency (2-4 Hz) and the modes of interaction within this network were analysed in 15 healthy subjects using a beamformer approach called the dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS) with subsequent source signal reconstruction and renormalized partial directed coherence analysis (RPDC). MEG and EEG data were recorded simultaneously allowing the comparison of each of the modalities separately to that of the combined approach. We found the identified network of coherent sources for the finger tapping task as described in earlier studies when using only the MEG or combined MEG+EEG whereas the EEG data alone failed to detect single sub-cortical sources. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level of the coherent rhythmic activity at the tapping frequency in MEG and combined MEG+EEG data was significantly higher than EEG alone. The functional connectivity analysis revealed that the combined approach had more active connections compared to either of the modalities during the finger tapping (FT) task. These results indicate that MEG is superior in the detection of deep coherent sources and that the SNR seems to be more vital than the sensitivity to theoretical dipole orientation and the volume conduction effect in the case of EEG.
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34. Impact of head modeling and sensor types in localizing human gamma-band oscillations.
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Mideksa KG, Hoogenboom N, Hellriegel H, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Heute U, and Muthuraman M
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- Adult, Female, Gamma Rhythm, Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Photic Stimulation, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Visual Cortex physiology, Magnetoencephalography methods
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An effective mechanism in neuronal communication is oscillatory neuronal synchronization. The neuronal gamma-band (30-100 Hz) synchronization is associated with attention which is induced by a certain visual stimuli. Numerous studies have shown that the gamma-band activity is observed in the visual cortex. However, impact of different head modeling techniques and sensor types to localize gamma-band activity have not yet been reported. To do this, the brain activity was recorded using 306 magnetoencephalography (MEG) sensors, consisting of 102 magnetometers and 102 pairs of planar gradiometers (one measuring the derivative of the magnetic field along the latitude and the other along the longitude), and the data were analyzed with respect to time, frequency, and location of the strongest response. The spherical head models with a single-shell and overlapping spheres (local sphere) have been used as a forward model for calculating the external magnetic fields generated from the gamma-band activity. For each sensor type, the subject-specific frequency range of the gamma-band activity was obtained from the spectral analysis. The identified frequency range of interest with the highest gamma-band activity is then localized using a spatial-filtering technique known as dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS). The source analysis for all the subjects revealed that the gradiometer sensors which measure the derivative along the longitude, showed sources close to the visual cortex (cuneus) as compared to the other gradiometer sensors which measure the derivative along the latitude. However, using the magnetometer sensors, it was not possible to localize the sources in the region of interest. When comparing the two head models, the local-sphere model helps in localizing the source more focally as compared to the single-shell head model.
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35. Coherent source and connectivity analysis on simultaneously measured EEG and MEG data during isometric contraction.
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Muthuraman M, Hellriegel H, Hoogenboom N, Anwar AR, Mideksa KG, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Raethjen J, and Deuschl G
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- Electromyography, Female, Head, Humans, Male, Nerve Net physiology, Electroencephalography, Isometric Contraction physiology, Magnetoencephalography
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The most well-known non-invasive electric and magnetic field measurement modalities are the electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). The first aim of the study was to implement the recently developed realistic head model which uses an integrative approach for both the modalities. The second aim of this study was to find the network of coherent sources and the modes of interactions within this network during isometric contraction (ISC) at (15-30 Hz) in healthy subjects. The third aim was to test the effective connectivity revealed by both the modalities analyzing them separately and combined. The Welch periodogram method was used to estimate the coherence spectrum between the EEG and the electromyography (EMG) signals followed by the realistic head modelling and source analysis method dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS) to find the network of coherent sources at the individual peak frequency within the beta band in healthy subjects. The last step was to identify the effective connectivity between the identified sources using the renormalized partial directed coherence method. The cortical and sub-cortical network comprised of the primary sensory motor cortex (PSMC), secondary motor area (SMA), and the cerebellum (C). The cortical and sub-cortical network responsible for the isometric contraction was similar in both the modalities when analysing them separately and combined. The SNR was not significantly different between the two modalities separately and combined. However, the coherence values were significantly higher in the combined modality in comparison to each of the modality separately. The effective connectivity analysis revealed plausible additional connections in the combined modality analysis.
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- 2014
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36. Multi-modal causality analysis of eyes-open and eyes-closed data from simultaneously recorded EEG and MEG.
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Anwar AR, Mideska KG, Hellriegel H, Hoogenboom N, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Heute U, and Muthuraman M
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- Humans, Time Factors, Algorithms, Brain physiology, Electroencephalography, Eye, Magnetoencephalography, Rest physiology
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Owing to the recent advances in multi-modal data analysis, the aim of the present study was to analyze the functional network of the brain which remained the same during the eyes-open (EO) and eyes-closed (EC) resting task. The simultaneously recorded electroencephalogram (EEG) and magnetoencephalogram (MEG) were used for this study, recorded from five distinct cortical regions of the brain. We focused on the 'alpha' functional network, corresponding to the individual peak frequency in the alpha band. The total data set of 120 seconds was divided into three segments of 18 seconds each, taken from start, middle, and end of the recording. This segmentation allowed us to analyze the evolution of the underlying functional network. The method of time-resolved partial directed coherence (tPDC) was used to assess the causality. This method allowed us to focus on the individual peak frequency in the 'alpha' band (7-13 Hz). Because of the significantly higher power in the recorded EEG in comparison to MEG, at the individual peak frequency of the alpha band, results rely only on EEG. The MEG was used only for comparison. Our results show that different regions of the brain start to `disconnect' from one another over the course of time. The driving signals, along with the feedback signals between different cortical regions start to recede over time. This shows that, with the course of rest, brain regions reduce communication with each another.
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- 2014
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37. The central oscillatory network of orthostatic tremor.
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Muthuraman M, Hellriegel H, Paschen S, Hofschulte F, Reese R, Volkmann J, Witt K, Deuschl G, and Raethjen J
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Deep Brain Stimulation, Diagnostic Imaging, Disease Progression, Electrodes, Implanted, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Evoked Potentials physiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Thalamic Nuclei physiology, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Brain physiopathology, Nerve Net physiopathology, Orthostatic Intolerance physiopathology, Tremor physiopathology
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Orthostatic tremor (OT) is a movement disorder of the legs and trunk that is present in the standing position but typically absent when sitting. The pathological central network involved in orthostatic tremor is still unknown. In this study we analyzed 15 patients with simultaneous high-resolution electroencephalography and electromyography recording to assess corticomuscular coherence. In 1 patient we were able to simultaneously record the local field potential in the ventrolateral thalamus and electroencephalography. Dynamic imaging of coherent source analysis was used to find the sources in the brain that are coherent with the peripheral tremor signal. When standing, the network for the tremor frequency consisted of unilateral activation in the primary motor leg area, supplementary motor area, primary sensory cortex, two prefrontal/premotor sources, thalamus, and cerebellum for the whole 30-second segment recorded. The source coherence dynamics for the primary leg area and the thalamic source signals with the tibialis anterior muscle showed that they were highly coherent for the whole 30 seconds for the contralateral side but markedly decreased after 15 seconds for the ipsilateral side. The source signal and the recorded thalamus signal followed the same time frequency dynamics of coherence in 1 patient. The corticomuscular interaction in OT follows a consistent pattern with an initially bilateral pattern and then a segregated unilateral pattern after 15 seconds. This may add to the feeling of unsteadiness. It also makes the thalamus unlikely as the main source of orthostatic tremor., (© 2013 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.)
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- 2013
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38. Corticomuscular coherence in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with essential tremor.
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Raethjen J, Muthuraman M, Kostka A, Nahrwold M, Hellriegel H, Lorenz D, and Deuschl G
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- Adult, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Essential Tremor pathology, Essential Tremor physiopathology, Female, Functional Laterality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Essential Tremor genetics, Family Health, Motor Cortex physiopathology, Muscle, Skeletal physiopathology
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Background: Essential tremor (ET) follows an autosomal dominant type of inheritance in the majority of patients, yet its genetic basis has not been identified. Its exact origin is still elusive, but coherence measurements between electromyography tremor bursts and electroencephalography unequivocally demonstrate a correlation., Methods: We tested these measurements in 37 healthy first-degree relatives (children) of patients with essential tremor (ET) and a group of 37 age-matched and sex-matched controls. Pooled coherence spectra of the maximally coherent electroencephalogram electrodes were computed for ET relatives and controls., Results: The maximal coherence and its frequency were significantly higher in ET relatives than in controls during the pinch grip task and during slow hand movements. Electromyography amplitude (root-mean-square) was slightly but significantly greater in ET relatives, whereas 2-Hz to 40-Hz power and spectral peak frequency were not different., Conclusions: The presymptomatic alteration in corticomuscular interaction may reflect a role of genetic factors., (Copyright © 2013 Movement Disorder Society.)
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- 2013
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39. The natural history of multiple system atrophy: a prospective European cohort study.
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Wenning GK, Geser F, Krismer F, Seppi K, Duerr S, Boesch S, Köllensperger M, Goebel G, Pfeiffer KP, Barone P, Pellecchia MT, Quinn NP, Koukouni V, Fowler CJ, Schrag A, Mathias CJ, Giladi N, Gurevich T, Dupont E, Ostergaard K, Nilsson CF, Widner H, Oertel W, Eggert KM, Albanese A, del Sorbo F, Tolosa E, Cardozo A, Deuschl G, Hellriegel H, Klockgether T, Dodel R, Sampaio C, Coelho M, Djaldetti R, Melamed E, Gasser T, Kamm C, Meco G, Colosimo C, Rascol O, Meissner WG, Tison F, and Poewe W
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- Aged, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases diagnosis, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases mortality, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases physiopathology, Cerebellar Ataxia diagnosis, Cerebellar Ataxia mortality, Cerebellar Ataxia physiopathology, Cohort Studies, Europe, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease diagnosis, Parkinson Disease mortality, Parkinson Disease physiopathology, Phenotype, Prospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Disease Progression, Multiple System Atrophy classification, Multiple System Atrophy diagnosis, Multiple System Atrophy mortality, Multiple System Atrophy physiopathology
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Background: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a fatal and still poorly understood degenerative movement disorder that is characterised by autonomic failure, cerebellar ataxia, and parkinsonism in various combinations. Here we present the final analysis of a prospective multicentre study by the European MSA Study Group to investigate the natural history of MSA., Methods: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of MSA were recruited and followed up clinically for 2 years. Vital status was ascertained 2 years after study completion. Disease progression was assessed using the unified MSA rating scale (UMSARS), a disease-specific questionnaire that enables the semiquantitative rating of autonomic and motor impairment in patients with MSA. Additional rating methods were applied to grade global disease severity, autonomic symptoms, and quality of life. Survival was calculated using a Kaplan-Meier analysis and predictors were identified in a Cox regression model. Group differences were analysed by parametric tests and non-parametric tests as appropriate. Sample size estimates were calculated using a paired two-group t test., Findings: 141 patients with moderately severe disease fulfilled the consensus criteria for MSA. Mean age at symptom onset was 56·2 (SD 8·4) years. Median survival from symptom onset as determined by Kaplan-Meier analysis was 9·8 years (95% CI 8·1-11·4). The parkinsonian variant of MSA (hazard ratio [HR] 2·08, 95% CI 1·09-3·97; p=0·026) and incomplete bladder emptying (HR 2·10, 1·02-4·30; p=0·044) predicted shorter survival. 24-month progression rates of UMSARS activities of daily living, motor examination, and total scores were 49% (9·4 [SD 5·9]), 74% (12·9 [8·5]), and 57% (21·9 [11·9]), respectively, relative to baseline scores. Autonomic symptom scores progressed throughout the follow-up. Shorter symptom duration at baseline (OR 0·68, 0·5-0·9; p=0·006) and absent levodopa response (OR 3·4, 1·1-10·2; p=0·03) predicted rapid UMSARS progression. Sample size estimation showed that an interventional trial with 258 patients (129 per group) would be able to detect a 30% effect size in 1-year UMSARS motor examination decline rates at 80% power., Interpretation: Our prospective dataset provides new insights into the evolution of MSA based on a follow-up period that exceeds that of previous studies. It also represents a useful resource for patient counselling and planning of multicentre trials., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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40. The cortical and sub-cortical network of sensory evoked response in healthy subjects.
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Muthuraman M, Hellriegel H, Groppa S, Deuschl G, and Raethjen J
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- Electric Stimulation, Electroencephalography, Frontal Lobe physiology, Healthy Volunteers, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Median Nerve physiology, Somatosensory Cortex physiology
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The aim of this study was to find the cortical and sub-cortical network responsible for the sensory evoked coherence in healthy subjects during electrical stimulation of right median nerve at wrist. The multitaper method was used to estimate the power and coherence spectrum followed by the source analysis method dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS) to find the highest coherent source for the basic frequency 3 Hz and the complete cortical and sub-cortical network responsible for the sensory evoked coherence in healthy subjects. The highest coherent source for the basic frequency was in the posterior parietal cortex for all the subjects. The cortical and sub-cortical network comprised of the primary sensory motor cortex (SI), secondary sensory motor cortex (SII), frontal cortex and medial pulvinar nucleus in the thalamus. The cortical and sub-cortical network responsible for the sensory evoked coherence was found successfully with a 64-channel EEG system. The sensory evoked coherence is involved with a thalamo-cortical network in healthy subjects.
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- 2013
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41. Dipole source analysis for readiness potential and field using simultaneously measured EEG and MEG signals.
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Mideksa KG, Hellriegel H, Hoogenboom N, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Heute U, and Muthuraman M
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- Algorithms, Brain anatomy & histology, Brain Mapping, Evoked Potentials physiology, Fingers physiology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Motor Cortex physiology, Principal Component Analysis, Contingent Negative Variation physiology, Electroencephalography, Magnetoencephalography
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Various source localization techniques have indicated the generators of each identifiable component of movement-related cortical potentials, since the discovery of the surface negative potential prior to self-paced movement by Kornhuber and Decke. Readiness potentials and fields preceding self-paced finger movements were recorded simultaneously using multichannel electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) from five healthy subjects. The cortical areas involved in this paradigm are the supplementary motor area (SMA) (bilateral), pre-SMA (bilateral), and contralateral motor area of the moving finger. This hypothesis is tested in this paper using the dipole source analysis independently for only EEG, only MEG, and both combined. To localize the sources, the forward problem is first solved by using the boundary-element method for realistic head models and by using a locally-fitted-sphere approach for spherical head models consisting of a set of connected volumes, typically representing the scalp, skull, and brain. In the source reconstruction it is to be expected that EEG predominantly localizes radially oriented sources while MEG localizes tangential sources at the desired region of the cortex. The effect of MEG on EEG is also observed when analyzing both combined data. When comparing the two head models, the spherical and the realistic head models showed similar results. The significant points for this study are comparing the source analysis between the two modalities (EEG and MEG) so as to assure that EEG is sensitive to mostly radially orientated sources while MEG is only sensitive to only tangential sources, and comparing the spherical and individual head models.
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42. Continuous theta-burst stimulation of the primary motor cortex in essential tremor.
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Hellriegel H, Schulz EM, Siebner HR, Deuschl G, and Raethjen JH
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- Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Disability Evaluation, Electric Stimulation, Electroencephalography, Female, Fingers innervation, Fourier Analysis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pyramidal Tracts physiopathology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Essential Tremor pathology, Evoked Potentials, Motor physiology, Motor Cortex physiopathology, Theta Rhythm physiology
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Objective: We investigated whether essential tremor (ET) can be altered by suppressing the corticospinal excitability in the primary motor cortex (M1) with transcranial magnetic stimulation., Methods: 10 Patients with ET and 10 healthy controls underwent transcranial continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS) of the left primary motor hand area at 80% (real cTBS) and 30% (control cTBS) of active motor threshold in two separate sessions at least one week apart. Postural tremor was rated clinically and measured accelerometrically before and after cTBS. Corticospinal excitability was assessed by recording the motor evoked potentials (MEP) from the first dorsal interosseous muscle., Results: Real cTBS but not control cTBS reduced the tremor total power assessed with accelerometry. This beneficial effect was subclinical as there were no significant changes in clinical tremor rating after real cTBS. Relative to control cTBS, real cTBS reduced corticospinal excitability in the stimulated primary motor cortex only in healthy controls but not in ET patients., Conclusion: Real cTBS has a beneficial effect on ET. Since cTBS did not induce a parallel reduction in corticospinal excitability, this effect was not mediated by a suppression of the corticospinal motor output., Significance: "Inhibitory" cTBS of M1 leads to a consistent but subclinical reduction in tremor amplitude., (Copyright © 2011 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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43. Locating the STN-DBS electrodes and resolving their subsequent networks using coherent source analysis on EEG.
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Muthuraman M, Paschen S, Hellriegel H, Groppa S, Deuschl G, and Raethjen J
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- Computer Simulation, Electrodes, Humans, Parkinson Disease physiopathology, Deep Brain Stimulation, Electroencephalography, Nerve Net physiopathology, Parkinson Disease therapy, Subthalamic Nucleus physiopathology
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The deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the most effective surgical therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD). The first aim of the study was to locate the STN-DBS electrode by applying source analysis on EEG. Secondly, to identify tremor related areas which are associated with the STN. The Dynamic imaging of coherent sources (DICS) was used to find the coherent sources in the brain. The capability of the source analysis to detect deep sources like STN in the brain using EEG data was tested with two model dipole simulations. The simulations were concentrated on two aspects, the angle of the dipole orientation and the disturbance of the cortical areas on locating subcortical regions. In all the DBS treated Parkinsonian tremor patients the power spectrum showed a clear peak at the stimulated frequency and followed by there harmonics. The DBS stimulated frequency constituted a network of primary sensory motor cortex, supplementary motor area, prefrontal cortex, diencephalon, cerebellum and brainstem. Thus the STN was located in the region of the diencephalon. The resolved network may give better understanding to the pathophysiology of the effected tremor network in PD patients with STN-DBS.
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44. Source analysis of median nerve stimulated somatosensory evoked potentials and fields using simultaneously measured EEG and MEG signals.
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Mideksa KG, Hellriegel H, Hoogenboom N, Krause H, Schnitzler A, Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Heute U, and Muthuraman M
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- Algorithms, Brain Mapping methods, Computer Simulation, Humans, Electric Stimulation, Electroencephalography methods, Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory physiology, Magnetoencephalography methods, Median Nerve physiology, Models, Neurological, Somatosensory Cortex physiology
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The sources of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and fields (SEFs), which is a standard paradigm, is investigated using multichannel EEG and MEG simultaneous recordings. The hypothesis that SEP & SEF sources are generated in the posterior bank of the central sulcus is tested, and analyses are compared based on EEG only, MEG only, bandpass filtered MEG, and both combined. To locate the sources, the forward problem is first solved by using the boundary-element method for realistic head models and by using a locally-fitted-sphere approach for averaged head models consisting of a set of connected volumes, typically representing the skull, scalp, and brain. The location of each dipole is then estimated using fixed MUSIC and current-density-reconstruction (CDR) algorithms. For both analyses, the results demonstrate that the band-pass filtered MEG can localize the sources accurately at the desired region as compared to only EEG and unfiltered MEG. For CDR analysis, it looks like MEG affects EEG during the combined analyses. The MUSIC algorithm gives better results than CDR, and when comparing the two head models, the averaged and the realistic head models showed the same result.
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- 2012
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45. Source analysis of beta-synchronisation and cortico-muscular coherence after movement termination based on high resolution electroencephalography.
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Muthuraman M, Tamás G, Hellriegel H, Deuschl G, and Raethjen J
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- Adult, Cortical Synchronization, Female, Humans, Male, Movement, Electroencephalography, Motor Cortex physiology
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We hypothesized that post-movement beta synchronization (PMBS) and cortico-muscular coherence (CMC) during movement termination relate to each other and have similar role in sensorimotor integration. We calculated the parameters and estimated the sources of these phenomena.We measured 64-channel EEG simultaneously with surface EMG of the right first dorsal interosseus muscle in 11 healthy volunteers. In Task1, subjects kept a medium-strength contraction continuously; in Task2, superimposed on this movement, they performed repetitive self-paced short contractions. In Task3 short contractions were executed alone. Time-frequency analysis of the EEG and CMC was performed with respect to the offset of brisk movements and averaged in each subject. Sources of PMBS and CMC were also calculated.High beta power in Task1, PMBS in Task2-3, and CMC in Task1-2 could be observed in the same individual frequency bands. While beta synchronization in Task1 and PMBS in Task2-3 appeared bilateral with contralateral predominance, CMC in Task1-2 was strictly a unilateral phenomenon; their main sources did not differ contralateral to the movement in the primary sensorimotor cortex in 7 of 11 subjects in Task1, and in 6 of 9 subjects in Task2. In Task2, CMC and PMBS had the same latency but their amplitudes did not correlate with each other. In Task2, weaker PMBS source was found bilaterally within the secondary sensory cortex, while the second source of CMC was detected in the premotor cortex, contralateral to the movement. In Task3, weaker sources of PMBS could be estimated in bilateral supplementary motor cortex and in the thalamus. PMBS and CMC appear simultaneously at the end of a phasic movement possibly suggesting similar antikinetic effects, but they may be separate processes with different active functions. Whereas PMBS seems to reset the supraspinal sensorimotor network, cortico-muscular coherence may represent the recalibration of cortico-motoneuronal and spinal systems.
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46. The phenomenology of parkinsonian tremor.
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Deuschl G, Papengut F, and Hellriegel H
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- Animals, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Parkinsonian Disorders genetics, Tremor genetics, Parkinsonian Disorders diagnosis, Parkinsonian Disorders epidemiology, Tremor diagnosis, Tremor epidemiology
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The definition of Parkinsonian tremor covers all different forms occurring in Parkinson's disease. The most common form is rest tremor, labelled as typical Parkinsonian tremor. Other variants cover also postural and action tremors. Data support the notion that suppression of rest tremor may be more specific for PD tremors. Several differential diagnoses like rest tremor in ET, dystonic tremor, psychogenic tremor and Holmes' tremor may be misinterpreted as PD-tremor. Tests and clinical clues to separate them are presented., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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47. Levetiracetam in primary orthostatic tremor: a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study.
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Hellriegel H, Raethjen J, Deuschl G, and Volkmann J
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticonvulsants adverse effects, Cross-Over Studies, Dizziness physiopathology, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Levetiracetam, Male, Middle Aged, Piracetam administration & dosage, Piracetam adverse effects, Placebos, Treatment Outcome, Tremor physiopathology, Anticonvulsants administration & dosage, Dizziness drug therapy, Piracetam analogs & derivatives, Tremor drug therapy
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Background: In a double-blind crossover study we evaluated the antitremor effect of a 4-week treatment with either escalating dosages of levetiracetam or placebo in orthostatic tremor., Methods: Twelve patients with orthostatic tremor participated in the study. Primary end point was improvement in stance duration. Secondary end points were total track length of the sway path and tremor total power. The patients' impression of impairment was assessed by a visual analog scale and quality of life by the SF-36., Results: We found no significant effect of dosage or treatment on stance duration (P = .175), total track length (P = .690), total power (P = .280), or visual analog scale (P =.735). Neither was SF-36 differentially changed by levetiracetam or placebo (SF-36, Physical Component Summary: P = .079; SF-36, Mental Component Summary: P = .073). Side effects like dizziness, fatigue, or nausea were only mild to moderate., Conclusions: Levetiracetam is ineffective in the treatment of orthostatic tremor., (Copyright © 2011 Movement Disorder Society.)
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- 2011
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48. Excessive daytime sleepiness in multiple system atrophy (SLEEMSA study).
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Moreno-López C, Santamaría J, Salamero M, Del Sorbo F, Albanese A, Pellecchia MT, Barone P, Overeem S, Bloem B, Aarden W, Canesi M, Antonini A, Duerr S, Wenning GK, Poewe W, Rubino A, Meco G, Schneider SA, Bhatia KP, Djaldetti R, Coelho M, Sampaio C, Cochen V, Hellriegel H, Deuschl G, Colosimo C, Marsili L, Gasser T, and Tolosa E
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple System Atrophy diagnosis, Parkinson Disease diagnosis, Prevalence, Regression Analysis, Restless Legs Syndrome diagnosis, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep Apnea Syndromes diagnosis, Spain epidemiology, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence epidemiology, Multiple System Atrophy epidemiology, Parkinson Disease epidemiology, Restless Legs Syndrome epidemiology, Sleep Apnea Syndromes epidemiology, Sleep Stages
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Background: Sleep disorders are common in multiple system atrophy (MSA), but the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is not well known., Objective: To assess the frequency and associations of EDS in MSA., Design: Survey of EDS in consecutive patients with MSA and comparison with patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and individuals without known neurologic disease., Setting: Twelve tertiary referral centers., Participants: Eighty-six consecutive patients with MSA; 86 patients with PD matched for age, sex, and Hoehn and Yahr stage; and 86 healthy subject individuals matched for age and sex., Main Outcome Measures: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), modified ESS, Sudden Onset of Sleep Scale, Tandberg Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, disease severity, dopaminergic treatment amount, and presence of restless legs syndrome., Results: Mean (SD) ESS scores were comparable in MSA (7.72 [5.05]) and PD (8.23 [4.62]) but were higher than in healthy subjects (4.52 [2.98]) (P < .001). Excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS score >10) was present in 28% of patients with MSA, 29% of patients with PD, and 2% of healthy subjects (P < .001). In MSA, in contrast to PD, the amount of dopaminergic treatment was not correlated with EDS. Disease severity was weakly correlated with EDS in MSA and PD. Restless legs syndrome occurred in 28% of patients with MSA, 14% of patients with PD, and 7% of healthy subjects (P < .001). Multiple regression analysis (with 95% confidence intervals obtained using nonparametric bootstrapping) showed that sleep-disordered breathing and sleep efficiency predicted EDS in MSA and amount of dopaminergic treatment and presence of restless legs syndrome in PD., Conclusions: More than one-quarter of patients with MSA experience EDS, a frequency similar to that encountered in PD. In these 2 conditions, EDS seems to be associated with different causes.
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49. Treatment of patients with essential tremor.
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Deuschl G, Raethjen J, Hellriegel H, and Elble R
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- Clinical Trials as Topic methods, Deep Brain Stimulation methods, Essential Tremor diagnosis, Humans, Primidone therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Essential Tremor therapy
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Essential tremor is a common movement disorder. Tremor severity and handicap vary widely, but most patients with essential tremor do not receive a diagnosis and hence are never treated. Furthermore, many patients abandon treatment because of side-effects or poor efficacy. A newly developed algorithm, based on the logarithmic relation between tremor amplitude and clinical tremor ratings, can be used to compare the magnitude of effect of available treatments. Drugs with established efficacy (propranolol and primidone) produce a mean tremor reduction of about 50%. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the thalamic nucleus ventrointermedius or neighbouring subthalamic structures reduces tremor by about 90%. However, no controlled trials of DBS have been done, and the best target is still uncertain. Better drugs are needed, and controlled trials are required to determine the safety and efficacy of DBS in the nucleus ventrointermedius and neighbouring subthalamic structures., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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50. Imaging coherent sources of tremor related EEG activity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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Muthuraman M, Raethjen J, Hellriegel H, Deuschl G, and Heute U
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- Algorithms, Brain pathology, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex pathology, Electric Conductivity, Humans, Models, Biological, Models, Statistical, Muscles pathology, Oscillometry methods, Parkinson Disease diagnosis, Tremor diagnosis, Electroencephalography methods, Parkinson Disease physiopathology, Tremor physiopathology
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The cortical sources of both the basic and first 'harmonic' frequency of Parkinsonian tremor are addressed in this paper. The power and coherence was estimated using the multitaper method for EEG and EMG data from 6 Parkinsonian patients with a classical rest tremor. The Dynamic Imaging of Coherent Sources (DICS) was used to find the coherent sources in the brain. Before hand this method was validated for the application to the EEG by showing in 3 normal subjects that rhythmic stimuli (1-5Hz) to the median nerve leads to almost identical coherent sources for the basic and first harmonic frequency in the contralateral sensorimotor cortex which is the biologically plausible result. In all the Parkinson patients the corticomuscular coherence was also present in the basic and the first harmonic frequency of the tremor. However, the source for the basic frequency was close to the frontal midline and the first harmonic frequency was in the region of premotor and sensory motor cortex on the contralateral side for all the patients. Thus the generation of these two oscillations involves different cortical areas and possibly follows different pathways to the periphery.
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