Paradoxical Modulation of STN β-Band Activity with Medication Compared to Deep Brain Stimulation

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Abstract

Background: Excessive subthalamic nucleus (STN) β-band (13–35 Hz) synchronized oscillations has garnered interest as a biomarker for characterizing disease state and developing adaptive stimulation systems for Parkinson's disease (PD). Objectives: To report on a patient with abnormal treatment-responsive modulation in the β-band. Methods: We examined STN local field potentials from an externalized deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead while assessing PD motor signs in four conditions (OFF, MEDS, DBS, and MEDS+DBS). Results: The patient presented here exhibited a paradoxical increase in β power following administration of levodopa and pramipexole (MEDS), but an attenuation in β power during DBS and MEDS+DBS despite clinical improvement of 50% or greater under all three therapeutic conditions. Conclusions: This case highlights the need for further study on the role of β oscillations in the pathophysiology of PD and the importance of personalized approaches to the development of β or other biomarker-based DBS closed loop algorithms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)192-197
Number of pages6
JournalMovement Disorders
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

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© 2023 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keywords

  • Parkinson's disease
  • deep brain stimulation
  • levodopa
  • local field potentials
  • β-band activity

Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) tags

  • BFC
  • ANDI
  • NM

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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