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Is Cortical Activation During Walking Different Between Parkinson's Disease Motor Subtypes?

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Author(s):
Orcioli-Silva, Diego ; Vitorio, Rodrigo ; Beretta, Victor Spiandor ; da Conceicao, Nubia Ribeiro ; Nobrega-Sousa, Priscila ; Oliveira, Anderson Souza ; Bucken Gobbi, Lilian Teresa
Total Authors: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES; v. 76, n. 4, p. 7-pg., 2021-04-01.
Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is often classified into tremor dominant (TD) and postural instability gait disorder (PIGD) subtypes. Degeneration of subcortical/cortical pathways is different between PD subtypes, which leads to differences in motor behavior. However, the influence of PD subtype on cortical activity during walking remains poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the influence of PD motor subtypes on cortical activity during unobstructed walking and obstacle avoidance. Seventeen PIGD and 19 TD patients performed unobstructed walking and obstacle avoidance conditions. Brain activity was measured using a mobile functional near-infrared spectroscopy-electroencephalography (EEG) systems, and gait parameters were analyzed using an electronic carpet. Concentrations of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO(2)) of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and EEG absolute power from alpha, beta, and gamma bands in FCz, Cz, CPz, and Oz channels were calculated. These EEG channels correspond to supplementary motor area, primary motor cortex, posterior parietal cortex, and visual cortex, respectively. Postural instability gait disorder patients presented higher PFC activity than TD patients, regardless of the walking condition. Tremor dominant patients presented reduced beta power in the Cz channel during obstacle avoidance compared to unobstructed walking. Both TD and PIGD patients decreased alpha and beta power in the FCz and CPz channels. In conclusion, PIGD patients need to recruit additional cognitive resources from the PFC for walking. Both TD and PIGD patients presented changes in the activation of brain areas related to motor/sensorimotor areas in order to maintain balance control during obstacle avoidance, being that TD patients presented further changes in the motor area (Cz channel) to avoid obstacles. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/19845-1 - Electroencephalographic signal analysis in locomotion studies
Grantee:Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
FAPESP's process: 14/22308-0 - The effects of Parkinson's disease on electroencephalography recordings during free walking and obstacle crossing
Grantee:Rodrigo Vitório
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral