Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: a possible target for modulating dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease by repetitive
I Rektorova1, S Sedlackova, S Telecka
1First Department of Neurology, Masaryk University, Saint Anne's Hospital, Pekarská 53, 65691Brno, Czech Republic. irena.rektorova@fnusa.cz
Abstract:
We studied whether five sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS treatment) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) or the primary motor cortex (MC) in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients would have any effect on L-dopa-induced dyskinesias and cortical excitability. We aimed at a randomised, controlled study. Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation, and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS parts III and IV) were performed prior to, immediately after, and one week after an appropriate rTMS treatment. Stimulation of the left DLPFC induced a significant motor cortex depression and a trend towards the improvement of L-dopa-induced dyskinesias.
