Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) occurs frequently in situations with high environmental complexity. The supplementary motor cortex (SMC) is regarded as a major network node that exerts cortical input for motor control in these situations. We aimed at assessing the impact of single-session (excitatory) intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) of the SMC on established walking during FOG provoking situations such as passing through narrow spaces and turning for directional changes. Twelve PD patients with FOG underwent two visits in the off-medication state with either iTBS or sham stimulation. At each visit, spatiotemporal gait parameters were measured during walking without obstacles and in FOG-provoking situations before and after stimulation. When patients passed through narrow spaces, decreased stride time along with increased stride length and walking speed (i.e., improved gait) was observed after both sham stimulation and iTBS. These effects, particularly on stride time, were attenuated by real iTBS. During turning, iTBS resulted in decreased stride time along with unchanged stride length, a constellation compatible with increased stepping frequency. The observed iTBS effects are regarded as relative gait deterioration. We conclude that iTBS over the SMC increases stepping frequency in PD patients with FOG, particularly in FOG provoking situations.


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    Title :

    Facilitatory rTMS over the supplementary motor cortex impedes gait performance in parkinson patients with freezing of gait



    Publication date :

    2021-01-01


    Remarks:

    Brain sciences. - 11, 3 (2021) , 321, ISSN: 2076-3425



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    DDC:    629 / 610



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