[Somatosensory evoked potentials in a patient with Parkinson's disease before and after cryothalamotomy].

Neurol Neurochir Pol

Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. M. Nenckiego PAN, Warszawie.

Published: October 1997

To document changes in SEPs in PD we have chosen a patient with the idiopathic form of the disease. Because of drug intolerance and progressively deteriorating clinical course she was selected for thalamotomy. Before the operation we recorded oscillations in the range of 150-300 Hz superimposed on SEP over the area of the right hand cortical representation, an a low amplitude of the N20-P25-N34 components. Eight weeks after left thalamotomy the amplitude of oscillations recorded over the left hemisphere diminished. A new wave, P65, appeared and similar SEPs were seen in the right hemisphere ipsilateral to the stimulated median nerve. Following stimulation of the left median nerve unchanged SEPs were observed only in the right hemisphere. Sixteen weeks after the operation, SEPs from the left hemisphere had a similar sequence as before the procedure. There was a clear increase in amplitude of long latency waves recorded from the left scalp. Changes in SEP polarity and amplitude following operation are attributed to plastic reorganization of cortical connections.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

recorded left
8
left hemisphere
8
median nerve
8
left
5
[somatosensory evoked
4
evoked potentials
4
potentials patient
4
patient parkinson's
4
parkinson's disease
4
disease cryothalamotomy]
4

Similar Publications

Exploring imitation of within hand prehensile object manipulation using fMRI and graph theory analysis.

Sci Rep

January 2025

Support Centre for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN), Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

This study aims to establish an imitation task of multi-finger haptics in the context of regular grasping and regrasping processes during activities of daily living. A video guided the 26 healthy, right-handed volunteers through the three phases of the task: (1) fixation of a hand holding a cuboid, (2) observation of the sensori-motor manipulation, (3) imitation of that motor action. fMRI recorded the task; graph analysis of the acquisitions revealed the associated functional cerebral connectivity patterns.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Primary Renal Lymphoma: A Single-Center Study of 14 Cases.

Clin Genitourin Cancer

January 2025

Department of Pathology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics, pathology, imaging features, and prognosis of primary renal lymphoma (PRL), a rare malignancy.

Patients And Method: We conducted a retrospective review of 14 PRL cases diagnosed between January 2009 and January 2022, with follow-up data collected from medical records.

Results: The study included 14 patients (7 males, 7 females), with a mean age of 60.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hemodialysis: An International, Multicentric Registry.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol

January 2025

Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Background: The net benefit of oral anticoagulation in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (HD) is uncertain. In recent years, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has emerged as an alternative to oral anticoagulation; however, there is scant evidence of LAAC in patients on HD.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the feasibility and safety of LAAC in patients on HD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is administered to reduce morbidity and mortality. Limited access to echocardiography could lead to a later diagnosis for patients, for example, during an HF hospitalisation (hHF). This study aimed to compare the incidence and outcomes of inpatient versus outpatient diagnosis of HF.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) with catheter ablation (CA) has evolved significantly. However, real-world data on long-term outcomes are limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Objective: This multicenter prospective cohort of consecutive patients aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of first-time CA for AF in Southern Brazil from 2009 to 2024.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!