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Neuroreport ; 23(2): 113-8, 2012 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22146579

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to investigate the differential responses of the primary auditory cortex to auditory stimuli in autistic spectrum disorder with or without auditory hypersensitivity. Auditory-evoked field values were obtained from 18 boys (nine with and nine without auditory hypersensitivity) with autistic spectrum disorder and 12 age-matched controls. Autistic disorder with hypersensitivity showed significantly more delayed M50/M100 peak latencies than autistic disorder without hypersensitivity or the control. M50 dipole moments in the hypersensitivity group were larger than those in the other two groups [corrected]. M50/M100 peak latencies were correlated with the severity of auditory hypersensitivity; furthermore, severe hypersensitivity induced more behavioral problems. This study indicates auditory hypersensitivity in autistic spectrum disorder as a characteristic response of the primary auditory cortex, possibly resulting from neurological immaturity or functional abnormalities in it.


Assuntos
Córtex Auditivo/fisiopatologia , Transtornos Globais do Desenvolvimento Infantil/fisiopatologia , Potenciais Evocados Auditivos/fisiologia , Hiperacusia/fisiopatologia , Estimulação Acústica , Criança , Transtornos Globais do Desenvolvimento Infantil/complicações , Humanos , Hiperacusia/etiologia , Magnetoencefalografia , Masculino
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Neuroimage ; 49(3): 2564-9, 2010 Feb 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19874903

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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective therapy for chronic neuropathic pain. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying its effects are not well understood. Positron emission tomography (PET) with H(2)(15)O was applied to clarify these mechanisms. Nine patients with intractable neuropathic pain in the lower limbs were included in the study. All patients underwent SCS therapy for intractable pain, which was due to failed back surgery syndrome in three patients, complex regional pain syndrome in two, cerebral hemorrhage in two, spinal infarction in one, and spinal cord injury in one. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by H(2)(15)O PET before and after SCS. The images were analyzed with statistical parametric mapping software (SPM2). SCS reduced pain; visual analog scale values for pain decreased from 76.1+/-25.2 before SCS to 40.6+/-4.5 after SCS (mean+/-SE). Significant rCBF increases were identified after SCS in the thalamus contralateral to the painful limb and in the bilateral parietal association area. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and prefrontal areas were also activated after SCS. These results suggest that SCS modulates supraspinal neuronal activities. The contralateral thalamus and parietal association area would regulate the pain threshold. The ACC and prefrontal areas would control the emotional aspects of intractable pain, resulting in the reduction of neuropathic pain after SCS.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Neuralgia/diagnóstico por imagem , Neurônios/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Adulto , Idoso , Mapeamento Encefálico , Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radioisótopos de Oxigênio , Medula Espinal/fisiologia
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Pain ; 140(3): 509-518, 2008 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19004554

RESUMO

Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is one of the most common types of intractable pain. We reported that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of primary motor cortex relieves pain for patients who were refractory to medical treatment. But the mechanism is unclear. In the present study, we investigated relations between the characteristics of CPSP and the results of fiber tracking, which is the only noninvasive method of evaluating the anatomical connectivity of white matter pathways. Fiber tracking of the corticospinal tract (CST) and thalamocortical tract (TCT) was investigated in 17 patients with CPSP. The stroke lesion was located in a supratentorial region in all cases (corona radiata, one case; thalamus, seven cases; putamen, nine cases). Relations between the delineation ratio (defined as the ratio of the cross section of the affected side to that of the unaffected side) of the CST and of the TCT, manual muscle test score, pain score, region of pain, and efficacy of rTMS were evaluated. Fiber tracking was successful in 13 patients with the stroke lesion involving the TCT. The rTMS-effective group had higher delineation ratio of the CST (p=0.02) and the TCT (p=0.005) than the rTMS-ineffective group. Previous studies suggested that an intact CST allows pain control but did not discuss the TCT. Our results suggest that the TCT also plays a role in pain reduction by rTMS of the primary motor cortex and that the efficacy of rTMS for patients with CPSP is predictable by fiber tracking.


Assuntos
Mapeamento Encefálico/métodos , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Dor Intratável/terapia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia , Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Córtex Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Cápsula Interna/patologia , Cápsula Interna/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Córtex Motor/fisiologia , Vias Neurais/patologia , Vias Neurais/fisiopatologia , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/métodos , Medição da Dor , Dor Intratável/fisiopatologia , Tratos Piramidais/patologia , Tratos Piramidais/fisiopatologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Tálamo/patologia , Tálamo/fisiopatologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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