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Mov Disord ; 35(5): 789-799, 2020 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31922282

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BACKGROUND: Dysfunction of the mesencephalic locomotor region has been implicated in gait disorders. However, the role of its 2 components, the pedunculopontine and the cuneiform nuclei, in locomotion is poorly understood in primates. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effect of cuneiform lesions on gait and balance in 2 monkeys and to compare them with those obtained after cholinergic pedunculopontine lesions in 4 monkeys and after lesions in both the cuneiform and pedunculopontine nuclei in 1 monkey. METHODS: After each stereotactic lesion, we performed a neurological examination and gait and balance assessments with kinematic measures during a locomotor task. The 3-dimensional location of each lesion was analyzed on a common brainstem space. RESULTS: After each cuneiform lesion, we observed a contralateral cervical dystonia including an increased tone in the proximal forelimb and an increase in knee angle, back curvature and walking speed. Conversely, cholinergic pedunculopontine lesions increased tail rigidity and back curvature and an imbalance of the muscle tone between the ipsi- and contralateral hindlimb with decreased knee angles. The walking speed was decreased. Moreover, pedunculopontine lesions often resulted in a longer time to waking postsurgery. CONCLUSIONS: The location of the lesions and their behavioral effects revealed a somatotopic organization of muscle tone control, with the neck and forelimb represented within the cuneiform nucleus and hindlimb and tail represented within the pedunculopontine nucleus. Cuneiform lesions increased speed, whereas pedunculopontine lesions decreased it. These findings confirm the complex and specific role of the cuneiform and pedunculopontine nuclei in locomotion and suggest the role of the pedunculopontine in sleep control. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.


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Mesencéfalo , Núcleo Tegmental Pedunculopontino , Animais , Tronco Encefálico , Locomoção , Núcleo Tegmental Pedunculopontino/diagnóstico por imagem , Primatas
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Mov Disord ; 30(7): 992-6, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25880339

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BACKGROUND: Myoclonus-dystonia related to epsilon-sarcoglycan gene mutations is characterized by myoclonic jerks and mild to moderate dystonia. The role of basal ganglia dysfunction in the pathogenesis is unknown. METHODS: Pallidal neuronal activity was recorded in six myoclonus-dystonia and six primary generalized dystonia patients operated on for internal globus pallidus deep brain stimulation. RESULTS: In myoclonus-dystonia patients compared with primary-dystonia patients, internal pallidum neurons showed higher burst frequency, lower mean burst, and pause durations. External pallidum neurons showed higher mean pause frequency. Oscillatory activity was present in 33% and 35% of internal pallidum neurons in myoclonus-dystonia and primary-dystonia patients, respectively, predominantly in the theta frequency band (3-8 Hz). In myoclonus-dystonia patients with more severe myoclonus, internal pallidum neurons exhibited a higher bursting activity with high intraburst frequency and lower oscillatory activity frequency. CONCLUSIONS: Myoclonus-dystonia appears to be related to specific changes in internal pallidum activity, leading to disruption in striato-pallido-thalamo-cortical circuits. © 2015 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.


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Distúrbios Distônicos/fisiopatologia , Globo Pálido/fisiopatologia , Neurônios/fisiologia , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Humanos
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Stroke ; 44(11): 3018-26, 2013 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23899912

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: According to the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (ISUIA), anterior circulation (AC) aneurysms of <7 mm in diameter have a minimal risk of rupture. It is general experience, however, that anterior communicating artery (AcoA) aneurysms are frequent and mostly rupture at <7 mm. The aim of the study was to assess whether AcoA aneurysms behave differently from other AC aneurysms. METHODS: Information about 932 patients newly diagnosed with intracranial aneurysms between November 1, 2006, and March 31, 2012, including aneurysm status at diagnosis, its location, size, and risk factors, was collected during the multicenter @neurIST project. For each location or location and size subgroup, the odds ratio (OR) of aneurysms being ruptured at diagnosis was calculated. RESULTS: The OR for aneurysms to be discovered ruptured was significantly higher for AcoA (OR, 3.5 [95% confidence interval, 2.6-4.5]) and posterior circulation (OR, 2.6 [95% confidence interval, 2.1-3.3]) than for AC excluding AcoA (OR, 0.5 [95% confidence interval, 0.4-0.6]). Although a threshold of 7 mm has been suggested by ISUIA as a threshold for aggressive treatment, AcoA aneurysms <7 mm were more frequently found ruptured (OR, 2.0 [95% confidence interval, 1.3-3.0]) than AC aneurysms of 7 to 12 mm diameter as defined in ISUIA. CONCLUSIONS: We found that AC aneurysms are not a homogenous group. Aneurysms between 4 and 7 mm located in AcoA or distal anterior cerebral artery present similar rupture odds to posterior circulation aneurysms. Intervention should be recommended for this high-risk lesion group.


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Aneurisma Roto/diagnóstico , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Artéria Cerebral Anterior/fisiopatologia , Artéria Basilar/fisiopatologia , Artéria Carótida Interna/fisiopatologia , Estudos de Coortes , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/classificação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Artéria Cerebral Média/fisiopatologia , Razão de Chances , Artéria Cerebral Posterior/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Risco , Artéria Vertebral/fisiopatologia
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J Neurosurg ; : 1-10, 2022 Apr 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35453109

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OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) is a popular treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia. However, the efficacy of PBC is widely considered to be associated with the occurrence of sensitive complications, although neither this correlation nor the underlying mechanisms have been established. The objectives of the present study were to identify factors predicting time to pain recurrence after PBC and identify factors predicting a severe sensitive complication. METHODS: The authors conducted a retrospective study on patients who underwent PBC for the first time between 1985 and 2019 in two French hospitals. Data were retrieved from patients' medical records. Potential clinical and radiological predictors for time to pain recurrence and severe sensitive complication were evaluated using a Cox model and a logistic regression, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 131 patients were included in the study, with a median follow-up of 3.0 years. Pain recurrence occurred in 77 patients, and the median time to pain recurrence was 2.0 years. In the multivariate analysis, six independent factors predicting pain recurrence were identified: 1) longer duration of presurgical symptoms; 2) localization of the pain along the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve (V3); 3) atypical pain; 4) diagnosis of multiple sclerosis; 5) use of a medical device not specifically adapted for trigeminal neuralgia surgery; and 6) duration of balloon compression > 60 seconds. Regarding the secondary objective, 26 patients presented a severe sensitive complication after PBC, which the authors defined as the development of a new sensitivity disorder of the cornea, deafferentation pain known as anesthesia dolorosa, and/or long-lasting hypoesthesia augmentation characterized by the new appearance or increase in size or intensity of an area of hypoesthesia in the face for at least 3 months. The only predictor associated with a severe sensitive complication in the multivariate analysis was compression duration > 60 seconds. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that the risk of postoperative complications can be assessed at the patient level, the most important modifiable parameter being the time of compression by the balloon. Although this study shows the relevance of a personalized medicine approach, its clinical application remains to be validated.

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Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) ; 19(6): 651-658, 2020 11 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32649763

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BACKGROUND: Predictors of visual outcomes after optic nerve decompression are controversial. OBJECTIVE: To identify the predictors of poor visual outcomes after surgery of meningiomas responsible of a compressive optic neuropathy. METHODS: We focused on paraoptic meningiomas (POMs), which gathered tuberculum sellae meningiomas (TSMs) and anterior clinoid meningiomas (ACMs) responsible for visual impairment or threatening visual function, that underwent surgery at our institution between January 2009 and December 2015 and analyzed the clinical and radiological findings of our patients. RESULTS: Among 112 patients who underwent surgery for a POM, a preoperative visual deficit was present in 108 patients (96.4%). Six months after surgery, 79 patients (70.5%) had a visual improvement, 15 patients (13.4%) had an unchanged vision, and 18 patients (16.1%) had deteriorated vision. A preoperative visual deficit of 6 mo or more was a strong predictor of poor visual outcome after surgery (P = .034). Poor visual outcome after surgery was not significantly related to the size of the tumor (P = .057), the age of the patient (P = .94), or the tumor extension into the optic canal (P = .47). CONCLUSION: The duration of preoperative visual deficit was found to be a strong predictor of poor visual outcomes after surgery in POMs Other predictors of poor visual outcomes are still needed and are currently under evaluation in a prospective study at our institution.


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Neoplasias Meníngeas , Meningioma , Humanos , Neoplasias Meníngeas/complicações , Neoplasias Meníngeas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Meníngeas/cirurgia , Meningioma/complicações , Meningioma/diagnóstico por imagem , Meningioma/cirurgia , Estudos Prospectivos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sela Túrcica , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Neurol ; 263(2): 290-298, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26568561

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) could treat chorea in Huntington's disease patients. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of GPi-DBS to reduce abnormal movements of three patients with Huntington's disease and assess tolerability. Three non-demented patients with severe pharmacoresistant chorea underwent bilateral GPi-DBS and were followed for 30, 24, and 12 months, respectively. Primary outcome measure was the change of the chorea and total motor scores of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale between pre- and last postoperative assessments. Secondary outcome measures were motor changes between ventral versus dorsal and between on- and off- GPi-DBS. GPi neuronal activities were analyzed and compared to those obtained in patients with Parkinson's disease. No adverse effects occurred. Chorea decreased in all patients (13, 67 and 29%) postoperatively. Total motor score decreased in patient 2 (19.6%) and moderately increased in patients 1 and 3 (17.5 and 1.7%), due to increased bradykinesia and dysarthria. Ventral was superior to dorsal GPi-DBS to control chorea. Total motor score increased dramatically off-stimulation compared to ventral GPi-DBS (70, 63 and 19%). Cognitive and psychic functions were overall unchanged. Lower mean rate and less frequent bursting activity were found in Huntington's disease compared to Parkinson's disease patients. Ventral GPi-DBS sustainably reduced chorea, but worsened bradykinesia and dysarthria. Based on these results and previous published reports, we propose to select non-demented HD patients with severe chorea, and a short disease evolution as the best candidates for GPi-DBS.


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Estimulação Encefálica Profunda/métodos , Doença de Huntington/terapia , Adulto , Feminino , Globo Pálido/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Atividade Motora , Resultado do Tratamento
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