Journal article
Interactive effects of GPI stimulation and levodopa on postural control in Parkinson's disease
Gait & Posture, Vol.41(4), pp.929-934
2015
Abstract
Introduction
Postural instability is a major source of disability in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). Deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus (GPI-DBS) improves clinician-rated balance control but there have been few quantitative studies of its interactive effects with levodopa (L-DOPA). The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term and interactive effects of GPI-DBS and L-DOPA on objective measures of postural stability in patients with longstanding IPD.
Methods
Static and dynamic posturography during a whole-body leaning task were performed in 10 IPD patients with bilateral GPI stimulators under the following conditions: untreated (OFF); L-DOPA alone; DBS alone; DBS + L-DOPA, and in 9 healthy Control subjects. Clinical status was assessed using the UPDRS and AIMS Dyskinesia Scale.
Results
Static sway was greater in IPD patients in the OFF state compared to the Control subjects and was further increased by L-DOPA and reduced by GPI-DBS. In the dynamic task, L-DOPA had a greater effect than GPI-DBS on improving Start Time, but reduced the spatial accuracy and directional control of the task. When the two therapies were combined, GPI-DBS prevented the L-DOPA induced increase in static sway and improved the accuracy of the dynamic task.
Conclusion
The findings demonstrate GPI-DBS and L-DOPA have differential effects on temporal and spatial aspects of postural control in IPD and that GPI-DBS counteracts some of the adverse effects of L-DOPA. Further studies on larger numbers of patients with GPI stimulators are required to confirm these findings and to clarify the contribution of dyskinesias to impaired dynamic postural control.
Details
- Title
- Interactive effects of GPI stimulation and levodopa on postural control in Parkinson's disease
- Authors/Creators
- L. Johnson (Author/Creator)J. Rodrigues (Author/Creator)W-P Teo (Author/Creator)S. Walters (Author/Creator)R. Stell (Author/Creator)G. Thickbroom (Author/Creator)F. Mastaglia (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Gait & Posture, Vol.41(4), pp.929-934
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005544920507891
- Copyright
- © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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