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Effects of deep brain stimulation frequency on eye movements and cognitive control

Published inNPJ Parkinson's Disease, vol. 9, no. 1, 50
Publication date2023-03-31
Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Varying the frequency DBS has differential effects on axial and distal limb functions, suggesting differing modulation of relevant pathways. The STN is also a critical node in oculomotor and associative networks, but the effect of stimulation frequency on these networks remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of 80 hz vs. 130 Hz frequency STN-DBS on eye movements and executive control. Twenty-one STN-DBS PD patients receiving 130 Hz vs. 80 Hz stimulation were compared to a healthy control group ( n = 16). All participants were tested twice in a double-blind manner. We examined prosaccades (latency and gain) and antisaccades (latency of correct and incorrect antisaccades, error rate and gain of the correct antisaccades). Executive function was tested with the Stroop task. The motor condition was assessed using Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III. The antisaccadic error rate was higher in patients ( p = 0.0113), more so in patients on 80 Hz compared to 130 Hz ( p = 0.001) stimulation. The differences between patients and controls and between frequencies for all other eye-movements or cognitive measures were not statistically significant. We show that 80 Hz STN-DBS in PD reduces the ability to maintain stable fixation but does not alter inhibition, resulting in a higher antisaccade error rate presumably due to less efficient fixation, without altering the motor state. This provides a wider range of stimulation parameters that can reduce specific DBS-related effects without affecting motor outcomes.

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ZACHARIA, André-Valery et al. Effects of deep brain stimulation frequency on eye movements and cognitive control. In: NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, 2023, vol. 9, n° 1, p. 50. doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00470-8
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