title: Acute effects of L-dopa on event-related desynchronization in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: We tested whether dispersible L-dopa has acute effects on event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the mu rhythm in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). ERD to voluntary movement is delayed in akinetic IPD patients and improves after chronic L-dopa treatment. We evaluated ERD to self-paced finger movement in 14 IPD patients (before and 30-40 min after oral administration of dispersible L-dopa) and in 10 normal subjects. Sensorimotor ERD onset contralateral to movement was significantly delayed in IPD patients compared to normal subjects. This abnormality was no longer significant after L-dopa treatment. We conclude that a single dose of dispersible L-dopa can improve not only motor performance in IPD patients but also the timing of cortical activation of sensorimotor areas during motor programming.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cursi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leocani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Volonté
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Comi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa