Therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: analysis of [11C] raclopride PET study.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been used as a potential therapeutic tool in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the therapeutic value and/or the placebo effect of rTMS on PD remain to be elucidated. To investigate the therapeutic value and/or placebo effect of rTMS in PD, we compared the motor section of unified PD rating scale (UPDRS III) and the amount of extracellular dopamine concentration using [(11)C] raclopride PET before and after two sessions of rTMS in 9 PD patients. During a consecutive 2 days while off-medication, two series of 15 trains of 5 Hz-frequency rTMS (intensity, 90% of the resting motor threshold) were applied to the hand area of more severely symptomatic motor cortex (MC). After unilateral rTMS of MC, mean raclopride binding potentials (BPs) were reduced not only in putaminal and caudate areas on the stimulated side (-4.9% and -6.5%, respectively) (P > 0.05) but also in putaminal and caudate areas of nonstimulated hemispheres (-6.6%, P > 0.05 and -12.1%, P = 0.049, respectively). UPDRS III scores were significantly decreased (35.0 +/- 14.1 to 32.0 +/- 13.4, P = 0.049). A reduction of raclopride BP in nonstimulated ventral striatum by unilateral rTMS supports the placebo response during rTMS.
Kim
Ji Youn
JY
Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chung
Eun Joo
EJ
Lee
Won Yong
WY
Shin
Hee Young
HY
Lee
Gyeong Han
GH
Choe
Yearn-Seong
YS
Choi
Yong
Y
Kim
Byeong Joon
BJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D020891:Raclopride / Q000378:metabolism*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D014316:Tritium
D014316:Tritium; D020891:Raclopride