2020
Cross-frequency coupling between gamma oscillations and deep brain stimulation frequency in Parkinson’s disease
Muthuraman M, Bange M, Koirala N, Ciolac D, Pintea B, Glaser M, Tinkhauser G, Brown P, Deuschl G, Groppa S. Cross-frequency coupling between gamma oscillations and deep brain stimulation frequency in Parkinson’s disease. Brain 2020, 143: 3393-3407. PMID: 33150359, PMCID: PMC7116448, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationBrain stimulationParkinson's diseaseStimulation frequencyCross-frequency couplingMotor symptomsSubthalamic nucleusGamma oscillationsDeep Brain Stimulation FrequencyOscillatory activityPhysiological neural activityMotor function recoveryEffective deep brain stimulationHigh-frequency stimulationPathological oscillatory activityCross-frequency interactionsCortico-subcortical networksDifferent oscillatory activitiesSymptom controlParietal cortex regionsClinical effectsFunction recoverySymptom alleviationMotor impairmentSubcortical regionsCovarying patterns of white matter lesions and cortical atrophy predict progression in early MS
Muthuraman M, Fleischer V, Kroth J, Ciolac D, Radetz A, Koirala N, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Wiendl H, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Covarying patterns of white matter lesions and cortical atrophy predict progression in early MS. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2020, 7: e681. PMID: 32024782, PMCID: PMC7051213, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical atrophyDisability progressionLesion distributionWM lesionsEarly relapsing-remitting MSShort-term disability progressionWhite matter lesion distributionDisability Status Scale scoreRapid clinical deteriorationRelapsing-remitting MSStatus Scale scoreWhite matter lesionsIndividual patient outcomesLeft-lateralized patternClinical worseningClinical deteriorationClinical disabilityFunctional disabilityStudy cohortMatter lesionsEarly MSPatient outcomesHigh riskIndependent cohortSecond cohort
2018
Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors
Muthuraman M, Raethjen J, Koirala N, Anwar A, Mideksa K, Elble R, Groppa S, Deuschl G. Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors. Brain 2018, 141: 1770-1781. PMID: 29701820, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential tremorSensorimotor cortexCerebral cortexHealthy controlsPremotor cortexParkinson's diseaseVoluntary rhythmic movementsPrimary sensorimotor cortexSex-matched groupPrimary sensorimotor regionsEEG-EMG coherenceMotor performance measuresParkinson's tremorEMG oscillationsCortical efferentsSensorimotor regionsCerebellar involvementTremor severityFunctional MRICortexCerebellumDiseaseAdditional studiesTremorMulti-channel EMG