Brain Advance Access originally published online on December 23, 2004
Brain 2005 128(2):291-299; doi:10.1093/brain/awh342
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Brain Vol. 128 No. 2 © Guarantors of Brain 2004; all rights reserved
Abnormal cortical and spinal inhibition in paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia
1 Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, London, UK, 2 Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain and 3 Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, INM Neuromed IRCCS, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
Correspondence to: Kailash P. Bhatia, Reader of Clinical Neurology, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK E-mail: k.bhatia{at}ion.ucl.ac.uk
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is characterized by brief episodes of choreic/dystonic movements precipitated by sudden movement. The condition responds to antiepileptic medication, particularly carbemazepine. Autosomal dominant inheritance is often seen, and a locus in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 16 has been identified in some families. Little is known of the pathophysiology of PKD, although an ion channel abnormality is thought likely. We assessed a number of electrophysiological parameters in 11 patients with idiopathic PKD, a proportion of them on and off treatment. We identified reduced short intracortical inhibition (SICI), reduced early phase of transcallosal inhibition, and a reduced first phase of spinal reciprocal inhibition (RI) in subjects with PKD. The cortical silent period, the startle response and the second and third phases of RI were normal. Treatment with carbamazepine normalized the abnormalities in transcallosal inhibition, but had no effect on other parameters. Patients with PKD show a discrete set of abnormalities in cortical and spinal inhibitory circuits that differ from those seen in primary dystonia and epilepsy, and which may provide clues to the underlying pathophysiology of the disorder.
* These authors contributed equally to this work
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