The effects of startle and non-startle auditory stimuli on wrist flexion movement in Parkinson's disease
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Bello, Olalla; Márquez, G.; Sánchez, José A.; Morenilla, Luis; Fernández del Olmo, Miguel; [et al.]Fecha
2013-08-26Disciplina/s
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ParkinsonIntersensory facilitation
Startle
Wrist flexion
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Startle stimuli lead to shorter reaction times in control subjects and Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. However, non-startle stimuli also enhance movement initiation in PD. We wanted to examine whether a startle-triggered movement would retain similar kinematic and EMG-related characteristics compared to one induced by a non-startle external cue in PD patients. In this study we investigated the electromyography pattern and the reaction time during a wrist flexion movement in response to three different stimuli: a visual imperative stimulus; visual stimulus simultaneous with a non-startle auditory stimulus and with a startle auditory stimulus. Ten PD patients and ten aged matched controls participated in this study. The reaction times were faster for startle and non-startle stimuli in comparison with the visual imperative stimulus, in both patients and control subjects. The startle cue induced a faster reaction than the non-startle cue. The electromyography pattern remained unchanged ...