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CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
卷 117, 期 8, 页码 1737-1745出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.05.004
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EEG; event-related desynchronization (ERD); event-related synchronization (ERS); Parkinson's disease (PD); working memory; encoding; retrieval
Objective: Event-related desynchronization (ERD) and synchronization (ERS) were studied during an auditory-verbal working memory task in patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: PD patients (n = 7, mean age 59) at a mild stage of the disease volunteered in the study. A group of healthy subjects (n = 10, mean age 61) served as control group. ERD and ERS of the 1-25 Hz EEG frequencies were studied using wavelet transforms during memory encoding and retrieval. Results: Both groups performed equally well on the memory task. Statistically significant differences in ERD/ERS responses were observed in posterior electrodes during encoding of the memory set due to the fact that alpha (similar to 10-15 Hz) ERS was elicited in the controls, but not in the PD group. In broad frequency bands (similar to 6-25 Hz) ERD responses were observed in both groups during memory retrieval. A pre-stimulus alpha ERS seen in the control group was absent in the PD group. Conclusions: The results of this preliminary study indicate that Parkinson's disease might affect brain oscillatory responses in the alpha frequency range in the encoding phase of auditory-verbal working memory. Significance: The ERD/ERS patterns may reflect neurophysiological alterations in the processes underlying working memory deficits in PD. (c) 2006 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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