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November 01, 2016; 87 (18) Article

Multifocal repetitive TMS for motor and mood symptoms of Parkinson disease

A randomized trial

Miroslaw Brys, Michael D. Fox, Shashank Agarwal, Milton Biagioni, Geraldine Dacpano, Pawan Kumar, Elizabeth Pirraglia, Robert Chen, Allan Wu, Hubert Fernandez, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Jau-Shin Lou, Zachary Gray, David K. Simon, Alessandro Di Rocco, Alvaro Pascual-Leone
First published October 5, 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003279
Miroslaw Brys
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Michael D. Fox
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Shashank Agarwal
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Milton Biagioni
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Geraldine Dacpano
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Pawan Kumar
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Elizabeth Pirraglia
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Robert Chen
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Allan Wu
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Hubert Fernandez
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Aparna Wagle Shukla
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Jau-Shin Lou
From the New York University School of Medicine (M.B., S.A., M.B., G.D., P.K., A.D.R.), Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, New York; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (M.D.F., Z.G., A.P.-L.), Division of Cognitive Neurology, and Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (D.K.S., A.P.-L.), Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (A.W.) and Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (A.W.), University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic (H.F.), Department of Neurology, OH; Toronto Western Research Institute (R.C.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Florida (A.W.S.), Department of Neurology, Gainesville; University of North Dakota School of Medicine (J.-S.L.), Department of Neurology, Grand Forks; and Center for Brain Health (E.P.), NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY.
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Zachary Gray
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David K. Simon
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Multifocal repetitive TMS for motor and mood symptoms of Parkinson disease
A randomized trial
Miroslaw Brys, Michael D. Fox, Shashank Agarwal, Milton Biagioni, Geraldine Dacpano, Pawan Kumar, Elizabeth Pirraglia, Robert Chen, Allan Wu, Hubert Fernandez, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Jau-Shin Lou, Zachary Gray, David K. Simon, Alessandro Di Rocco, Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Neurology Nov 2016, 87 (18) 1907-1915; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003279

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Objective: To assess whether multifocal, high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of motor and prefrontal cortex benefits motor and mood symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease (PD).

Methods: Patients with PD and depression were enrolled in this multicenter, double-blind, sham-controlled, parallel-group study of real or realistic (electric) sham rTMS. Patients were randomized to 1 of 4 groups: bilateral M1 ( + sham dorsolateral prefrontal cortex [DLPFC]), DLPFC ( + sham M1), M1 + DLPFC, or double sham. The TMS course consisted of 10 daily sessions of 2,000 stimuli for the left DLPFC and 1,000 stimuli for each M1 (50 × 4-second trains of 40 stimuli at 10 Hz). Patients were evaluated at baseline, at 1 week, and at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. Primary endpoints were changes in motor function assessed with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-III and in mood with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at 1 month.

Results: Of the 160 patients planned for recruitment, 85 were screened, 61 were randomized, and 50 completed all study visits. Real M1 rTMS resulted in greater improvement in motor function than sham at the primary endpoint (p < 0.05). There was no improvement in mood in the DLPFC group compared to the double-sham group, as well as no benefit to combining M1 and DLPFC stimulation for either motor or mood symptoms.

Conclusions: In patients with PD with depression, M1 rTMS is an effective treatment of motor symptoms, while mood benefit after 2 weeks of DLPFC rTMS is not better than sham. Targeting both M1 and DLPFC in each rTMS session showed no evidence of synergistic effects.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01080794.

Classification of evidence: This study provides Class I evidence that in patients with PD with depression, M1 rTMS leads to improvement in motor function while DLPFC rTMS does not lead to improvement in depression compared to sham rTMS.

GLOSSARY

ANOVA=
analysis of variance;
APB=
abductor pollicis brevis;
CI=
confidence interval;
DLPFC=
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex;
DSM-IV=
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition;
HAM-D=
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale;
HF=
high-frequency;
MoCA=
Montreal Cognitive Assessment;
PD=
Parkinson disease;
PDQ-39=
Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire;
rANOVA=
repeated-measures analysis of variance;
rTMS=
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation;
TMS=
transcranial magnetic stimulation;
UPDRS=
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale

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  • ↵* These authors contributed equally to this work as first authors.

  • Go to Neurology.org for full disclosures. Funding information and disclosures deemed relevant by the authors, if any, are provided at the end of the article.

  • Supplemental data at Neurology.org

  • Received December 15, 2015.
  • Accepted in final form July 14, 2016.
  • © 2016 American Academy of Neurology
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