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Floris T van Vugt1, Michael Schüpbach, Eckart Altenmüller, Eric Bardinet, Jérôme Yelnik, Thomas D Hälbig.
Abstract
Although subthalamic-deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an efficient treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), its effects on fine motor functions are not clear. We present the case of a professional violinist with PD treated with STN-DBS. DBS improved musical articulation, intonation and emotional expression and worsened timing relative to a timekeeper (metronome). The same effects were found for dopaminergic treatment. These results suggest that STN-DBS, mimicking the effects of dopaminergic stimulation, improves fine-tuned motor behaviour whilst impairing timing precision.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23232663 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0923-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575