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Table 6 Effect of cerebellum modulation on M1 neurophysiology assessed with TMS in clinical populations

From: Non-invasive brain stimulation as a tool to study cerebellar-M1 interactions in humans

Outcome measure

Plasticity protocol

Authors

Population

Parameters

Findings

1. Corticospinal excitability

Resting motor threshold

cTBS

Di Lorenzo et al. (2013) [40]

AD

 

↔ (HC)

cTBS

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

 

MEP amplitude

cTBS

Di Lorenzo et al. (2013) [40]

AD

1 mV

↔ (HC)

Di Biasio et al. (2015) [33]

PD

120 % RMT

↓ Off medication

↓ (HC)

iTBS

Carrillo et al. (2013) [36]

PD

0.5–1 mV

↔ On or Off medication

↓ (HC)

Brusa et al. (2014) [59]

PSP

1 mV

MEP recruitment curve

cTBS

Bologna et al. (2015) [38]

ET

100 to 150 % RMT

↓ (HC)

Bologna et al. (2015b) [37]

RT (PD)

100 to 140 % RMT

↓ up to 45 min

↓ (HC)

Sadnicka et al. (2014) [56]

WD

100 to 140 % RMT

2. Cerebellum brain inhibition

CBI

cTBS

Koch et al. (2014) [57]

CD

ISI: 3, 5, 10 ms

CS: 90 % RMT (ipsi. M1)

TS: 1 mV

↓ ISI 10 ms

iTBS

Bonnì et al. (2014) [58]

PCS

ISI: 3, 5, 10 ms

CS: 90 % RMT (contra. M1)

TS: 0.5–1 mV

↓ all ISIs

Brusa et al. (2014) [59]

PSP

ISI: 3, 5, 10 ms

CS: 90 % RMT (ipsi. M1)

TS: 1 mV

↑ all ISIs

3. Intracortical inhibition

SICI

cTBS

Koch et al. (2009) [48]

PD

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

Carrillo et al. (2013) [36]

PD

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

↓ (HC)

Di Lorenzo et al. (2013) [40]

AD

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

↔ (HC)

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

SI: 2.5 ms

CS: 70 % RMT

TS: 130 % RMT (adj. post)

↔ (HC)

Koch et al. (2014) [57]

CD

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

ISI: 2.5 ms

CS: 70 % RMT

TS: 1 mV

iTBS

Bonnì et al. (2014) [58]

PCS

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

Brusa et al. (2014) [59]

PSP

ISI: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

LICI

cTBS

Koch et al. (2009) [48]

PD with LID

ISI: 100 and 150 ms

CS: 120 % RMT

TS: 1 mV

↑ 100 ms

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

SI: 100 ms

CS: 120 % RMT

TS: 130 % RMT (adj. post)

↔ (HC)

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

ISI: 100 ms

CS: 110 % RMT

TS: 1 mV

CSP

Anodal TDCS

Sadnicka et al. (2014) [56]

WD

20 % maximal force APB

TS: 120 % RMT

cTBS

Koch et al. (2014) [57]

CD

50 % maximal force

TS: 130 % RMT

4. Intracortical facilitation

 

cTBS

Koch et al. (2009) [48]

PD

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

Carrillo et al. (2013) [36]

PD

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

↔ (HC)

Di Lorenzo et al. (2013) [40]

AD

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

↔ (HC)

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

SI: 15 ms

CS: 70 % RMT

TS: 130 % RMT (adj. post)

↔ (HC)

Koch et al. (2014) [57]

CD

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

iTBS

Bonnì et al. (2014) [58]

PCS

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

↑ 15 ms

Brusa et al. (2013) [59]

PSP

ISI: 7, 10 and 15 ms

CS: 80 % AMT

TS: 1 mV

5. Afferent inhibition

SAI

iTBS

Brusa et al. (2014) [59]

PSP

ISI: 16, 20, 24 and 28 ms

TS: 1 mV

cTBS

Di Lorenzo et al. (2013) [40]

AD

ISI: N20–4 ms to N20 + 8 ms

TS: 1 mV

↔ (HC)

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

ISI: 20 ms

TS: 130 % RMT (adj.post)

CS: 130 % sensory threshold

↔ (HC)

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

ISI: 20 ms

TS: 1 mV

LAI

cTBS

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

ISI: 200 ms

TS: 130 % RMT (adj. post)

CS: 130 % sensory threshold

↔ (HC)

6. Motor cortex plasticity

PAS

Anodal TDCS

Sadnicka et al. (2014) [56]

WD

ISI: 25 ms

cTBS

Hubsch et al. (2013) [49]

WD

ISI: 25 ms

Koch et al. (2014) [57]

CD

ISI: 25 ms

↑ (topographic specificity)

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

ISI: 25 ms

↔ (HC)

iTBS

Hubsch et al (2013) [49]

WD

ISI: 25 ms

iTBS

cTBS

Kishore et al. (2014) [51]

PD with LIDs

ISI: 25 ms

  1. AD Alzheimer’s disease, AMT active motor threshold, CBI cerebellar brain inhibition, CS conditioning stimulus, Contra contralateral, CSP cortical silent period, ET essential tremor, HC healthy controls, ICF intracortical facilitation, Ipsi. ipsilateral, ISI inter-stimulus interval, LAI long latency afferent inhibition, LICI long interval intracortical inhibition, LIDs levodopa-induced dyskinesias, MEP motor evoked potential, PAS paired-associative stimulation, PCS posterior circulation stroke, PD Parkinson’s disease, PSP progressive supranuclear palsy, RT resting tremors, SAI short latency afferent inhibition, SICI short interval intracortical inhibition, TS test stimulus, WD writing dystonia