This program aims to understand the role of the subthalamic nucleus in the control of the movement in healthy humans and patients with Parkinson's disease, how the STN dysfunction contributes to akinesia and how the STN stimulation improves motor signs in PD patients .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
180
CIC-GHPS
Paris, France
RECRUITINGGroupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpêtrière
Paris, France
RECRUITINGFiring rate of the subthalamic neurons
Changes in the neuronal activity of the STN before, during and after the execution of an arm movement
Time frame: During surgery for bilateral STN stimulation
Evoked related potentials of the STN
Local-field potentials recordings with DBS electrodes when performing the execution of an arm movement or gait initiation
Time frame: 3-5 days after surgery for bilateral STN stimulation
Biomechanical parameters of gait initiation
Gait initiation parameters by using a forceplate and EMG recordings
Time frame: 6 months
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