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Effect of Low versus High Frequency Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Intelligibility and Verbal Fluency in Parkinson’s Disease: A Double-Blind Study

Grover, T; Georgiev, D; Kaliola, R; Mahlknecht, P; Zacharia, A; Candelario, J; Hyam, J; ... Tripoliti, E; + view all (2019) Effect of Low versus High Frequency Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Intelligibility and Verbal Fluency in Parkinson’s Disease: A Double-Blind Study. Journal of Parkinson's Disease , 9 (1) pp. 141-151. 10.3233/JPD-181368. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an established treatment for late stage Parkinson's disease (PD). Speech intelligibility (SI) and verbal fluency (VF) have been shown to deteriorate following chronic STN-DBS. It has been suggested that speech might respond favourably to low frequency stimulation (LFS). OBJECTIVE: We examined how speech intelligibility, perceptual speech characteristics, phonemic and semantic VF and processes underlying it (clustering and switching) respond to LFS of 60 and 80 Hz in comparison to high frequency stimulation (HFS) (110, 130 and 200 Hz). METHODS: In this double-blind study, 15 STN-DBS PD patients (mean age 65, SD = 5.8, 14 right handed, three females), were assessed at five stimulation frequencies: 60 Hz, 80 Hz, 110 Hz, 130 Hz and 200 Hz. In addition to the clinical neurological assessment of speech, VF and SI were assessed. RESULTS: Speech intelligibility and in particular articulation, respiration, phonation and prosody improved with LFS (all p <  0.05). Phonemic VF switching improved with LFS (p = 0.005) but this did not translate to an improved phonemic VF score. A trend for improved semantic VF was found. A negative correlation was found between perceptual characteristics of speech and duration of chronic stimulation (all p <  0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for meticulous programming of frequency to maximise speech intelligibility in chronic STN-DBS. The findings further implicate stimulation frequency in changes to specific processes underlying VF, namely phonemic switching and demonstrate the potential to address such deficits through advanced adjustment of stimulation parameters.

Type: Article
Title: Effect of Low versus High Frequency Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Intelligibility and Verbal Fluency in Parkinson’s Disease: A Double-Blind Study
Location: Netherlands
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3233/JPD-181368
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-181368
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, Subthalamic nucleus, deep brain stimulation, frequency, speech intelligibility, verbal fluency
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067419
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