Fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: from movement preparation to motor execution

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Margherita RussoAngelo Quartarone

Abstract

The neural mechanisms underlying fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) are still poorly understood. Cortico-cortical and cortico-subcortical circuitry abnormalities may play a central role in its pathogenesis. Our previous studies suggest that central fatigue may be related to an impairment of volition drive during movement preparation. We further explored the central mechanisms of fatigue at the premovement level in MS patients during a sustained motor task. In MS patients with (MS-F) and without (MS-NF) fatigue and age-matched healthy controls, we evaluated the motor cortex excitability and the premovement facilitation (PMF) through transcranial magnetic stimulation before and after 5min of sequenced finger-tapping movements at a fixed frequency of 2Hz. In MS-F patients, the number of correct sequences performed and the ability to keep a fixed movement rate during the 5-min motor task were significantly decreased in comparison to the normal controls and MS-NF patients. Also, in MS-F patients, post-exercise PMF was significantly decreased. The PMF abnormalities were highly correlated with the performance decay. PMF may be considered as a kind of servo-mechanism which could play a crucial role during sustained motor task in order ...Continue Reading

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