Genetic Etiology Influences the Low-Frequency Components of Globus Pallidus Internus Electrophysiology in Dystonia

Ahmet Kaymak; Luigi M. Romito; Fabiana Colucci; Nico Golfrè Andreasi; Roberta Telese; Sara Rinaldo; Vincenzo Levi; Giovanna Zorzi; Zvi Israel; David Arkadir; Hagai Bergman; Miryam Carecchio; Holger Prokisch; Michael Zech; Barbara Garavaglia; Alberto Mazzoni; Roberto Eleopra

doi:10.1111/ene.70098

Genetic Etiology Influences the Low-Frequency Components of Globus Pallidus Internus Electrophysiology in Dystonia

Ahmet Kaymak
, Luigi M. Romito^*
, Fabiana Colucci
, Nico Golfrè Andreasi
, Roberta Telese
, Sara Rinaldo
, Vincenzo Levi
, Giovanna Zorzi
, Zvi Israel
, David Arkadir
, Hagai Bergman
, Miryam Carecchio
, Holger Prokisch
, Michael Zech
, Barbara Garavaglia
, Alberto Mazzoni^*
, Roberto Eleopra

^*Corresponding author for this work

Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences

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Background: Elevated low-frequency activity (4–12 Hz) within the globus pallidus internus (GPi) has been consistently associated with dystonia. However, the impacts of the genetic etiology of dystonia on low-frequency GPi activity remain unclear; yet it holds importance for adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment. Methods: We compared the properties of GPi electrophysiology acquired from 70 microelectrode recordings (MER) trajectories of DYT-GNAL, DYT-KMT2B, DYT-SGCE, DYT-THAP1, DYT-TOR1A, DYT-VPS16, and idiopathic dystonia (iDYT) patients who underwent GPi-DBS surgery across standard frequency bands. Results: DYT-SGCE patients exhibited significantly lower alpha band activity (2.97%) compared to iDYT (4.44%, p = 0.006) and DYT-THAP1 (4.51%, p = 0.011). Additionally, theta band power was also significantly reduced in DYT-SGCE (4.42%) compared to iDYT and DYT-THAP1 (7.91% and 7.00%, p < 0.05). Instead, the genetic etiology of dystonia did not affect the spatial characteristics of GPi electrophysiology along MER trajectories. Conclusion: Considering the genetic etiology of dystonia in closed-loop DBS treatments and utilizing theta and alpha activity for GPi stimulation may optimize clinical outcomes. MER-based DBS lead placement can proceed independently of the underlying genetic cause.

Original language	English
Article number	e70098
Journal	European Journal of Neurology
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70098
State	Published - Mar 2025

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alpha oscillations
deep brain stimulation
dystonia
electrophysiology
genetics

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Kaymak, A., Romito, L. M., Colucci, F., Andreasi, N. G., Telese, R., Rinaldo, S., Levi, V., Zorzi, G., Israel, Z., Arkadir, D., Bergman, H., Carecchio, M., Prokisch, H., Zech, M., Garavaglia, B., Mazzoni, A., & Eleopra, R. (2025). Genetic Etiology Influences the Low-Frequency Components of Globus Pallidus Internus Electrophysiology in Dystonia. European Journal of Neurology, 32(3), Article e70098. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70098

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Kaymak, A, Romito, LM, Colucci, F, Andreasi, NG, Telese, R, Rinaldo, S, Levi, V, Zorzi, G, Israel, Z, Arkadir, D, Bergman, H, Carecchio, M, Prokisch, H, Zech, M, Garavaglia, B, Mazzoni, A & Eleopra, R 2025, 'Genetic Etiology Influences the Low-Frequency Components of Globus Pallidus Internus Electrophysiology in Dystonia', European Journal of Neurology, vol. 32, no. 3, e70098. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70098

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Genetic Etiology Influences the Low-Frequency Components of Globus Pallidus Internus Electrophysiology in Dystonia

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