Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study

Stroke is a common clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, which can cause severe motor dysfunction. Therefore, it is an important topic to investigate the abnormality mechanism of the cerebral cortex and the corresponding muscles after stroke. In this study, we investigated the functio...

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Main Authors: Xiaoling Chen, Jinyuan Zhang, Yingying Hao, Ying Liu, Yinan Yang, Ping Xie
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Jinyuan Zhang
Yingying Hao
Ying Liu
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Ping Xie
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Ping Xie
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description Stroke is a common clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, which can cause severe motor dysfunction. Therefore, it is an important topic to investigate the abnormality mechanism of the cerebral cortex and the corresponding muscles after stroke. In this study, we investigated the functional corticomuscular coupling (FCMC) at specific frequencies by analyzing differences between stroke patients and healthy controls in hand movements. The transfer spectral entropy (TSE) method was used to analyze simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) in the right-hand steady state force task. The results illustrated that healthy subjects had the highest TSE values at the beta band in the EMG→EEG and EEG→EMG directions, and the TSE value in the EEG→EMG direction was higher than that in the EMG→EEG direction. In contrast, for stroke patients, beta band coupling was weakened, and there was a notably higher enhancement of alpha and gamma bands in the EMG→EEG direction relative to the EEG→EMG direction. Further analysis found significant correlations between TSE area values at beta2 and gamma2 bands and clinical rating scales. This study demonstrates the frequency specificity properties of FCMC estimated by TSE can assess the rehabilitation status of stroke patients and contribute to our comprehension of the potential mechanism of motor control systems.
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spelling doaj-art-80f83ee6cbb146678cc0da310cf334722025-08-20T02:20:45ZengElsevierMedicine in Novel Technology and Devices2590-09352024-12-012410033510.1016/j.medntd.2024.100335Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot studyXiaoling Chen0Jinyuan Zhang1Yingying Hao2Ying Liu3Yinan Yang4Ping Xie5Key Laboratory of Measurement Technology and Instrumentation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation and Neuromodulation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, ChinaKey Laboratory of Measurement Technology and Instrumentation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, ChinaKey Laboratory of Measurement Technology and Instrumentation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, ChinaKey Laboratory of Measurement Technology and Instrumentation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, ChinaKey Laboratory of Measurement Technology and Instrumentation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation and Neuromodulation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation and Neuromodulation of Hebei Province, Institute of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.Stroke is a common clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, which can cause severe motor dysfunction. Therefore, it is an important topic to investigate the abnormality mechanism of the cerebral cortex and the corresponding muscles after stroke. In this study, we investigated the functional corticomuscular coupling (FCMC) at specific frequencies by analyzing differences between stroke patients and healthy controls in hand movements. The transfer spectral entropy (TSE) method was used to analyze simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) in the right-hand steady state force task. The results illustrated that healthy subjects had the highest TSE values at the beta band in the EMG→EEG and EEG→EMG directions, and the TSE value in the EEG→EMG direction was higher than that in the EMG→EEG direction. In contrast, for stroke patients, beta band coupling was weakened, and there was a notably higher enhancement of alpha and gamma bands in the EMG→EEG direction relative to the EEG→EMG direction. Further analysis found significant correlations between TSE area values at beta2 and gamma2 bands and clinical rating scales. This study demonstrates the frequency specificity properties of FCMC estimated by TSE can assess the rehabilitation status of stroke patients and contribute to our comprehension of the potential mechanism of motor control systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093524000511Functional corticomuscular couplingFrequency-specific characteristicsTransfer spectral entropyStroke
spellingShingle Xiaoling Chen
Jinyuan Zhang
Yingying Hao
Ying Liu
Yinan Yang
Ping Xie
Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices
Functional corticomuscular coupling
Frequency-specific characteristics
Transfer spectral entropy
Stroke
title Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
title_full Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
title_fullStr Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
title_short Change in EEG-EMG synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke: A pilot study
title_sort change in eeg emg synchronization reflecting abnormal functional corticomuscular coupling following stroke a pilot study
topic Functional corticomuscular coupling
Frequency-specific characteristics
Transfer spectral entropy
Stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093524000511
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