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ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2024

Changes in blink reflex after simultaneous supraorbital and mental nerve stimulations in healthy subjects.

Ayşegül Gündüz, Tuba Cerrahoğlu Şirin, Pınar Bekdik Şirinocak, Tuba Akinci, Burcu Nuran Arkali, Fatma Candan, Meral E Kiziltan

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Ayşegül GündüzDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-0850
Tuba Cerrahoğlu ŞirinDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-8105
Pınar Bekdik ŞirinocakDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-6572
Tuba AkinciDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-7003
Burcu Nuran ArkaliDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-972X
Fatma CandanDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-5134
Meral E KiziltanDepartment of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, Turkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-3736

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Abstract

Background/aim: In this study, we investigated the blink reflex (BR) after simultaneous and asynchronous stimulation of two trigeminal nerve branches. The objective was to characterize the physiology of trigeminal and facial circuits. Materials and methods: We performed three sets of experiments: recording BR response i. after supraorbital nerve stimulation (SON), after mental nerve stimulation (MN), and after simultaneous SON and MN stimulation (SON+MN) in 18 healthy individuals; ii. after MN (at an intensity eliciting BR response) preceding SON at various interstimulus intervals (ISIs) in seven healthy subjects; iii after MN (at sensory threshold) preceding SON at various ISIs. We compared the magnitudes of early and late responses. Results: The R1 amplitude after simultaneous SON+MN stimulation was greater than responses after single stimulation of the same branches. After simultaneous stimulations, the R2 and R2c areas under the curve (AUC) were smaller than the arithmetic sums of R2 and R2c AUC obtained after single stimulations. The second experiment provided a recovery excitability curve. In the third step, we obtained facilitation of R1 and inhibition of late responses. Conclusion: The SON+MN stimulation caused an increased R1 circuit excitability compared to the arithmetic sum of the single stimulations; however, magnitudes of late responses did not potentiate. Thus, we have provided evidence for R1 circuit enhancement by simultaneous stimulation in humans, whereas modulation of late responses exhibited a recovery curve similar to that shown for paired SON stimulation.

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BlinkingElectric StimulationHealthy VolunteersAdultElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleTrigeminal NerveYoung Adultblink reflexmental nerverecovery curveSimultaneous stimulationsupraorbital nervetrigeminal nerve

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PMCPMC11265922

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