| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
School of Medicine |
| Department |
Neurosurgery |
| Creator |
Couldwell, William T. |
| Other Author |
Sutton, James P.; Lew, Mark F.; Mallory, Lou; Grafton, Scott; DeGiorgio, Christopher; Welsh, Mickie; Apuzzo, Michael L. J.; Ahmadi, Jamshid; Waters, Cheryl H. |
| Title |
Ventroposterior medial pallidotomy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease |
| Date |
1995 |
| Description |
IN A PRELIMINARY study, the effects of ventroposterior medial pallidotomy were evaluated in five patients with advanced Parkinson's disease in whom medical therapy had failed. The mean age was 67.0 ? 5.6 years, and t h e mean Hoelin and Yahr stage when "off" was 3.9 ? 1.3. Three patients received unilateral pallidotomies; two of these received another pallidotomy after 8 weeks. Two other patients received staged bilateral pallidotomies. No significant differences in overall function could be seen before and after the first surgical procedure. All three .patients with peak-dose dyskinesias or dystonia had marked contralateral reduction in these symptoms. Ventroposterior medial pallidotomy can ameliorate peak-dose dyskinesias in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Overall functional improvement is not remarkable. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer (LWW) |
| Volume |
36 |
| Issue |
6 |
| First Page |
1112 |
| Last Page |
1117 |
| Subject |
Pallidotomy; Dyskinesia; Stereotaxy; Postoperative morbidity |
| Subject LCSH |
Parkinson's disease -- Treatment; Globus pallidus -- Surgery |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Sutton, J. P., Couldwell, W., Lew, M. F., Mallory, L., Grafton, S., DeGiorgio, C., Welsh, M., Apuzzo, M. L. J., Ahmadi, J., & Waters, C. H. (1995). Ventroposterior medial pallidotomy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Neurosurgery 36(6), 1112-7. |
| Rights Management |
© Wolters Kluwer (LWW) http://lww.com |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,109,570 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,13005 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s760xf |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
707094 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s760xf |
