Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

The most recent articles from: Stereotact Funct Neurosurg January 2017

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2017

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intractable Tremor-Dominant Parkinson Disease: A Retrospective Analysis.

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery for patients suffering from medically refractory Parkinson disease (PD) tremor. ⋯ GKT is a safe and effective treatment for medically refractory PD tremor, especially for the elderly or those not suitable for deep brain stimulation or thermal thalamotomy.

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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2017

Modified Fluorodeoxyglucose Metabolism in Motor Circuitry by Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation.

Adjustment of the motor circuitry has been described in the treatment of Parkinson disease (PD). ⋯ STN DBS modulates cortical function through the cortical-striatothalamocortial motor circuitry and cerebellothalamocortical motor circuitry.

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