Role of bilateral pallidotomy in status dystonicus
Objective: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively review the results of bilateral pallidotomy in patients presenting with status dystonicus. Background: Dystonias, third commonest…Can radiofrequency lesion be better than DBS?
Objective: Pallidotomy represents a viable alternative for Parkinson disease(PD) symptoms treatment and has several important advantages, including a decreased need for access to specialists and clinical follow-up, improved affordability, and a lower infection risk, producing high long-term success rates and low morbidity rates. Background: Pallidotomy is recognized as effective for treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Sometimes, radiofrequency may…Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in Lance-Adams syndrome
Objective: The objective is to present the first reported case of a patient with post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) who underwent noninvasive MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment (MRgFUS).…MRgFUS Pallidothalamic Tractotomy for axial symptoms in Parkinson’s disease in 4 consecutive patients: single center experience
Objective: We aimed at demonstrating the efficacy profile of MRgFUS pallidothalamic tractotomy (PTT) against the axial symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Background: Ablative neurosurgery on the…Acute Medically Refractory Hemichorea-Hemiballismus Treated by Unilateral Pallidotomy: A Case Report
Objective: To describe the case of a 31-year-old man with partially treated cryptococcal meningitis complicated by acute hemiballismus treated with unilateral radiofrequency pallidotomy. Background: Hemiballismus has classically been described as a result of vascular or metabolic insults to…Role of pallidotomy in secondary dystonia in pediatric patients
Objective: Our study aimed to assess the role of pallidotomy in pediatric patients with secondary dystonia. Background: The response of primary dystonia to pallidal surgery…Bilateral STN-DBS after bilateral pallidotomy for Parkinson’s disease: A Case Report
Objective: To examine the clinical benefits and side effects of bilateral STN-DBS after bilateral pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Pallidotomy can provide an effective…Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound unilateral pallidotomy for Parkinson’s disease: A report of 2 patients
Objective: To present two patients of Parkinson’s disease (PD) with Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) unilateral pallidotomy. Background: MRgFUS is a new technology that…Pallidotomy in dystonia –Experience from a tertiary care centre in a developing country
Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the outcomes of pallidotomy in dystonia patients in a developing nation. Background: Pallidotomy is one…Intraoperative Electromyography can optimize pallidotomy for Parkinson’s disease and dystonias
Objective: The aim of this study is show our experience in use intraoperative electromyography during stereotactic pallidotomy for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia, to help care…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.