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…Functional lesional neurosurgery for tremor – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: To evaluate the consistency and effect size as well as the incidence of persistent side effects of lesional neurosurgical interventions using radiofrequency ablation (RF),…Pallidal DBS and pallidotomy alter cortical synchronization in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate electrophysiologic characteristics of sensorimotor cortical activity in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) undergoing globus pallidus deep brain stimulation (GPi DBS) or radiofrequency…Unilateral pallidotomy for cervical dystonia
Objective: We investigated the validity of unilateral pallidotomy for cervical dystonia using severity scale of Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS, range: 0-35). Background:…Stereotactic pallidotomy for Parkinson’s disease in El Salvador: One year follow up
Objective: Characterize patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease undergoing posteroventral pallidotomy. Assess improvement in motor symptoms after pallidotomy. Background: Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease with…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.