Adrenal medulla autograft in caudate nucleus as treatment for Parkinson disease.
The personal experience of four Parkinson's disease patients operated on with adrenal medulla autograft in the caudate nucleus is reported. Results on long term, possible only in two patients, are moderately fair.
Broggi
G
G
Department of Neurosurgery, Istituto Neurologico, C. Besta, Milano, Italy.
Pluchino
F
F
Gennari
L
L
Geminiani
S
S
Tamma
F
F
Caraceni
T
T
D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000637:transplantation*; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous