A comparative evaluation of clinical rating scales and quantitative measurements in assessment pre and post striatal implantation of human foetal mesencephalon in Parkinson's disease.
Six patients with advanced Parkinson's Disease were evaluated before and after implantation of human fetal ventral mesencephalic tissue to the head of the right caudate nucleus. The results of clinical assessment indicate that attempts to characterise patient fluctuations requires a combination of clinical rating scales and timing of specific limb tasks.
Henderson
B T
BT
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham, Smethwick, U.K.
Kenny
B G
BG
Hitchcock
E R
ER
Hughes
R C
RC
Clough
C G
CG
D000368:Aged; D016380:Brain Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D016332:Fetal Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000196:embryology / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*