The place of thalamotomy in the treatment of parkinsonism.
L-Dopa therapy, like thalamotomy, is capable of suppressing some of the symptoms of Parkinsonism but is not a cure. The side effects of L-Dopa therapy can prove as incapacitating as the original symptoms of Parkinsonism. There remains a place for thalamotomy in the treatment of selected cases where symptoms are mainly localised, particularly to the non-dominant limbs, and it has also shown itself to be effective in suppressing dyskinetic movements due to L-Dopa.
Miles
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Regional Department of Neurosciences, Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England.
Redfern
R M
RM
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*