Juvenile parkinsonism treated with bilateral pallidotomies--case report.
A 47-year-old female diagnosed as having juvenile parkinsonism at age 38 years developed progressive motor fluctuation while receiving levodopa medication. She underwent right posteroventral pallidotomy which achieved only a transient effect on the wearing-off. An additional procedure on the left pallidum resulted in long-lasting relief of the parkinsonian symptoms.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
Hirao
J
J
Okamoto
H
H
Kondo
S
S
Watanabe
T
T
Hori
T
T
Shima
F
F
Nakashima
K
K
D005260:Female; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*