title: Juvenile parkinsonism treated with bilateral pallidotomies--case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Anno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*