The combined method of transplantation of foetal substantia nigra and stereotactic thalamotomy for Parkinson's disease.
Five cases with late Parkinson's disease improved following treatment with a combination of foetal substantia nigra grafts and stereotactic thalamotomy. The average Webster's score decreased from 21 to 11 points. This modified method is simple, safe and effective.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Zhou
M D
MD
Bao
X F
XF
Zhang
Q L
QL
Sun
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W
Li
F Z
FZ
Zhao
J J
JJ
D005260:Female; D016332:Fetal Tissue Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000196:embryology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome