title: The combined method of transplantation of foetal substantia nigra and stereotactic thalamotomy for Parkinson's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: X F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Q L
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: 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