title: Therapeutic stereotactic procedures on the thalamus for motor movement disorders.
abstract: The value of functional neurosurgery in the treatment of motor movement disorders is emphasized. The two methods of stereotactic procedures, namely a destructive one with small lesions centered on specific targets, and a non-destructive one with chronically inserted electrodes connected with an also implanted programmable neuropacemaker are described in detail. The results in Parkinsonian tremor, essential tremor, tremor of multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic tremor and in other involuntary movement disorders are reported and demonstrate that stereotactic neurosurgical treatment of these conditions is a safe and efficacious method.
authors.affiliation: AMI Klinik Im Park, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siegfried
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001264:Athetosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002819:Chorea / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014202:Tremor / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery