title: Gamma knife pallidotomy: case report.
abstract: We report a case of gamma knife pallidotomy resulting in a permanent contralateral homonymous hemianopsia and transient contralateral hemiparesis with some improvement in contralateral parkinsonian symptoms. This case illustrates the risk of gamma knife pallidotomy which precludes physiologic target localization and can subject structures surrounding the target to a significant radiosurgical dose. Until noninvasive physiologic target localization is available gamma knife pallidotomy and thalamotomy should be limited to patients with an unacceptably high risk for stereotactic percutaneous thermocoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bonnen
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lulu
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schoonenberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors