Surgical treatment options in Parkinson's disease.
Surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease has become an important mode of therapy for advanced disease. Both ablative lesions and, more recently, deep brain stimulation have been employed. Various brain areas, including the thalamus, globus pallidus, and subthalamus, have been target sites.
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Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7314, USA.
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Pahwa
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Miyawaki
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D003657:Decision Making; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000601:surgery*