Stereotactically guided thalamotomy for treatment of parkinsonian tremor isolated to the lower extremity. Case report.
The authors present a case of tremor isolated to the lower extremity that was treated with stereotactically guided thalamotomy in a patient with Parkinson's disease. The technology that makes this procedure effective for this particular manifestation of parkinsonism is discussed.
Pacific Neurosciences Institute, Orinda, California 94563, USA.
T M
TM
Keller
T K
TK
Tcheng
P R
PR
Burkhard
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H
Richard
L B
LB
Tamas
D000368:Aged; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008839:Microelectrodes; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013788:Thalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014202:Tremor / Q000601:surgery*