[Stereotaxic thalamotomy and pallidotomy with computerized planning in Parkinson's disease: short-term evaluation of motor function in 50 patients].
We evaluated the motor function of 50 patients with Parkinson's disease, who underwent stereotaxic surgery with computerized planning, without ventriculography (ventrolateral thalamotomy- VLT- and/or posteroventral pallidotomy- PVP) before and one month after surgery. 27 unilateral TVL, 10 unilateral PVP, 6 bilateral PVP, and 7 TVL with PVP were performed. The motor evaluation was performed with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, motor score, during on and off periods. We observed a global motor improvement in all groups. The improvement of dyskinesias was obtained in the contralateral side of the body, in the PVP groups. From the 50 patients, 16 (32%) presented post-operative complications, 9 of these (56.25%) improved completely, 6 (37.25%) improved partially, and 1 (6.25%) did not improve during the first month. These results were considered satisfactory, and a long term analysis will show whether these benefits are long lasting or not.
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)-Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Brasil.
Aguiar
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Ferraz
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Bidó
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Bouza
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000601:surgery; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013788:Thalamus / Q000601:surgery*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome