The treatment of movement disorders using Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery.
In this era of modern neurosurgery, we are able to provide adequate amelioration of disabling symptoms for the small subset of patients who have conditions that may make them unacceptable candidates for invasive stereotactic neurosurgical intervention. Gamma Knife radiosurgical thalamotomy is an effective and useful alternative to invasive radiofrequency techniques for patients at high surgical risk. The mechanical accuracy of the gamma unit combined with the anatomical accuracy of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging makes radiosurgical lesioning safe and precise.
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Hoag/University of California Irvine Gamma Knife Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California 92663, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000601:surgery; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014202:Tremor / Q000601:surgery