title: Extradural motor cortex stimulation for advanced Parkinson disease. Report of two cases.
abstract: Motor cortex stimulation is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for pain control. The authors report their results treating two patients with typical Parkinson disease. Unilateral motor cortex stimulation proved to be beneficial bilaterally. Motor cortex stimulation may represent a cost-effective alternative to deep brain stimulation.
authors.affiliation: solara@infinito.it
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canavero
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paolotti
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonicalzi
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greco-Crasto
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Davini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zenga
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ragazzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome