Extradural motor cortex stimulation for advanced Parkinson disease. Report of two cases.
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.
Canavero
Sergio
S
solara@infinito.it
Paolotti
Riccardo
R
Bonicalzi
Vincenzo
V
Castellano
Giancarlo
G
Greco-Crasto
Stefania
S
Rizzo
Laura
L
Davini
Ottavio
O
Zenga
Francesco
F
Ragazzi
Paola
P
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