title: [Surgical therapy of Parkinson's disease].
abstract: For patients with Parkinson's disease with disabling motor fluctuations, dyskinesias or tremor, stereotactic neurosurgery can be a valid therapeutic option. The following lecture will discuss the historical background of stereotactic neurosurgery, possible targets and stereotactic procedures (lesioning vs deep brains stimulation), as well as, the need for a multidisciplinary assessment of a potential candidate.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Bewegungsstörungen, Neurologische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
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authors.lastname: Waldvogel
mesh_terms: D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology