Unilateral Stereotactic Posteroventral Globus Pallidus Internus Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease: Surgical Techniques and 2-Year Follow-Up
With the advent of levodopa (L-dopa) and the recognition of its striking effect on Parkinson's disease (PD), virtually all surgical procedures for PD ceased from the mid 1960s. However, there has been a resurgence of pallidotomy and other stereotactic procedures in the last two decades as physi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702694 |