"Pallidotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Producing a lesion in the posteroventral portion of the medial GLOBUS PALLIDUS to treat PARKINSON DISEASE and other extrapyramidal disorders. The placement of the lesion is aided by STEREOTACTIC TECHNIQUES and imaging procedures.
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D053860
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.575
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pallidotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Dystonic storm due to Batten's disease treated with pallidotomy and deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord. 2009 May 15; 24(7):1048-53.
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Successful bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for segmental dystonia after unilateral pallidotomy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2008; 86(2):80-6.