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[Stereotaxic surgery in 4 cases of Parkinson's disease]
J A Meléndez-Manzano1, J González-Ortíz, E Meléndez-Manzano
1Facultad de Medicina de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México.
Abstract
Objective:
To determine the therapeutic efficiency of the stereotactic thalamotomy in patients with Parkinson's disease not responsive to medical treatment.
Methods:
We performed four stereotactic thalamotomies using Leksell's system for the inactivation of the thalamic ventrolateralis nucleus.
Results:
Upon re-examination 5 to 58 months after surgery, complete relief of tremor, rigidity and pain was observed; only one case showed a light tremor in the contralateral side three months after surgery.
Conclusion:
Stereotactic thalamotomy is of benefit for the control of medically refractory parkinsonism.