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Neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, neuropsychologists, and neuroanatomists survey methodologies for surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. On the surgical side they review a variety of techniques for Parkinson's disease, including thalamotomy, pallidotomy and bilateral pallidotomy, subthalamotomy, and pallidal, thalamic, and subthalamic deep brain stimulation. Surgical treatment for tremor and dystonia is also covered. On the patient side, contributors examine issues involved in patient selection, brain target localization, and postoperative programming of brain stimulators. Tarsy is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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The second author, Jerrold L. Vitek, is with Emory Univ. Atlanta, GA. Integrates of the diverse techniques available to provide a practical guide to effective treatment of patients with disorders. Features an overview of surgical treatment, surgical techniques, and programming for deep brain stimulation. DNLM: Parkinson Disease--surgery.

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Neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, neuropsychologists, and neuroanatomists survey methodologies for surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. On the surgical side they review a variety of techniques for Parkinson's disease, including thalamotomy, pallidotomy and bilateral pallidotomy, subthalamotomy, and pallidal, thalamic, and subthalamic deep brain stimulation. Surgical treatment for tremor and dystonia is also covered. On the patient side, contributors examine issues involved in patient selection, brain target localization, and postoperative programming of brain stimulators. Tarsy is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer: Konstantin V. Slavin, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: This volume in the Current Clinical Neurology series is dedicated to a very specific area in the treatment of various movement disorders:surgical management of medically refractory cases of Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia. It gives an overview of available surgical techniques, indications for surgeries, patient assessment tools, along with some general principles and theoretical and practical procedural aspects.Purpose: The editors' objective is "to create a reference handbook that describes methodologies ... necessary to carry out neurosurgical procedures for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders." This is a great goal, and the book definitely fulfills it. Audience: The book is designed for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and other health professionals who are involved in the treatment of patients with movement disorders. Although not deep enough to be a complete surgical textbook, this volume is perfect for those who evaluate the patients and refer them for surgery, primarily neurologists and general practitioners. It may also be used as an educational resource for residents and fellows interested in this subject. Most authors of the book are well-known specialists from several North American and European centers that have extensive experience in this field.Features: The book is divided into four parts: the first deals with basic principles of basal ganglia organization and overview of surgeries; the second describes each particular surgicalmodality and target applicable to treatment of different types of tremor and Parkinson's disease; the third section deals with surgical options for generalized and segmental dystonia; and the last section details future directions in surgical treatment, reviews transplantation and use of PET scanning. The best feature of the book is its easy-to-read text with nice black-and-white illustrations. Its compact size did not permit editors to include some of the topics, but it makes it even more attractive for those who are interested in learning about the state-of-the-art in movement disorder surgery.Assessment: This is an excellent resource for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other practitioners who work in the field of movement disorders. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book provides concise but comprehensive reviews of the current thought on patient selection, surgical techniques, and even postoperative management of these complicated patients.

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