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Carotid body autotransplantation in Parkinson disease: a clinical and positron emission tomography study
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- Published on: 9 August 2007
- Published on: 9 August 2007Catecholaminergic grafts and revascularizationShow More
Dear Editor,
I wish to comment on the surgical experience by Mínguez- Castellanos and colleagues (1 ) about the carotid body(CB) autotransplantation in each putamen and head of the caudate nucleus in 13 patients with advanced Parkinson´s disease (PD ). CB cell aggregates used for transplantation were placed stereotactically throught a burr hole made in the frontal region, close to the coronal suture. The pie...
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