Stereotactically guided thalamotomy for treatment of parkinsonian tremor isolated to the lower extremity. Case report

T M Keller; T K Tcheng; P R Burkhard; H Richard; L B Tamas

doi:10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0314

Stereotactically guided thalamotomy for treatment of parkinsonian tremor isolated to the lower extremity. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1998 Aug;89(2):314-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0314.

Authors

T M Keller¹, T K Tcheng, P R Burkhard, H Richard, L B Tamas

Affiliation

¹ Pacific Neurosciences Institute, Orinda, California 94563, USA.

PMID: 9688129
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0314

Abstract

The authors present a case of tremor isolated to the lower extremity that was treated with stereotactically guided thalamotomy in a patient with Parkinson's disease. The technology that makes this procedure effective for this particular manifestation of parkinsonism is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Mapping
Electrosurgery
Female
Humans
Leg*
Microelectrodes
Parkinson Disease / diagnostic imaging
Parkinson Disease / surgery*
Stereotaxic Techniques*
Thalamus / diagnostic imaging
Thalamus / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tremor / surgery*