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Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Disorders

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Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Topics in neurological surgery ((TINS,volume 1))

Abstract

Since the 1950s, electrical stimulation of deep brain structures has been used to localize the thalamic nuclei during stereotactic surgery for extrapyramidal movement disorders [19]. More recent evidence suggests that chronic deep brain stimulation effectively relieves the symptoms of some motor disorders. However, because this use of deep brain stimulation is currently a surgical procedure with an unknown mechanism of action and no clear clinical guidelines, its use should be examined rigorously [20]. This chapter reviews the literature regarding deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, presents the experience of the University of Zurich with thalamic stimulation, and examines the theories regarding the mode of action of this procedure. Its use and indications also are reexamined.

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  1. Jean Siegfried
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  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

  2. Stereotactic and Functional Surgery, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. Dade Lunsford M.D. (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief) (Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Chief)

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Siegfried, J., Rea, G.L. (1988). Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Disorders. In: Lunsford, L.D. (eds) Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Topics in neurological surgery, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1081-5_32

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