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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: Surgery of PD treatment
As my family have three PD patients should they receive surgery instead the medications to take away" not going away" the PD.
I understand there are surgery for PD i.e. Brain surgery(deep brain stimulation(Pallidotomy) and Transplantation. Is it consistent benefit?
Kindly brief shortly. Thanks Teo Kim Hoe
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Dr. OkunJoined: 19 Jan 2007Posts: 251Location: University of Florida
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:41 am Post subject:
Dear Teo. Surgery is only for a select group of very well selected patients with PD. There are specific criteria and the evaluation should be done by a multidisciplinary team. NPF has a publication on the website you can download for free at http://www.parkinson.org/_________________Michael S. Okun, M.D.
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