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From: Chris van der Linden <<[log in to unmask]>
Organization: AZ St. Lucas
Subject: Re: Pallidotomy outcome/ Not for me
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Date sent: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 06:35:05 -0500
7F00,0000,0000> In our hospital pallidotomies are obsolete!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Dr. Gary Heit (Stanford), whom Barbara praised, agrees with this.
In a recent seminar in San Francisco, he said:
0100,0100,0100Pallidotomy only for dyskinesias and maybe dystonias (main
current indication for pallidotomy).
and
: Ablative surgery only for pretreatment of dystonia. Seems
to persist (up to 3 years in his experience). PD patients have
more trouble with dysarthria after pallidotomy.
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Dr. Heit believes that the "gold standard" for most cases of PD
(surgically) is deep brain stimulation.
Best,
Bob
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