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At 09:21 AM 2000/05/09 -0400, KEN CLEMENTS <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >To PIEN Participants:- >I came across a recent article on HPSTN which intrigued me . This new >surgical treatment for PD is reported to be pioneered by a Dr. Alim >Benabid in France and is now being studied somewhere in Canada. >I searched the Parkinson's Archives for more information but came up >blank. >Does anyone have any other leads, more details, experiences ??? >Cheers, Ken Clements <[log in to unmask]> hi ken this may be new in some parts but it's well known in europe i'm surprised you didn't find anything in the archives... here are some references from PubMed: "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/" 1. Neurol Res 2000 Apr;22(3):237-46 Future prospects of brain stimulation. PMID: 10769816, UI: 20232649 2. Arch Neurol 2000 Apr;57(4):461-5 Subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease: a multidisciplinary approach. PMID: 10768618, UI: 20229105 3. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 May;68(5):595-600 Axial parkinsonian symptoms can be improved: the role of levodopa and bilateral subthalamic stimulation. PMID: 10766889, UI: 20229918 4. J Neurosurg 2000 Apr;92(4):615-25 Bilateral subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson's disease by using three-dimensional stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiological guidance. PMID: 10761650, UI: 20222287 5. Neurology 1999 Jul 13;53(1):85-90 Chronic subthalamic nucleus stimulation reduces medication requirements in Parkinson's disease. PMID: 10408541, UI: 99335026 janet janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 / PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada come visit my website "a new voice" at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/