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Date sent: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 02:57:15 -0400 Send reply to: [log in to unmask] From: Greg Leeman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Bouncing To: [log in to unmask] > Have you considered a pallidotomy. The major effect is the end of the > awful dyskinesias we all seem to suffer from after the drug honeymoon > wears off. I have been told by several leading neurosurgeons that > while pallidotomy is destructive, it does not preclude any future > operations from being done. Pallidotomy, in many situations, is becoming an obsolete procedure (again). The "gold standard" in cases such as described above is deep brain stimulation (DBS), and this does not result in a destructive operation. I am most familiar with the work of Dr. Gary Heit at Stanford University Medical Center (California), but there are many other centers doing this work as well. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn