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Date sent: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:51:37 -0500 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Don/Karen Berns <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Pallidotomy Query by Barb Davis To: [log in to unmask] > The pallidotomy does not represent a cure but it is the next best > thing. > > After nine years I am still remarkably improved thanks to my > pallidotomy. It is indeed good that Don Berns had had such a good result from his pallidotomy. This, however, is far from universal, especially over the "long haul". Many surgical procedures, especially the destructive operations such as pallidotomy and thalamotomy have, after some years, lost their beneficial effect; and the patient, now with an "anatomically modified" brain, may not be a candidate for the newer procedures. At the latest neurosurgical meetings, pallidotomy has been declared to no longer be the "state of the art" in most cases of surgically- amenable Parkinson's disease. The current state-of-the-art is DBS; but that, too, may change. 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