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You wrote: > >My father is 76 years old and has had PD for over 20 years now. He had a >pallidotomy done on the right side about 3 1/2 yrs ago at N.Y. University >by a Dr. Dougali. It helped his speech but did nothing for his gait. He >now uses a walker and a wheel chair if he goes out. His short term >memory is very bad. He is very impressed with the intellegence on this >list and would like to ask you which operation any of you think is more >beneficial - a (left side) pallitdotomy or a thalidotomy and which are >the best doctors performing the operation. My father lives in Chicago >and I am not sure he can really travel much anymore. His current doctor >in Chicago is Dr. Goetz. > >Thank you in advance for your responses. >- Rachel ([log in to unmask]) > Rachel: To my learning, thalamotomy is useful mainly for control of *tremor*. It is useless for memory problems, and has minimal effect on "slowness" or rigidity. Best wishes, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************