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Hi Udi... Dr. Laitinen didn't perform my monolateral (one side only) pallidtomy, however, I can strongly recomment the outstanding ability of Dr. Robert Iacono, at Loma Linda University Medical Center, located in Southern California. Dr. Iacono has studied under Dr. Laitinen and if anything has perhaps taken the proceedure even further. Please tell your father a pallidotomy is a totally painless surgery and there is INSTANT relief from the PD symptoms. "Instant," as in mere seconds of the beginning of the surgery. The surgery gave me back a life, and I consider the anniversary of that date, October 24, (1994) to be my RE-birthday. <smile> Regards... Barb Mallut ([log in to unmask]) ---------- From: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of udi Sent: Thursday, March 07, 1996 11:08 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Pallidotomy Let me introduce myself. My name is Udi and my father has PD for the last 10 years. In the past months his situation got worse and he is considering pallidotomy. He is afraid of the surgery because of the possible side effects and needs a lot more information to make his decision. He has heard of Dr. Lauri Laitinen from Sweden and seems less reluctant to perfrom the operation there. He asked me to try and get information via the internet. So, my questions are: 1.Does anybody have the address (e-mail preferred) of Dr.Laitinen so we can contact him. 2.Are there any differences between the different medical centres that perform the operation regarding the method of the operation? 3.Which medical centres / doctors are known to have a lot of experience and good results? 4.My father was told that he better wait until enough data are gathered to estimate the time period in which the positive results are in effect. Does anybody know if there are statistics /articles about this. 5.Would people that have undergone the operation by Dr.Laitinen contact me and tell me about their experience. Thanks alot in advance. Udi Ron RADNET Tel: +972-3-6459585 Fax: +972-3-6480582 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]