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My grandfather was diagnosed with PD when I was a year old (I'm 23 now). After being on this listserv for about a month now I have heard many great things about a procedure called "pallidotomy" and I wondered why my grandfather had never had this done. When I asked my mother what the reason for this was she told me that she did not even know what I was talking about. She was always in close contact with the doctors so she would have been sure to know if this procedure was offered to him. He recently pasted away. My grandmother on the other hand was just diagnosed with PD about 2 years ago and still a pallidotomy has never been discussed with her. What exactly does a pallidotomy entail and why do you think that the doctors have never discussed this with anyone from my family? If this is something that can help my grandmother in any way I would greatly appreciate any information concerning this procedure, its benefits, and perhaps even its downfalls. Thank you all, Amy Strizak [log in to unmask]