Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Fecha de publicación: 8 December 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-316241
Autores: Rafael Rodriguez-Rojas, Maylen Carballo-Barreda, Lazaro Alvarez, Jorge Guridi, Nancy Pavon, Ivan Garcia-Maes, Raul Macías, Maria C Rodriguez-Oroz, Jose Angel Obeso
Background: Subthalamotomy is an effective alternative for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, uncertainty about the optimal target location and the possibility of inducing haemichorea-ballism have limited its application. We assessed the correlation between the topography of radiofrequency-based lesions of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) with motor improvement and the emergence of haemichorea-ballism.
