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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Pallidotomy

Preferred term

Pallidotomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Producing a lesion in the posteroventral portion of the medial GLOBUS PALLIDUS to treat PARKINSON DISEASE and other extrapyramidal disorders. The placement of the lesion is aided by STEREOTACTIC TECHNIQUES and imaging procedures.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053860

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