20. Sensory Impairment After Stereotaxic Thalamotomy

Stereotaxic thalamotomy--experiences from the levodopa era.

After the introduction of levodopa drugs in the late 1960s, the number of thalamotomies fell dramatically world wide. However, as the Parkinsonian tremor proved rather resistant to levodopa treatment, the interest in this operation has been reviewed. During 1978-86, 51 stereotaxic thalamotomies were performed in 48 patient in our department. Thirty three of these patients had Parkinsonism, nine...

Cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing stereotaxic thalamotomy.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether thalamotomy leads to cognitive disturbances in patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS A total of 53 patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing stereotaxic ventrolateral thalamotomy for tremor and rigidity were tested for cognitive functions before and after surgery. The cognitive functions investigated involved visuospatial perception and memory. verbal me...

Simple and complex finger movement performance of patients with Parkinsonism before and after a unilateral stereotaxic thalamotomy.

Insomnia after bilateral stereotactic thalamotomy in man.

We think it interesting to report a case of insomnia, occurring in a Parkinsonian patient after bilateral stereotactic thalamotomy, as a clinical contribution to the physiopathology of variations of consciousness and regulation of the sleep-wakefulness rhythm. Neurophysiological experimental findings in animals suggest that in addition to the activating or arousing mechanisms of the reticular f...

Interventions for sensory impairment in the upper limb after stroke.

BACKGROUND Sensory impairments significantly limit the ability to use the upper limb after stroke. However, little is known about the effects of interventions used to address such impairments. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of interventions that target upper limb sensory impairment after stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched 8 Octo...