The image on Parkinson's disease surgery [A imagem na cirurgia da doença de Parkinson]

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2003

Authors

Basto, MA (Author) Other; Linhares, P (Author) Other; Sousa, AN (Author) Other; Rosas, MJ (Author) Other; Garrett, C (Author) FMUP; Mendes, A (Author) Other; Fonseca, R (Author) Other; Amaral, C (Author) Other; Vaz, R (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Acta Medica Portuguesa

Vol. 16 No. 3

Pages: 135-140

ISSN: 0870-399X

Publisher: Ordem dos Medicos

Indexing

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Scopus - 2 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-AQ4

Abstract (EN): Parkinson's disease is a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system frequently becoming motor disabling. Deep brain stimulation is one more therapeutic option. The authors describe the different steps of this therapeutic procedure with detail on imaging protocol to the precise and exact targeting of subthalamic nucleus. MR and CT imaging on stereotactic conditions are the imaging support to the determination of the anatomic target allowing also the choose of trajectory for the surgical procedure. Neurophysiologic exploration and clinical evaluation during the surgery give us the functional target. Deep brain stimulation has been revealing as a safe and effective therapy on some cases of Parkinson's disease with a significant improvement on quality of life of those patients. The brain imaging is a fundamental tool on target determination.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6