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Patient Selection for Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease

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Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

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The cornerstone of therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is dopamine replacement with levodopa. The early years of treatment with levodopa are most predictable in obtaining a satisfactory therapeutic response. However, chronic administration can lead to problematic side effects, chiefly motor fluctuations and dyskinesias, in the majority of patients [1,2]. There has been an enormous resurgence of interest in functional surgery in PD in recent years as evidenced by the growing number of reported clinical trials in this area. Better understanding of the pathophysiology of basal ganglia dysfunction underlying PD and advancements in neuroradiological, neurosurgical and neurophysiological techniques have contributed to this trend. PD surgery involves lesioning or deep brain stimulation (DBS) of specific nuclei of the basal ganglia and cell replacement, details of which will be covered in other chapters of this book. It is worth emphasizing that surgical therapy can complement medical treatment in the more advanced cases of PD and improve quality of life [3]. A randomized study showed that DBS of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) was more effective than medical management alone in patients under 75 years of age with severe motor complications [4].

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The National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore and Baylor College of Medicine PD and MD Clinic are National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) International Centers of Excellence, and their support is acknowledged.

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  1. Canadian Research Chair in Neuroscience (Tier 1), 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Andres M. Lozano (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)

  2. Houston Stereotactic Concepts, Inc., 2260 West Holcombe Boulevard Suite 309, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA

    Philip L. Gildenberg

  3. University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Ronald R. Tasker

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Tan, E.K., Jankovic, J. (2009). Patient Selection for Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease. In: Lozano, A.M., Gildenberg, P.L., Tasker, R.R. (eds) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69960-6_91

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