II. Description
- Partial ablation of Globus Pallidus
- Placed on posteroventral margin of lateral pallidum
III. Indications
- Severe refractory Parkinson's Disease
- Tremor
- Bradykinesia
- Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia
- Alternative to Thalamotomy
IV. Complications
- Cognitive deficits
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| Definition (MSH) | 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. |
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| MSH | D053860 |
| SnomedCT | 87060004 |
| English | Pallidotomy, Pallidotomies, pallidotomy, Pallidotomy (procedure) |
| Portuguese | Palidotomia |
| Spanish | Palidotomía, palidotomía (procedimiento), palidotomía |
| Russian | ПАЛЛИДОТОМИЯ, PALLIDOTOMIIA |
| Italian | Pallidotomia |
| German | Pallidotomie |
| French | Pallidotomie |
| Japanese | 淡蒼球切裁, ﾀﾝｿｳｷｭｳｾｯｻｲ |
| Swedish | Pallidotomi |
| Finnish | Pallidotomia |
| Czech | palidotomie, Palidotomie |
| Polish | Nacięcie gałki bladej, Palidotomia |
| Hungarian | Pallidotomia |
| Norwegian | Pallidotomi |
| Dutch | pallidotomie |
