II. Indications

  1. Severe refractory Essential Tremor
  2. Severe refractory Parkinson's DiseaseTremor

III. Description

  1. Stereotactic ablation of the Thalamus

IV. Complications

  1. Perioperative thalamic or epidural, subdural bleeding
  2. Catastrophic risks
    1. Death
    2. Paralysis
    3. Aphasia
  3. Dysphagia
  4. Dysarthria

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Concepts Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
SnomedCT 90287005, 71722001
Italian Talamotomia
Japanese 視床破壊, シショウハカイ
Czech Talamotomie
Hungarian Thalamotomia
English Thalamotomy, Thalamotomy (procedure)
Spanish talamotomía (procedimiento), talamotomía, Talatomía
Portuguese Talamotomia
Dutch thalamotomie
French Thalamotomie
German Thaltomie