Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders / Edition 1

by Daniel Tarsy, Jerrold L. Vitek, Andres M. Lozano

Overview

A panel of highly experienced neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, neuropsychologists, and neuroanatomists join forces to create an integrated, cutting-edge survey all of the methodologies necessary for successful surgical treatment. On the surgical side they review a variety of techniques for Parkinson's disease, including thalamotomy, pallidotomy and bilateral pallidotomy, subthalamotomy, pallidal and thalamic deep brain stimulation, and subthalmic deep brain stimulation. Surgical therapy for tremor and dystonia is also covered. On the patient side, the authors systematically examine the key issues involved in any surgical procedure: Patient selection, patient assessment before and after surgery, brain target localization, and postoperative programming of brain stimulators.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896039216
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	10/14/2002
Series:	Current Clinical Neurology
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Rationale for Surgical Therapy

Physiology of the Basal Ganglia and Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders Thomas Wichmann and Jerrold L. Vitek

Basal Ganglia Circuitry and Synaptic Connectivity, Ali Charara, Mamadou Sidibé, and Yoland Smith

Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Past, Present, and Future William C. Koller, Alireza Minagar, Kelly E. Lyons, and Rajesh Pahwa

Part II. Surgical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease and Tremor

Patient Selection for Movement Disorders Surgery Rajeev Kumar and Anthony E. Lang

Methods of Patient Assessment in Surgical Therapy for Movement Disorders Esther Cubo and Christopher G. Goetz

Target Localization in Movement Disorders Surgery Michael Kaplitt, William D. Hutchison, and Andres M. Lozano

Thalamotomy for Tremor Sherwin E. Hua, Ira M. Garonzik, Jung-Il Lee, and Frederick A. Lenz

Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease Diane K. Sierens and Roy A. E. Bakay

Bilateral Pallidotomy in Parkinson's Disease: Costs and Benefits Simon Parkin, Carole Joint, Richard Scott, and Tipu Z. Aziz

Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's Disease Steven S. Gill, Nikunj K. Patel, and Peter Heywood

Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor Daniel Tarsy, Thorkild Norregaard, and Jean Hubble

Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Jens Volkmann and Volker Sturm

Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Aviva Abosch, Anthony E. Lang, William D. Hutchison, and Andres M. Lozano

Methods of Programming and Patient Management with Deep Brain Stimulation Rajeev Kumar

The Role of Neuropsychological Evaluation in the Neurosurgical Treatment of Movement Disorders Alexander I. Tröster and Julie A. Fields

Surgical Treatment of Secondary Tremor J. Eric Ahlskog, Joseph Y. Matsumoto, and Dudley H. Davis

Part III. Surgical Therapy for Dystonia

Thalamotomy for Dystonia Ronald R. Tasker

Pallidotomy and Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Aviva Abosch, Jerrold L. Vitek, and Andres M. Lozano

Surgical Treatment of Spasmodic Torticollis by Peripheral Denervation Pedro Molina-Negro and Guy Bouvier

Intrathecal Baclofen for Dystonia and Related Motor Disorders Blair Ford

Part IV. Miscellaneous

Positron Emission Tomography in Surgery for Movement Disorders Masafumi Fukuda, Christine Edwards, and David Eidelberg

Fetal Tissue Transplantation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Paul Greene and Stanley Fahn

Future Surgical Therapies in Parkinson's Disease Un Jung Kang, Nora Papasian, Jin Woo Chang, and Won Yong Lee

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Konstantin V. Slavin, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This volume in the Current Clinical Neurology series is dedicated to a very specific area in the treatment of various movement disorders — surgical management of medically refractory cases of Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia. It gives an overview of available surgical techniques, indications for surgeries, patient assessment tools, along with some general principles and theoretical and practical procedural aspects.
Purpose: The editors' objective is "to create a reference handbook that describes methodologies ... necessary to carry out neurosurgical procedures for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders." This is a great goal, and the book definitely fulfills it.
Audience: The book is designed for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and other health professionals who are involved in the treatment of patients with movement disorders. Although not deep enough to be a complete surgical textbook, this volume is perfect for those who evaluate the patients and refer them for surgery, primarily neurologists and general practitioners. It may also be used as an educational resource for residents and fellows interested in this subject. Most authors of the book are well-known specialists from several North American and European centers that have extensive experience in this field.
Features: The book is divided into four parts: the first deals with basic principles of basal ganglia organization and overview of surgeries; the second describes each particular surgical modality and target applicable to treatment of different types of tremor and Parkinson's disease; the third section deals with surgical options for generalized and segmental dystonia; and the last section details future directions in surgical treatment, reviews transplantation and use of PET scanning. The best feature of the book is its easy-to-read text with nice black-and-white illustrations. Its compact size did not permit editors to include some of the topics, but it makes it even more attractive for those who are interested in learning about the state-of-the-art in movement disorder surgery.
Assessment: This is an excellent resource for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other practitioners who work in the field of movement disorders. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book provides concise but comprehensive reviews of the current thought on patient selection, surgical techniques, and even postoperative management of these complicated patients.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Konstantin V. Slavin, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This volume in the Current Clinical Neurology series is dedicated to a very specific area in the treatment of various movement disorders — surgical management of medically refractory cases of Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia. It gives an overview of available surgical techniques, indications for surgeries, patient assessment tools, along with some general principles and theoretical and practical procedural aspects.
Purpose: The editors' objective is "to create a reference handbook that describes methodologies ... necessary to carry out neurosurgical procedures for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders." This is a great goal, and the book definitely fulfills it.
Audience: The book is designed for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and other health professionals who are involved in the treatment of patients with movement disorders. Although not deep enough to be a complete surgical textbook, this volume is perfect for those who evaluate the patients and refer them for surgery, primarily neurologists and general practitioners. It may also be used as an educational resource for residents and fellows interested in this subject. Most authors of the book are well-known specialists from several North American and European centers that have extensive experience in this field.
Features: The book is divided into four parts: the first deals with basic principles of basal ganglia organization and overview of surgeries; the second describes each particular surgical modality and target applicable to treatment of different types of tremor and Parkinson's disease; the third section deals with surgical options for generalized and segmental dystonia; and the last section details future directions in surgical treatment, reviews transplantation and use of PET scanning. The best feature of the book is its easy-to-read text with nice black-and-white illustrations. Its compact size did not permit editors to include some of the topics, but it makes it even more attractive for those who are interested in learning about the state-of-the-art in movement disorder surgery.
Assessment: This is an excellent resource for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other practitioners who work in the field of movement disorders. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book provides concise but comprehensive reviews of the current thought on patient selection, surgical techniques, and even postoperative management of these complicated patients.

"This is an excellent resource for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other practitioners who work in the field of movement disorders. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book provides concise but comprehensive reviews of the current thought on patient selection, surgical techniques, and even postoperative management of these complicated patients." -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"...provides an excellent reference for those within the field on the state-of-the-art...summarizes the relevant and up-to-date science of movement disorder surgery and would certainly be a valuable addition to a neurosurgical library." - British Journal of Neurosurgery

"...a welcome addition to the catalogue as the first comprehensive reference book on (Parkinson's Disease)." - Age and Ageing

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