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                	Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease
					
					
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Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease
December 6, 1996 (Issue: 989)
					Ablation of the globus pallidus, an old treatment for Parkinsons disease, is being  tried again, using more refined stereotactic techniques, improved brain imaging and  new methods for recording neuronal activity (CW Olanow, Ann Neurol, 40:341,...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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