The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 989
ISSUE 989
December 6, 1996
Issue 989
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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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