Background Benign tremulous parkinsonism (BTP) is characterized by prominent resting plus action tremor, mild parkinsonism with limited disability or progression apart from tremor, and a less-robust response to levodopa therapy. This disorder has an uncertain pathophysiologic relationship to idiopathic Parkinson disease. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) should be efficacious for this condition, but there is no [...]

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a recent treatment modality. Few studies have examined referral practices for DBS. Objective To review referral patterns to a large movement disorders center to investigate the current level of knowledge surrounding DBS candidacy. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Tertiary care medical center. Patients Reviewed were 197 medical records of patients [...]

Objective To assess the 10-year motor outcome of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Design Patients with PD with bilateral STN-DBS were assessed according to the Core Assessment Program for Surgical Interventional Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease protocol and videotaped at baseline and 1, 5, and 10 years [...]

Within the framework of the UK National Cancer Action team, the “national radiotherapy implementation group” has recently published a review of the evidence on stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)… http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/6_eXLNl0KBM/bmj.d4286.short

Long Term Tumour Control of Benign Intracranial Meningiomas After Radiosurgery in A radiocirurgia | August 1, 2011 at 3:58 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p1J34z-37 BACKGROUND: Radiosurgery is the main alternative to microsurgical resection for benign meningiomas. OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of radiosurgery for meningiomas with respect to tumour growth [...]

A new analysis using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample shows the incidence of morbidity is 8% after anterior temporal lobectomy for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/738323?src=rss

The role of radiosurgery in the management of pineal region tumors is still in its incipient stages, although over the past few years its use has expanded, both as a primary treatment modality and as an adjunct to conventional therapies. This article gives a detailed overview of the recent literature regarding the merits of stereotactic [...]

Abstract The objective of the present study was the evaluation of outcome in 130 patients with essential trigeminal neuralgia, who were treated using Leksell Gamma Knife model C with automatic positioning system and followed at least 24 months thereafter. Radiosurgery was guided by fused thin-sliced magnetic resonance (MR) and “bone window” computed tomographic (CT) images. [...]

Publication year: 2011 Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 July 2011 Ben, Manion , Wen-Shan, Sung Adjunctive radiation treatment of childhood intracranial neoplasms of grade II or higher creates a risk of subsequent vasculopathy. A 28-year-old male presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale 12 after acute collapse and hemiparesis [...]

Status epilepticus is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Neuroimaging is a diagnostic tool used to exclude structural abnormalities as an etiology of status epilepticus. During the early era of computed tomographic scanning, it was recognized that reversible changes can be observed after a prolonged episode of focal status epilepticus. Many case reports in the [...]