pallidotomyn.
/palɪˈdɒtəmi/, U.S. /pæləˈdɑdəmi/ Surgery and Neurology.
Stereotactic destruction of part of the pallidum (globus pallidus), usually to treat a hyperkinetic movement disorder; an instance of this.
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1951 H. T. Wycis & E. A. Spiegel in Surg. Forum 1 330 We have devised a new approach whereby electrolytic lesions were placed..in the region of the globus pallidus (pallidotomy).
1979 P. Molina-Negro in R. Marino & R. Rasmussen Functional Neurosurg. 117 Yet we examine patients who have been operated on by pallidotomy or ansotomy 10, 15, or even 20 years before with still a complete suppression of tremor and rigidity and only a moderate akinesia.
1998 Guardian 28 Nov. i. 11/5 Last year he had a pallidotomy, surgery which involves sinking an electrode into the brain to create a lesion..in targeted cells.
2003 Jrnl. Neurosurg. 99 863 Projected to the US population, there were 1650 inpatient procedures performed for PD [= Parkinson disease] per year (pallidotomies, thalamotomies, and DBS [= deep brain stimulation]).
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