Open AccessAn Overview of Surgical Therapy for Movement Disorders
Author(s) -
Kumar M. Prakash
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
proceedings of singapore healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2059-2329
pISSN - 2010-1058
DOI - 10.1177/201010581001900405
Subject(s) - movement disorders , deep brain stimulation , intervention (counseling) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , motor function , surgical procedures , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , nursing , disease , parkinson's disease
Surgical treatments are an important consideration in the management of many movement disorders, particularly for patients refractory to medications. Increasing number of published reports have demonstrated an overall improvement in motor function, activities of daily living and quality of life particularly with deep brain stimulation. In addition the procedure is also relatively safe. In this article, we review the various types of movement disorders that may benefit from surgical intervention.
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