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Comparison of 1-Year Follow-up Evaluations of Patients with Indication for Pallidotomy Who Did Not Undergo Surgery versus Patients with Parkinson's Disease Who Did Undergo Pallidotomy: A Case Control Study

Marcelo Merello, María Inés Nouzeilles, Ángel Cammarota, O Betti, R. Leiguarda

Neurosurgery · 1999 · 33 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

At the 1-year follow-up, microelectrode-guided PVP produced significant changes in patient motor status and disease progression versus a comparable group of patients who did not undergo surgery during the same period of time.

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