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English translation: thalamotomy or thalamectomy ?
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| na | thalamotomy or thalamectomy ? |
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thalamotomy or thalamectomy ? Explanation: That would be my guess. No hits at all on Thelatomie (none of my medical dictionaries list the term, either), but I did get quite a few hits on ventri-lateral thalamotomy (see below). I'd say that this is a safe assumption if your text deals with treatment of Parkinson's or therapies for severe pain. Thalamo|tomie (; -tom*) f: stereotaktische Operation* mit Koagulation von Kerngebieten des Thalamus bei anders nicht beeinflußbaren Schmerzen, v. a. Anaesthesia dolorosa, Zoster-Neuralgie, Phantomschmerzen, sympathischer Reflexdystrophie, Tumorschmerzen; Kompl.: Schädigung der Pyramidenbahn, Dysästhesie, Ataxie, Apathie. (deutsch) Thalamotomie (englisch) thalamotomy, thalamectomy [Pschyrembel] [PDF] www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~rcm/pdf_files/liu_et_al_00.pdf ... out in 11 consecutive patients with MS before and after ventro- lateral thalamotomy. Thalamotomy was significantly more effective if pa- tients had disruptive ... ... room for the last 24 cases for postero-ventral pallidotomies and ventro-lateral (VL) thalamotomies. The technique has been helpful in confirming physiological ... www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/research/groups/igns/ATLAS/atlas_home... – ... Threshold stimulation of the lateral thalamus and globus pallidus ... sclerosis by stereotaxic thalamotomy. Confinia Neurol 22 ... array of the ventro-oral nucleus of ... mcns10.med.nyu.edu/CMD/thalamotomydesc.html - Hope this helps somewhat... Pschyrembel, Klinisch-Therapeutisches W�rterbuch |
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thalatomy Explanation: 1. Movement Disorders Center--Glenbrook Hospital ... for controlling the symptoms of Parkinson's disease including Pallidotomy, Thalatomy, thalamic, sub-thalamic and pallidal stimulators, are continually being ... 2. Thalatomy in HD Thalatomy in HD. ... Thalatomy has been abandoned years ago - it's no good and has show serious risks: death, hemiparesis. Don't do this to your brain! ... pubweb.northwestern.edu/~mre970/movedis.htm neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/neurowebforum/HuntingtonsDiseaseArticles/ ThalatomyinHD.html |
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thalamotomy Explanation: Definition: Stereotaktische Hirnoperation (Elektrokoagulation) im Thalamus; v.a. beim Parkinson-Syndrom und schweren, anders nicht beeinflussbaren Schmerzen. E: thalamotomy Roche-Lexikon Medizin Bunjes: Medical and Pharmaceutical Dictionary |
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