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Abstract
There is no report in the English literature on the criteria for neuroablation or neuroaugmentation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in a developing country like Malaysia. A prospective study of patients with Parkinson's disease from the north-eastern peninsular Malaysia was done to assess their suitability of surgery. Age, race, duration of illness and dementia were considered important factors towards the success of such surgical procedures. A mathematical model is suggested for future cases deemed to be suitable for neuroaugmentative or ablative surgery.Entities:
Keywords: Malaysia; Parkinson’s disease; ablative surgery; mathematical model; prospective analysis
Year: 2003 PMID: 23365504 PMCID: PMC3557113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Malays J Med Sci ISSN: 1394-195X