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Neurosurgical Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Neurosurgical Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo, Alexandre Novicki Francisco, Alessandra Zanatta, Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani, Hélio A. G. Teive
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522552826|ISBN10: 1522552820|EISBN13: 9781522552833
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch019
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Camargo, Carlos Henrique Ferreira, et al. "Neurosurgical Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders." Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders, edited by Md. Sahab Uddin and Md. Shah Amran, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 414-441. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch019

APA

Camargo, C. H., Francisco, A. N., Zanatta, A., Germiniani, F. M., & Teive, H. A. (2019). Neurosurgical Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders. In M. Uddin & M. Amran (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders (pp. 414-441). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch019

Chicago

Camargo, Carlos Henrique Ferreira, et al. "Neurosurgical Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders." In Handbook of Research on Critical Examinations of Neurodegenerative Disorders, edited by Md. Sahab Uddin and Md. Shah Amran, 414-441. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5282-6.ch019

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Abstract

Functional neurosurgery consists of procedures that either promotes judicious destruction or chronic stimulation of the nervous system in order to treat disordered behavior or aberrant function, as it is expected in neurodegenerative disorders ([NDs], e.g., movement disorders [Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, essential tremor, ballism, and dystonia]). Over the past 20 years, approximately 100,000 deep brain stimulation implant procedures have been performed worldwide. Neurosurgery is also a well-established therapeutic option for people with epilepsy whose seizures are not controlled by anti-epilepsy drugs. The most common pathological finding in patients with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is hippocampal sclerosis. The aim of this chapter is to present the main NDs that can be treated through surgical procedures, and to describe the surgeries with a focus on the pathophysiology of diseases.

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