New treatments for Parkinson disease symptoms
Published on Aug 05 2010, in the categories: parkinson
*Deep brain electric stimulation is a new treatment in Parkinson's therapy. This therapy uses electrical impulses to stimulate a certain area of the brain. Electrical impulses generated by a series of electrodes placed through brain surgery. This technique can be used in combination with drug therapy with levodopa or other drugs, when it no longer controls the symptoms in an appropriate manner. This surgical technique is about to become the preferred surgical therapy, especially in cases that are in an advanced stage of disease. It doesn’t destroy the nerve substance in the brain and has much lower risks than older methods, most destructive, such as palidotomia and talamotomia.
Neuro-transplant is an experimental process that is under study for Parkinson's therapy. Implant consists of cells that produce dopamine in the brain. These cells may originate from a fetal brain, although the use of fetal tissue is controversial. In the future, neuro-transplants may include transplanting nerves from healthy areas in the affected areas or use genetically modified cells. The neuro-transplant was made to a small number of people and can be done in just a few medical centers in the world. Information about the effectiveness of this method is limited and until now, there is a real option for the vast majority of people.
*Surgical options
- Electro deep brain;
- Paliotomia (is rare);
- Talamotomia (is rare);
- Nerve cell transplantation (experimental phase).

1. Deep brain electro stimulation
Deep brain electric stimulation doesn’t cure Parkinson's disease nor eliminates the need for medication. Deep electro thalamus stimulation is made to treat the tremor given by the disease. Procedures that stimulate the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus controls a wide range of Parkinson disease symptoms besides tremor and are used more often than stimulation of the thalamus.
2. Palidotomia and talamotomia
Some neurosurgeons can do surgery, but none of them is not usually done.
3. Neuro-transplant
This procedure is still experimental and has not been carried out only on few people. Its effects are visible after several months or more until now, has not documented any benefit of these interventions.
Persons who wish to consider surgery in the treatment of Parkinson's disease must turn to the best neurosurgeon available. You can receive information about this disease from a number of organizations that support people affected by Parkinson's disease.

Note!
Surgery becomes an option for those affected by Parkinson's disease when the disease is advanced and medication cannot control the disease in an appropriate manner. In the case of a disease that can evolve, of some symptoms that are getting worse, some people may have a series of events that cannot be controlled. However, when a person has a severe tremor on one side, we must take into account deep brain electro stimulation because it has better results than medication. Those with advanced Parkinson's disease or who have other illnesses (such as heart disease or lung cancer or kidney disease) are not in one of the best candidates for surgery. Also, surgery is not an option for those with dementia or psychiatric problems.
Surgery is not a solution for those with Parkinson's disease. Usually, after that, the medication is still necessary, but surgery may reduce the number and doses of drugs necessary to control symptoms. All this leads to reducing adverse effects caused by drugs and also to collect and control the Parkinson disease symptoms.
Neuro-transplant is an experimental process that is under study for Parkinson's therapy. Implant consists of cells that produce dopamine in the brain. These cells may originate from a fetal brain, although the use of fetal tissue is controversial. In the future, neuro-transplants may include transplanting nerves from healthy areas in the affected areas or use genetically modified cells. The neuro-transplant was made to a small number of people and can be done in just a few medical centers in the world. Information about the effectiveness of this method is limited and until now, there is a real option for the vast majority of people.
*Surgical options
- Electro deep brain;
- Paliotomia (is rare);
- Talamotomia (is rare);
- Nerve cell transplantation (experimental phase).

1. Deep brain electro stimulation
Deep brain electric stimulation doesn’t cure Parkinson's disease nor eliminates the need for medication. Deep electro thalamus stimulation is made to treat the tremor given by the disease. Procedures that stimulate the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus controls a wide range of Parkinson disease symptoms besides tremor and are used more often than stimulation of the thalamus.
2. Palidotomia and talamotomia
Some neurosurgeons can do surgery, but none of them is not usually done.
3. Neuro-transplant
This procedure is still experimental and has not been carried out only on few people. Its effects are visible after several months or more until now, has not documented any benefit of these interventions.
Persons who wish to consider surgery in the treatment of Parkinson's disease must turn to the best neurosurgeon available. You can receive information about this disease from a number of organizations that support people affected by Parkinson's disease.

Note!
Surgery becomes an option for those affected by Parkinson's disease when the disease is advanced and medication cannot control the disease in an appropriate manner. In the case of a disease that can evolve, of some symptoms that are getting worse, some people may have a series of events that cannot be controlled. However, when a person has a severe tremor on one side, we must take into account deep brain electro stimulation because it has better results than medication. Those with advanced Parkinson's disease or who have other illnesses (such as heart disease or lung cancer or kidney disease) are not in one of the best candidates for surgery. Also, surgery is not an option for those with dementia or psychiatric problems.
Surgery is not a solution for those with Parkinson's disease. Usually, after that, the medication is still necessary, but surgery may reduce the number and doses of drugs necessary to control symptoms. All this leads to reducing adverse effects caused by drugs and also to collect and control the Parkinson disease symptoms.
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