Surgery for Parkinson's Disease

This book is designed to provide practicing neurosurgeons with current knowledge on the practical aspects of surgical treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease. It explains how to identify surgical candidates and determine the optimal surgery, describes the various surgical techniques that are currently employed, and offers insights into how to optimize deep brain stimulation therapy after implantation. The keys to avoidance of surgical complications are carefully elucidated. In addition, an overview is provided of potential advances on the near-term horizon, including closed-loop deep brain stimulation, gene therapy, and optogenetics. All topics are covered by experienced Parkinson's disease surgeons, in a concise and digestable format. The book will be an ideal source of information for the many practicing neurosurgeons who would like to add deep brain stimulation to their practice, as well as an excellent update on new developments in surgery for Parkinson's disease.

Aceasta carte este conceputa pentru a oferi neurochirurgilor practicanti cunostinte actuale cu privire la aspectele practice ale tratamentului chirurgical al pacientilor cu boala Parkinson. Acesta explica modul de identificare a candidatilor chirurgicali si de determinare a interventiei chirurgicale optime, descrie diferitele tehnici chirurgicale utilizate in prezent si ofera informatii despre cum sa optimizam terapia de stimulare profunda a creierului dupa implantare.