Adrenal medulla autograft in caudate nucleus as treatment for Parkinson disease

G Broggi; F Pluchino; L Gennari; S Geminiani; F Tamma; T Caraceni

doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-9160-6_13

Adrenal medulla autograft in caudate nucleus as treatment for Parkinson disease

Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1991:52:45-7. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9160-6_13.

Authors

G Broggi¹, F Pluchino, L Gennari, S Geminiani, F Tamma, T Caraceni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Istituto Neurologico, C. Besta, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 1792965
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-9160-6_13

Abstract

The personal experience of four Parkinson's disease patients operated on with adrenal medulla autograft in the caudate nucleus is reported. Results on long term, possible only in two patients, are moderately fair.

MeSH terms

Adrenal Medulla / transplantation*
Caudate Nucleus / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination*
Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
Parkinson Disease / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Stereotaxic Techniques
Transplantation, Autologous