PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN STEREOTAXIC OPERATIONS IN EXTRAPYRAMIDAL MOTOR DISTURBANCES
PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN STEREOTAXIC OPERATIONS IN EXTRAPYRAMIDAL MOTOR DISTURBANCES
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DOI:
10.1093/brain/83.2.337
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发表时间:
1960-01-01
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影响因子:
14.5
通讯作者:
GANGLBERGER, JA
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作者:
HASSLER, R;RIECHERT, T;GANGLBERGER, JA
Experiences based on 329 stereotaxic interventions in extrapyramidal motor disturbances (1950-1958) have been reported. They concern especially neurophysiological observations during stimulation as well as during and after elimination of pallidal structures and the oral ventral nuclei of thalamus, and intra-operative EEG findings. The effect of stimulation of the inner pallidum upon the appearance and pattern of hyperkinesia and tremor depends on stimulus-frequency and initial situation. Single stimuli elicit twitching is the contralateral limbs of varying muscular pattern. Higher stimulus-rates may increase the tremor or block it. Active alternating movements and the utterance of sequences are slower or blocked. Higher stimulus frequencies cause slow flexions of contralateral arm, opening and turning of eyes to the contralateral side, resembling clinical arousal, or sometimes transient interruptions of continuity of consciousness. Coagulations abolish or reduce rigidity and even the tremor. At the end of coagulation of greater parts of the pallidum transient drowsiness, decrease of spontaneity and perhaps brief con-fusional states may occur. Stimulations of oral ventral nuclei of thalamus (which correspond with VL) show an even greater effect upon tremor and hyperkinetic patterns. Stimulation of these nuclei (4-8/sec.) may cause a tremor at rest and recruiting-like discharges over the whole ipsilateral hemisphere (In case of stronger stimuli over both hemispheres) mainly in the frontal region. Clinical states resembling arousal were not accompanied by desynchronlzation of EEG rhythms. Higher frequency stimuli may elicit acceleration of active alternating movements, sometimes a behavioral effect as described from the supplementary motor area. Elimination of these thalamic nuclei results in abolition or marked decrease of tremor and rigidity and of hyperkinetic patterns. Tremor at rest and myoclonus respond best to coagulation of the posterior portion of the oral ventral nucleus. After coagulation local EEG abnormalities on the side of operation and general deceleration of alpha rhythm were usually found but disappeared within 6 weeks.