Left Posteroventral Pallidotomy Results in a Deficit in Verbal Memory

Whilst pallidotomy is emerging as a popular approach to the treatment to Parkinson’s disease, little is yet known about the cognitive effects of this procedure. This study presents 19 patients (6 right, 13 left) who were assessed both before and after the procedure on a battery of cognitive tests. T...

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Main Authors: S. F. Crowe, J. D. O’Sullivan, R. F. Peppard, P. M. McNeil, F. Bardenhagen, S. Bowden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/174740