pallidotomy /pal·li·dot·o·my/ (pal″ĭ-dot´ah-me) a stereotaxic surgical technique for the production of lesions in the globus pallidus for treatment of extrapyramidal disorders.
Pallidotomy
pallidotomy
pallidotomy (pal´idot´
mē),
pallidotomy
pal·li·dot·o·my (p l  -d t  -m )n. A lesion-producing surgical procedure on the globus pallidus to relieve involuntary movements or muscular rigidity. |
Pallidotomy
A surgical procedure that destroys a small part of a tiny structure within the brain called the globus pallidus internus. This structure is part of the basal ganglia, a part of the brain involved in the control of willed (voluntary) movement of the muscles.
Mentioned in: Tremors
pallidotomy
[pal′idot′əmē]
the surgical production of lesions in the globus pallidus for the treatment of extrapyramidal disorders.
pallidotomy (pal´idot´
mē),n an operation in which the globus pallidus of the basal ganglia is removed to prevent the symptoms of parkinsonism.
pallidotomy
Neurosurgery Incision into or partial destruction of the globus pallidum, a difficult high-risk procedure useful in Parkinsonism unrefractory to l-dopa therapy Complications Visual defects, loss of speech, seizures, coma, death.
See GPi pallidotomy.
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