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Health Encyclopedia: Parkinson's Disease Surgery

Surgery

Surgical procedures are recommended for specific patients with advanced Parkinsons disease who no longer respond to drug treatments. Surgical treatment cannot cure Parkinson disease, but it may help control symptoms such as motor fluctuations and dyskinesia. Pallidotomy and thalamotomy are older procedures that destroy tissue in certain parts of the brain. Deep brain stimulation, the current standard surgical practice for Parkinsons disease, has largely replaced the older operations.

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Pulse Rate and High Blood Pressure: Defining the Connection

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...the vital signs monitored by the physician is the pulse rate. The pulse rate and high blood... Read more »

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...Network. This week, we're looking at the most common type of head pain, tension-type headaches,... Read more »

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...tell when this is happening to you by either using a pulse oximeter device or drawing blood for... Read more »

What to Expect When You Meet the Physician

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...feeling and listening to blood vessels in the belly.f. Pulses – neck, wrist, belly, groin, and... Read more »

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Tension Headaches

Tension-type headaches (TTH) are the most common form of headache. According to the World Health Organization and International Headache Society, up to 78% of the population experiences this type of... Read more »

Arrhythmia Patient Guide

...heart beats, or contracts, because of electrical stimulation of heart muscle tissue. Electrical impulses originate in the sinus node (the heart's natural pacemaker), which is a group of special... Read more »

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide

...identical distance again. A physician can also make the diagnosis by noting the absence or diminution of a pulse on examination, or by hearing a noise called a bruit over a blood vessel with a... Read more »

Cardiac Catheterization: A Patient Guide

...keep your arm straight using a stiff arm board. The nursing staff will take your blood pressure and pulse frequently, and the site of insertion will be checked for bleeding. You also may expect... Read more »

Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide

...pacemakers are programmed to lie dormant for as long as the heart is beating at a steady rate above 50 to 70 pulses per minute. Should the rate slow beyond a certain rate, the pacer will fire and... Read more »

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