Items Tagged ‘Parkinson’s Disease’
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2700th Gamma Knife Today!
We are proud to announce that our team at the Gamma Knife Center, led by Dr. Sisti and Dr. Isaacson, treated their 2700th patient today. Brain tumors, brain cancer, arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, acoustic neuroma, and other problems have been successfully treated with the Gamma...
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 by Department Author In Gamma Knife News, News -
Parkinson's Disease: Ready... Aim... Implant!

Many long-time sufferers of Parkinson's disease are finally getting the help they need with the implantation of Deep Brain Stimulators. During implantation, neurosurgeons aim for an exact location in the brain, but how close to this ideal spot are they really getting, and how much does it...
Posted on Jan 14, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Movement Disorders Blog -
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD, Parkinson's Syndrome, Atypical Parkinson's, or Parkinsonism or, simply, Parkinson's) is a slowly progressing, degenerative disease that is the most common form of parkinsonism, a group of motor system disorders. For some time it was incorrectly believed that Parkinson's...
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Robert R. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Goodman's largely focuses on the surgical treatment of epilepsy (sometimes associated with brain tumors or cavernous malformations), movement disorders (including Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor and Dystonia), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hydrocephalus.For the surgical treatment of epilepsy,...