11 Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor Jorge L. Eller and Kim J. Burchiel Tremor is the most prevalent of the movement disorders and is defined as an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory…

16 Gamma Knife Ronald F. Young Indications and Controversies A Brief History of Radiosurgery for Movement Disorders Lars Leksell developed the idea of radiosurgery specifically for the performance of functional…

12 Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Brian Harris Kopell, Craig I. Horenstein and Ali R. Rezai What is the basic feature of the disease I have detailed? We find no…

17 The Future of Treatment for Advanced Parkinson Disease Shivanand P. Lad, Eleonora M. Lad, Roy A. E. Bakay, and Jeffrey H. Kordower This chapter provides an overview of our…

6 Anesthesia for Movement Disorder Surgery Robert E. Gross, Klaus Mewes, and Ghaleb Ghani Surgical treatment of Parkinson disease (PD) and other movement disorders has been performed with local anesthesia…

8 Stereotactic Surgery without Microelectrode Recording Marwan I. Hariz and Nathalie Vayssiere It may seem controversial to perform a functional stereotactic procedure, whether an ablation or a deep brain stimulation…

5 Preparation for Surgery Ron L. Alterman and Michele Tagliati The elective nature of movement disorder surgery demands strict patient selection criteria and optimal surgical technique to ensure patient safety….

2 Rationale for Movement Disorder Surgery Cameron C. McIntyre, Christopher R. Butson, Benjamin L. Walter, and Jerrold L. Vitek Surgical interventions for movement disorders have been practiced for decades, beginning…

15 Efficacy and Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders Erich O. Richter, Clement Hamani, and Andres M. Lozano Chronic electrical stimulation has now become a mainstay of treatment…

1 History of Surgery for Movement Disorders Philip L. Gildenberg The history of surgery for movement disorders can be divided into five stages: the prestereotactic era (1890–1954), the early stereotactic…