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is performed to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), which results from the death of cells in a part of the brain that controls movement, called the substantia nigra.
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How is pallidotomy surgery used to treat Parkinson's Disease?
Pallidotomy uses an electrical current to destroy a small amount of brain tissue in the globus pallidus, which is over-stimulated by the corpus striatum in PD.
In The Dark Ages what was the main method used to treat illness and disease?
Prayer and divine intervention were used to treat illness and disease.
In the dark age what was the main method used to treat illness and disease?
Prayer and divine intervention were used to treat illness and disease.
What element in its compound has been used to treat a mental illness?
lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder.
When is a unilateral pallidotomy suggested?
Unilateral (one-sided) pallidotomy may be used if symptoms are markedly worse on one side or the other, or if the risks from bilateral (two-sided) pallidotomy are judged to be too great.
Exatly drugs for mental illness?
Mood stabilizer medication, which is used to treat bipolar illness, has able to exactly replace a missing brain enzyme to treat mental illness.
What type of mental illness is electroconvulsive therapy used to treat?
Electroconvulsive therapy-- This type of therapy is used to treat major depression and severe mental illness that does not respond to medications.
Is the yoga method used to prevent or treat illness Explain and provide an example?
it is used to prevent and to treat illnesses
A substance that is used to cure or treat an illness or injury is called a?
Medication
What alkali metal is used to treat manic-depressive illness?
lithium
In the early 20th century rattlesnake venom was used to treat which illness?
The answer is Epilepsy..... !
What kind illness is Tarceva used to treat?
This new medication is used primarily to treat non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer.
