A 45-year-old woman with moderately severe parkinsonism underwent adrenal medullary autograft to the brain. The operation was performed in Mexico City. There were multiple post-operative complications, including worsening of the parkinsonism with almost complete loss of ability to communicate. Death
Adrenal medullary transplants as a treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease
โ Scribed by A. Lieberman; J. Ransohoff; P. Berczeller; P. Brous; K. Eng; M. Goldstein; B. Kaufman; M. Koslow; L. Chin
- Book ID
- 114782842
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 618 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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