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Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgment
1 Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology: A Critical Review 3
2 The Striatopallidal Fiber System in Primates 19
3 The Subthalamic Nucleus and Its Connections: New Electrophysiological and Pharmacological Data 31
4 Spatial Relationships between Striatal Axonal Endings and Pallidal Neurons in Macaque Monkeys 45
5 New Concepts about the Organization of Basal Ganglia Output 57
6 New Data on the Anatomical Organization of the Thalamostriatal Projections 69
7 Anatomical Segregation of Information Processing in the Rat Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata 83
8 The Pedunculopontine Nucleus and Related Structures: Functional Organization 97
9 Neuronal Activity in the Basal Ganglia: Functional Implications 111
10 Neurochemical Correlates of Parkinsonism: Role of Dopaminergic Lesions 119
11 Basal Ganglia Function and Dysfunction Revealed by Positron Emission Tomography Activation Studies 127
12 An Introduction to the New Surgery for Parkinson's Disease: Past and Present Problems 143
13 Influence of Clinical Presentation on Target Selection 149
14 Microelectrode Recording and Stimulation Techniques during Stereotactic Procedures in the Thalamus and Pallidum 159
15 Microelectrode Recording-Guided Posteroventral Pallidotomy in Patients with Parkinson's Disease 167
16 Electrophysiological Targeting in Stereotaxic Surgery for Parkinson's Disease 175
17 Microelectrode-Guided Pallidotomy for Medically Intractable Parkinson's Disease 183
18 Medial Pallidotomy in Late-Stage Parkinson's Disease and Striatonigral Degeneration 199
19 Chronic Intracerebral Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease 213
20 Thalamic Surgery for Movement Disorders 221
21 The Role of the Subthalamic Nucleus in the Origin of Hemiballism and Parkinsonism: New Surgical Perspectives 235
22 Neural Transplantation as a Therapy for Parkinson's Disease 249
23 Positron Emission Tomography Modifications After Surgery for Parkinson's Disease 271
Index 281