Makiko Sakaguchi
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Makiko Sakaguchi has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Kilsoo Kim
Department of Neurosurgery Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan
1 shared publication - Shiro Horisawa
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
1 shared publication - Takakazu Kawamata
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
1 shared publication - Takaomi Taira
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 3 November 2023
- Published by Scientific Scholar in Surgical Neurology International
- Vol. 14, 390
Radiofrequency ablation of the pallidothalamic tract and ventral intermediate nucleus for dystonic tremor through the parietal approach
Background: The thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) and globus pallidus internus are far apart and cannot be captured using a single electrode. Case Description: We describe our experience with a patient with dystonic tremors of the head and upper and lower extremities who showed symptomatic improvement after radiofrequency (RF) ablation using a parietal lobe approach with a single trajectory to capture the pallidothalamic tract and Vim. A 46-year-old man developed head tremors at 41 and a right-sided neck tilt three years later. Five years after the onset of the head tremors, tightness of the larynx during speech and tremors in both the upper and lower limbs also appeared. The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) score was 24, and the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTM) score was 48. We captured the pallidothalamic tract and Vim along a single trajectory by locating the entry point in the inferior parietal lobule. One week after treatment, the TWSTRS and FTM scale scores were 9 (62.5%) and 30 (37.5%), respectively. No adverse events were observed. Conclusion: This case suggests that in dystonic tremors involving abnormalities of the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical and cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuits, a single electrode can be used to approach both circuits through the parietal lobe approach.
- 3 November 2023
- Published by Scientific Scholar in Surgical Neurology International
- Vol. 14, 390
Open AccessRadiofrequency ablation of the pallidothalamic tract and ventral intermediate nucleus for dystonic tremor through the parietal approach
Background: The thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) and globus pallidus internus are far apart and cannot be captured using a single electrode. Case Description: We describe our experience with a patient with dystonic tremors of the head and upper and lower extremities who showed symptomatic improvement after radiofrequency (RF) ablation using a parietal lobe approach with a single trajectory to capture the pallidothalamic tract and Vim. A 46-year-old man developed head tremors at 41 and a right-sided neck tilt three years later. Five years after the onset of the head tremors, tightness of the larynx during speech and tremors in both the upper and lower limbs also appeared. The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) score was 24, and the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTM) score was 48. We captured the pallidothalamic tract and Vim along a single trajectory by locating the entry point in the inferior parietal lobule. One week after treatment, the TWSTRS and FTM scale scores were 9 (62.5%) and 30 (37.5%), respectively. No adverse events were observed. Conclusion: This case suggests that in dystonic tremors involving abnormalities of the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical and cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuits, a single electrode can be used to approach both circuits through the parietal lobe approach.