PMC9479657_01
Improvement of the patient's right hand posture over the course of thalamotomy. Writing posture (a) and posture while holding a cup (b) before the surgery. Writing posture after the surgery (c).
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F1
Her fifth finger was flexed at the DIP and PIP joints and extended at the MP joint [Figure 1].
Lesions revealed by T1-weighted MRI. A coagulation lesion can be seen on the ventro-oral (Vo) and ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) border of the left thalamus before the second surgery (a and b). After the second surgery, coagulation lesions can be seen on both the Vo and Vim of the left thalamus (c and d).
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F2
Three contiguous lesions anterior and two lesions posterior to the tentative target were made, resulting in a total of eight lesions [Figure 2].