[Rehabilitation of Parkinson's patients with deep brain stimulation. Experiences of the Neurological Rehabilitation Center Godeshöhe].

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an important therapeutic option in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). An increasing number of patients are referred for hospital rehabilitation after initial programming. The role of further DBS and medication adjustments for this rehabilitation therapy is uncertain.

Stability of symptom control after replacement of impulse generators for deep brain stimulation.

Object: Impulse generators (IPGs) for deep brain stimulation (DBS) need to be replaced when their internal batteries fail or when technical problems occur. New IPGs are routinely programmed with the previous stimulation parameters. In this study, the authors evaluate the stability of symptom control after such IPG replacements.

Omentalization of the thorax for treatment of idiopathic chylothorax with constrictive pleuritis in a cat.

A 6-year-old, spayed female Himalayan cat with idiopathic chylothorax, which failed to respond to medical management, was successfully treated by advancement of the omentum into the thorax. Exploratory thoracotomy revealed severe, constrictive pleuritis as a sequela to chylothorax. Because of the poor prognosis for recovery from chylothorax in cats with thoracic duct ligation alone, and the lack of success in performing thoracic duct ligation in this cat, the omentum was advanced into the thorax through a hole created in the diaphragm and sutured within the thoracic cavity.

Electrophysiological control of ventricular rate during atrial fibrillation.

Thirteen anesthetized canine subjects (17-29 kg) were used to demonstrate that mild cervical left vagal stimulation could control ventricular rate effectively during atrial fibrillation (AF). Two studies are presented. The first study used six subjects to demonstrate the inverse relationship between (manually applied) left vagal stimulation and ventricular excitation (R wave) rate during AF.

Treatment of granular cell tumor via complete right lung resection in a horse.

A 7-year-old warmblood mare was referred because of a respiratory tract disorder; pulmonary granular cell tumor was diagnosed. Pulmonary granular cell tumor is a locally invasive but rare type of tumor with low metastatic potential. The entire right lung was resected to ensure removal of all neoplastic tissue.