1, intractable pain: gamma ray thalamic destruction was first used to treat intractable pain, and its target is the medial nucleus of the thalamus. It does not cause loss of sensation after treatment. Most cases have a positive effect.
2, intractable psychosis: destruction of the anterior limb of the internal capsule with the gamma knife can treat severe anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and achieve good results.
3, Parkinson’s disease: MRI and positron emission scanning examination of high resolution and accuracy for the gamma knife treatment of Parkinson’s disease provides the possibility. Through gamma radiation destruction of the thalamus ventral lateral nucleus, 1-3 months later, all patients with contralateral limb tremor and muscle ankylosis are relieved, with remarkable results.
4, trigeminal neuralgia: Gamma knife treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, the indications for drug therapy and other methods of treatment is ineffective and physical condition can not tolerate surgery patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Gamma knife treatment of primary and secondary trigeminal neuralgia are safe and effective, some people recommend trigeminal neuralgia once diagnosed, can be treated with gamma knife. Gamma knife treatment for pain relief is no less effective than trigeminal nerve root microvascular decompression and sensory rhizotomy, with the advantages of non-invasive, no postoperative adverse effects, no complications, and no deaths.
5, epilepsy: with the application of PET, the application of gamma knife in epilepsy has made progress.