Nitin Tandon

The myth of the supplementary motor area syndrome: the etiology of motor deficits after dorsomedial frontal resections.

OBJECTIVE Resections of the supplementary motor area (SMA) in the dorsomedial frontal cortex (DMFC) have traditionally been thought to result in predictable postoperative motor deficits termed the "SMA syndrome." However, the true incidence, etiology, and duration of these deficits seem overstated in the modern era. He...