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Show TV16 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, May .x 8, 1978 mm Tfie Human Body' Special to Explore Brain Diagnosis: uncontrollable, "intentional" muscular tremor. Treatment: cryosurgery Until 1956, a diagnosis like that came under the heading of a progressive, lifelong handicap. Then, Dr. Irving S. Cojper, professor of neurosurgery at New York University Medical School, began experimenting with portions of the human brain and corresponding parts of the body that they regulated. In a landmark medical discovery, Dr. Cooper invented a procedure he called cryothalamectomy, the freezing and isolation of malfunctioning brain tissue, and a correlative operation called cryosurgery, which alleviates tremors of that part of the body controlled by the affected area of the brain. An example of Dr. Cooper's procedure is shown in "The Body Human: The Vital Connection," a dramatic information special to be broadcast Thursday at 7 p.m. on Channel 5. In this precedent-settin- g procedure, the brain is ex- Carol Culber, a young woman who had remained in a coma for two months following an automobile acci- dent. After she regained consciousness, it was discovered that, because of the damage suffered to her brain, she had developed a violent tremor in her left arm which prevented her from leading a normal life. Dr. Cooper removed the damaged brain tissue while Carol was fully awake. Because of Dr. Cooper's discovery, sufferers of such diverse afflictions as dystonia, chorea, and the tremor and rigidity of Parkinson's Disease have been given new hope. And, because of the great numbers of people who can be helped with his procedure, the Center for Physiological Neurosurgery at the Westchester County (N.Y.) Medical Center has been established, under Dr. Cooper's supervision. - MGM will film "Brass HOLLYWOOD (UPI) the controversial suspense drama that Target," on the incision! A slender, posed by a dime-sizeplaces the suspicion of criminal conspiracy refrigerated probe filled with liquid nitrogen is pas- death of Gen. George S. Patton. Sophia Loren will sed through the opening to below the brain's surface head a cast of international stars, with George Kenand into the thai 3mus, an island of brain cells nedy in the role of General Patton. responsible for muscular activity. While simultaneously checking and with of the brain, the surgeon isolates and freezes the diseased tissue. The tremor is relieved by destroying the portion of the thalamus which governs that particular part of the body that is afflicted. During the entire operation, it is imperative that the patient remain awake and coherent so he can respond to the surgeon's directives and so that the surgeon can monitor the dissolution of the tremor. In the surgical procedure depicted in "The Body Human: The Vital Connection," the patient was d 1 BARBRALYNN ROTH, informational special, which explores the brain and the central nervous system through unique, modern photographic techniques, will air Thursday at 7 p.m. on Channel 5. Barbralynn is pictured with her mother, Zenia Roth. 10, recuperates at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, following delicate surgery to remove a dangerous pituitary tumor, a process as part of "The Human Body:' The Vital Connection." The dramatic Green Thumbs PBS Series Assists the past several years, the energy crisis, rising food bills and bland grocery-stor- e vegetables have prompted more and more Americans to take up the spade and hoe and plant their own back-yargarden. Fortunately for the back-yar- d gardener, the Public Broadcasting Service has a weekly series. "Crockett's Victory Garden." to help the fledgling farmer. In d former town dump and WGBH Boston parking lot, is one of the most prolific vegetable plots anywhere. As this spring of 1978 gets underway, Crockett will help gardeners start broccoli, cabbage, Victory Garden, is headquarters for an season of demonstration of Jim Crockett techniques to nurture demonstrates your indoor and outdoor gardening. As the greenery. Included are tips on frost sets in, the Crockett greenhouse, which abuts such diverse hibernal third national season is the one of the most watched programs on television. In spring and summer cauliflower and leeks ; he'll also instruct how to prepare garden soil, and even how to prune. rooted. He is easy-goin- down-to-eart- h horticultural topics as plants for warm rooms, picking out a Christmas tree, growing plants under lights, sowing seeds indoors, terrariums and miniature plants, bonsai and ordering seeds from catalogs. 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