Selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy. Results in 18 cases at one year postoperatively: Results in 18 cases at one year postoperatively

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 259-267

  Hodgkinson, I ^a   Berard C ^a   Jindrich, M L ^a   Sindou, M ^a   Mertens, P ^a   Berard J ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Neurosurgery; Rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; RHIZOTOMY; SPASTICITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031392569     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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