Outcomes after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-18

  Steinbok, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dorsal rhizotomy; Outcome, evidence based; Posterior rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035144613     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013722     Document Type: Review

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