Long-term functional outcome after selective posterior rhizotomy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 315-325

  Mittal, Sandeep ^a   Farmer, Jean Pierre ^a   Al Atassi, Borhan ^a   Gibis, Joanne ^a   Kennedy, Eileen ^a   Galli, Carlo ^a   Courchesnes, Guylaine ^a   Poulin, Chantal ^a   Cantin, Marie André ^a   Benaroch, Thierry E ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring; Outcome; Rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036323901     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.2.0315     Document Type: Article

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