Selective peripheral denervation for the treatment of intractable spasmodic torticollis: Experience with 168 patients at the Mayo Clinic

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1247-1254

  Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a,b   Ahlskog, J Eric ^a   Matsumoto, Joseph Y ^a   Swenson, Mary A ^a   McClelland, Robyn L ^a   Davis, Dudley H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Neck spasm; Selective denervation; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD POSITION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038527076     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.6.1247     Document Type: Article

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