Selective denervation of the levator scapulae muscle: An amendment to the Bertrand procedure for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 757-763

  Anderson, William S ^a   Lawson, Herman Christopher ^a   Belzberg, Allan J ^a   Lenz, Frederick A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bertrand procedure; Cervical dystonia; Levator scapulae; Spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DENERVATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 41849123861     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/4/0757     Document Type: Article

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