Selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic hemiparesis: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-358

  Oki, Allison ^a   Oberg, Wende ^a   Siebert, Beth ^a   Plante, Dutch ^a   Walker, Marion L ^b   Gooch, Judith L ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dorsal rhizotomy; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spastic hemiparesis; Spastic hemiplegia; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; SPASTIC PARESIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BODY POSTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; PARESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL ROOT;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARESIS; PRONE POSITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957929593     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.7.PEDS09318     Document Type: Article

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