Role of dorsal rhizotomy in spinal cord injury-induced spasticity: Report of 3 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 266-270

  Reynolds, Renee M ^a   Morton, Ryan P ^a   Walker, Marion L ^b   Massagli, Teresa L ^c   Browd, Samuel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Selective dorsal rhizotomy; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Spine

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADL = ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ITB = INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN; SCI = SPINAL CORD INJURY; SDR = SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84907924172     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.5.PEDS13459     Document Type: Article

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