Percutaneous radiofrequency lesions adjacent to the dorsal root ganglion alleviate spasticity and pain in children with cerebral palsy: pilot study in 17 patients

BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy (CP) may cause severe spasticity, requiring neurosurgical procedures. The most common neurosurgical procedures are continuous infusion of intrathecal baclofen and selective dorsal rhizotomy. Both are invasive and complex procedures. We hypothesized that a percutaneous radi...

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Auteurs principaux: Vles, Georges F, Vles, Johan S, van Kleef, Maarten, van Zundert, Jan, Staal, Heleen M, Weber, Wim E, van Rhijn, Lodewijk W, Soudant, Dan, Graham, H Kerr, de Louw, Anton J
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2010
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909941/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20569438
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-10-52
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