Dorsal Rhizotomy: Neurosurgery for Childhood Spasticity

Introduction.- History of Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spasticity.- Neurophysiological and Neuroanatomical Background of Spasticity. Surgical implication for Dorsal Rhizotomy in Cerebral Palsy.- Role of dorsal rhizotomy in the comprehensive management of childhood spasticity.- Creating a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy team.- Selection of children with spasticity other than cerebral palsy- Indications, long-term outcome, and exclusion criteria.- Preoperative Assessments for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.- Rhizotomy surgery at the conus medullaris.- Cauda equina level Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.- Rootlet Selection by Crescendo Single-pulse Evoked Compound Muscle Action Potential Interpretation During Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.- Dorsal Rhizotomy at the Intradural Juxtaforaminal Zone.- Selective dorsal rhizotomy: what, when and why to cut.- Functional posterior rhizotomy with the use of intraoperative neurophysiology.- Postoperative functional recovery and rehabilitation following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.- LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF SELECTIVE DORSAL RHIZOTOMY FOR SPASTIC CHILDREN.- Patient Selection in Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR).- Start-up of Rhizotomy Program in a Developing Country.- New developments in the surgery for spasticity.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.05.2025
• Autor/Autorin: Nobuhito Morota
• Reihe: Medicine (R0)
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• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
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• ISBN: 9783031864414
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