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Neuroelectric stimulation in cerebral palsy: long-term quantitative assessment. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1993;61(2):49-59

Date

01/01/1993

Pubmed ID

8197328

DOI

10.1159/000100623

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0027849575 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

Results from multiple tests including somatosensory evoked potentials, passive resistance to motion, upper extremity motor skills evaluation, neuromuscular examination, and parental interview were evaluated in 13 children with cerebral palsy (CP) who received chronic cerebellar stimulation (CCS) for reduction of spasticity and movement disorders during the past 14 years. The prospective study included immediate postoperative follow-up data as well as longer term results from the quantitative test series. Although CCS was effective in reducing hypertonicity in CP children during the immediate short-term, the diminishment waned significantly 3-5 years postoperatively.

Author List

Harris GF, Millar EA, Hemmy DC, Lochner RC

Author

Gerald F. Harris Emeritus Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cerebral Palsy
Child
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Electrodes, Implanted
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive
Motor Skills
Muscle Spasticity
Parents
Prospective Studies