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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2024

Cervical dorsal rhizotomy for upper limbs spasticity. Case report.

Italo Teles de Oliveira Filho, Paulo Cesar Romero, Alexandre Pingarilho Rezende, Bruno Braga Sisnando Costa, Saul Dalla Oliveira, Emílio Afonso França Fontoura, Ricardo Vieira Botelho

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Italo Teles de Oliveira FilhoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil. italo_teles@yahoo.com.br.ORCID 0000-0002-7701-0624
Paulo Cesar RomeroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil.
Alexandre Pingarilho RezendeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil.
Bruno Braga Sisnando CostaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil.
Saul Dalla OliveiraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil.
Emílio Afonso França FontouraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Sepaco, R. Vergueiro, 4210, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 04102-900, Brazil.
Ricardo Vieira BotelhoHealth Sciences Post-Graduation Program, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual - IAMSPE, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9018-2746
Hospital Sepaco · BRHospital do Servidor Público Estadual · BRYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spasticity is a prevalent symptom of upper motor neuron syndrome, becoming debilitating when hindering voluntary movement and motor function and causing contractures and pain. Functional neurosurgery plays a crucial role in treating severe spasticity. Despite extensive literature on SDR for lower limb spasticity, there is a scarcity of papers regarding the procedure in the cervical region to alleviate upper limb spasticity. This case report details a cervical dorsal rhizotomy (CDR) performed for upper limb spasticity, resulting in significant improvement in spasticity with sustained outcomes and low complication rates. Neuroablative procedures like CDR become an option to treat spasticity.

Indexed as

Cerebral PalsyRhizotomyHumansMuscle SpasticityNeurosurgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeUpper ExtremityCase reportCervicalRhizotomySpasticityUpper limbs

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PMID38546890
OpenAlexW4393278480

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