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Neurosurgery for Spasticity A Practical Guide for Treating Children and Adults /

The book is devoted to the neurosurgical management of spasticity. Starting with a chapter on the anatomical and physiological foundations of spasticity and a short history of its neurosurgical treatment, it describes the neurosurgical methods currently available. As management differs between adult...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Sindou, Marc (Autor), Georgoulis, George (Autor), Mertens, Patrick (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • General Information: History of neurosurgical treatment for spasticity
  • Anatomical and physiological bases of motricity applied to the study of spasticity
  • Adults: Evaluation of spasticity in adults
  • Decision-making for treatment of adults with disabling spasticity
  • Intrathecal Baclofen therapy
  • Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity
  • Peripheral neurotomies
  • Surgery in dorsal root entry zone
  • Children: Introduction
  • Assessment of spasticity in pediatric patients
  • Decision-making for treatment of children with disabling spasticity
  • Dorsal rhizotomies for children with cerebral palsy.  .