Dorsal Rhizotomy: Neurosurgery for Childhood Spasticity. Volume 51 / edited by Nobuhito Morota, Paul Steinbok.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morota, Nobuhito., Editor.

Steinbok, Paul, Editor.

Series:

Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, 1869-9189 ; 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Surgery.

Nervous system.

Pediatrics.

Neurology.

Neurosurgery.

Local Subjects:

Neurosurgery.

Pediatrics.

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 254 p. 78 illus., 54 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

The scope of this book is to disseminate dorsal rhizotomy for treating children with disabling, intractable spasticity caused by various pathologies. The volume is composed of five sections. The first section describes history and neuroanatomical background of dorsal rhizotomy and spasticity, while the second one is about the selection and pre-operative evaluation of surgical candidates. The third section is the key for readers who are going to learn this surgical procedure, and describes the various types of surgical procedures and the intraoperative neurophysiology used in the surgery. The fourth section is focused on postoperative rehabilitation, functional evaluation and long-term outcome after dorsal rhizotomy. The last section describes the future perspective of this technique and explains how to start up a rhizotomy team. Since the concern about dorsal rhizotomy has been re-emerging recently, this publication is highly expected and will be useful for both beginners in rhizotomy and experienced neurosurgeons.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-86441-7

OCLC:

1524422768