Neurosurgery for Spasticity
Springer Wien (Verlag)
978-3-7091-7388-6 (ISBN)
Fundamental bases of spasticity.- Neuroanatomical bases of spasticity.- Neurophysiological bases of spasticity.- Neurochemical bases of spasticity.- Assessment of spasticity.- Clinical features of spasticity.- Clinical assessment of spasticity.- Clinical neurophysiological assessment of spasticity.- Quantification of spasticity and limb function (based on clinical examination, and directed to adult patients).- Childhood spasticity assessment.- Nonsurgical treatment of spasticity.- Medical treatment of spasticity.- Physical treatments of spasticity and chemical blocks.- Neurostimulation for spasticity.- Spinal cord stimulation for spasticity.- Deep brain and cerebellar stimulation for spasticity.- Intrathecal Baclofen administration for spasticity using implantable pumps.- Pharmacological bases of intrathecal Baclofen administration.- CSF pharmacokinetic of intrathecal Baclofen administration.- Drug pump technical description, operative procedure and post-operative management.- Intrathecal infusion of Baclofen for spasticity: the RUSH and the US multicenter studies.- Intrathecal infusion of Baclofen for spasticity: The Toulouse and the French Multicenter Studies.- Neuro-ablative procedures for spasticity.- Selective peripheral neurotomies for the treatment of spasticity.- The different (open surgical, percutaneous thermal, and intrathecal chemical) rhizotomies for the treatment of spasticity.- Sectorial posterior rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity in adults.- Sectorial posterior rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.- Selective functional rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity in children.- Electrophysiological monitoring in selective posterior rhizotomy for spasticity: principles, techniques and interpretation of responses.-Surgery in the dorsal root entry-zone: microsurgical DREZ-tomy (MDT) for the treatment of spasticity.- Longitudinal myelotomy for spasticity.- Destructive stereotatic procedures for spasticity directed to the brain and the cerebellum.- Other treatments.- The spastic bladder and its treatment.- Orthopedic surgical corrections of spastic disorders.- Indications.- Indications for surgery to treat adults with harmful spasticity.- Indications for surgery to treat children with spasticity due to cerebral palsy.- Conclusions.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.10.2012 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XI, 223 p. |
| Verlagsort | Vienna |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 594 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| Schlagworte | brain • neurosurgery • pharmacology • spinal cord • Surgery • Treatment |
| ISBN-10 | 3-7091-7388-4 / 3709173884 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-7091-7388-6 / 9783709173886 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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