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Surgical Treatment for Spasticity: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy – Technique and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Spasticity is amotor disorder that leads to a resistance to passive jointmovement. Cerebral palsy is the most important cause of spasticity and can be caused by several factors, including multiple gestations, alcoholism, infections, hemorrhages, drowning, and traumatic brain injuries, among others. There...

Can the positions of the spastic upper limb in stroke survivors help muscle choice for botulinum toxin injections?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (8), 2019
ABSTRACT Motor impairments in stroke survivors are prevalent and contribute to dependence in daily activities, pain and overall disability, which can further upper-limb disability. Treatment with botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) is indicated for focal spasticity and requires knowledge of biomechanics and anato...

Baclofen intrarraquiano no tratamento da espasticidade grave e do espasmo muscular
Intraspinal blacofen in the treatment of severe spaticity and spasm

Arq. bras. neurocir; 13 (4), 1994
Säo relatados 9 casos de pacientes portadores de lesöes neurológicas diversas que apresentaram, em suas manifestaçöes clínicas, espasticidade grave e/ou espasmos musculares intensos e que foram submetidos a tratamento com o baclofen intrarraquiano. Todos os pacientes foram avaliados longitudinalmen...