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Selective dorsal rhizotomy

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A selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), also known as a rhizotomy, dorsal rhizotomy, or a selective posterior rhizotomy, is a neurosurgical procedure that...

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Radiofrequency ablation

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tissue that can leave "a gaping hole", tears, or even charring. RFA, or rhizotomy, was developed by Nikolai Bogduk to treat chronic pain arising from the...

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Spasticity

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muscle imbalance leading to contracture. In spastic CP, selective dorsal rhizotomy has also been used to decrease muscle overactivity. Incorporating hydrotherapy...

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Pelvic splanchnic nerves

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Elias; Shoja, Mohammadali M.; Loukas, Marios (eds.), "Chapter 25 - Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spasticity", Nerves and Nerve Injuries, San Diego: Academic Press...

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Neuralgia

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loss, balance problems, infection, and stroke. These surgeries include rhizotomy (where select nerve fibers are destroyed to block pain) and microvascular...

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SDR

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dictionary. SDR may refer to: ETSI Satellite Digital Radio Selective dorsal rhizotomy, a neurosurgery Short-chain dehydrogenase, short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases...

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Spastic diplegia

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treatment, especially surgical treatment, except when a selective dorsal rhizotomy is brought into consideration, or when an oral baclofen regimen is attempted...

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Trigeminal neuralgia

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to the nerve to hinder pain signals. Radiofrequency thermocoagulation rhizotomy – application of a heated needle to damage the nerve at this point. Stereotactic...

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Tetraplegia

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Jeanmonod D, Rodic B, Rossier AB (January 1998). "Does sacral posterior rhizotomy suppress autonomic hyper-reflexia in patients with spinal cord injury...

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List of surgical procedures

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Pallidotomy · Thalamotomy · Lobotomy · Bilateral cingulotomy · Cordotomy · Rhizotomy Neurosurgery · Psychosurgery · Brain biopsy Peripheral nervous system...

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Visceral pain

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Rodriguez-Bigas M, Petrelli NJ, Herrera L, West C (July 1991). "Intrathecal phenol rhizotomy for management of pain in recurrent unresectable carcinoma of the rectum"...

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Denervation

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removed to treat peptic ulcer disease through reducing stomach acid. In a rhizotomy, nerve fibers in the spinal cord are removed in the hopes of eliminating...

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Cerebral palsy

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such as tendon releases, hip rotation, spinal fusion, (selective dorsal rhizotomy) or placement of an intrathecal baclofen pump. A Cochrane review published...

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Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis

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used. When drugs are not effective, surgery may be recommended. Glycerol rhizotomy (surgical injection of glycerol into a nerve) has been studied although...

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Management of cerebral palsy

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therapy after botulinum toxin, pressure care) and surgery (selective dorsal rhizotomy). Physical activity is recommended for people with cerebral palsy, particularly...

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Sacral anterior root stimulator

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dorsal rhizotomy, and many groups believe that the best results are only seen when this procedure is performed alongside the implantation. The rhizotomy will...

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Otfrid Foerster

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made innovative contributions to neurology and neurosurgery, such as rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity, anterolateral cordotomy for pain, the...

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Cluster headache

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stimulation (TENS) is being studied. A number of surgical procedures, such as a rhizotomy or microvascular decompression, may also be considered, but evidence to...

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Hereditary spastic paraplegia

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cerebral palsy, HSP cannot be reliably treated with selective dorsal rhizotomy).[citation needed] Ultimate confirmation of HSP diagnosis can only be...

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Microvascular decompression

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exist for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, including percutaneous rhizotomy, percutaneous glycerol injection, percutaneous balloon compression, rhyzotomy...

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John McLellan Tew

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PhD, designed the TEW curved electrode for percutaneous stereotactic rhizotomy, a minimally invasive treatment for severe facial pain. After his retirement...

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Sacral nerve stimulation

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1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.087. Schurch B, Rodic B, Jeanmonod D (1997). "Posterior Sacral Rhizotomy and Intradural Anterior Sacral Root Stimulation for Treatment of the Spastic...

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Isabella Lombardo

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spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy who underwent a selective dorsal rhizotomy procedure at the age of four and a separate stem cell surgery at the age...

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Spastic hemiplegia

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that control muscles. This procedure, known as selective dorsal root rhizotomy, is still somewhat controversial and is generally used only on the lower...

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Interventional pain management

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(that carry mostly sensory signals) may be usefully targeted (called rhizotomy); with the dorsal root ganglion possibly the more effective target because...

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Stroke recovery

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and tendons, procedures involving bones, and also selective dorsal rhizotomy. Rhizotomy, usually reserved for severe spasticity, involves cutting selective...

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