Dorsal rhizotomy

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Dorsal rhizotomy

A surgical procedure that cuts nerve roots to reduce spasticity in affected muscles.

Mentioned in: Cerebral Palsy

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cerebral palsy pain medicine Silver Spring Monkeys			But, wanting to give her the best chance in life, her parents were relieved to find out that her problems could be helped through an operation called a selective dorsal rhizotomy. 'Pioneering op in America is our last hope' by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) She contacted the hospital and three weeks later the operation, known as a selective dorsal rhizotomy, was booked. Boy to walk mother down aisle by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) For example, when the PEDI was first used in early studies of dorsal rhizotomy surgery for children with cerebral palsy, it revealed that meaningful functional changes could occur even without significant changes in impairment-level measures (Dudgeon et al. Embracing ambiguity: facing the challenge of measurement by Coster, Wendy J. / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy			dorsal flexure dorsal horn dorsal impaction syndrome dorsal inertia posture dorsal interossei of the foot dorsal interossei of the hand dorsal interosseous muscle of foot dorsal interosseous muscle of hand dorsal interventricular artery dorsal lateral cutaneous nerve dorsal lip dorsal medial cutaneous nerve dorsal metacarpal vein dorsal metatarsal vein dorsal nasal artery dorsal nerve of clitoris dorsal nerve of penis dorsal nerve of scapula dorsal nucleus dorsal nucleus of vagus dorsal position dorsal recumbent dorsal recumbent position dorsal reflex dorsal respiratory group Dorsal rhizotomy dorsal rigid posture dorsal root Dorsal root entry zone dorsal root ganglion dorsal root ganglion syndrome dorsal scapular artery dorsal scapular nerve dorsal scapular vein dorsalgia dorsalis dorsalis pedis artery dorsalis pedis pulse Dorset Down Dorset horn Dorset's culture egg medium dorsi- dorsiflect dorsiflex dorsiflexion dorsiflexor dorsiflexor gait dorsispinal dorso- dorsocephalad dorsocuboidal reflex			Dorsal pain Dorsal pain Dorsal pedis artery Dorsal Penile Nerve Block Dorsal Penile Vein Ligation dorsal plane dorsal plane dorsal plane dorsal plane dorsal plate dorsal plate dorsal plate dorsal position Dorsal Protein 1 Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal recumbency dorsal recumbency dorsal recumbency dorsal recumbent dorsal recumbent position dorsal recumbent position dorsal recumbent position dorsal recumbent position dorsal recumbent position dorsal reflex Dorsal respiratory group Dorsal respiratory group Dorsal respiratory group Dorsal respiratory group Dorsal respiratory group Dorsal rhizotomy Dorsal Ribs dorsal rigid posture dorsal root dorsal root dorsal root dorsal root Dorsal Root Acid-Sensing Ion Channel Dorsal Root Entry Zone Dorsal Root Entry Zone Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesion Dorsal root ganglia dorsal root ganglion dorsal root ganglion dorsal root ganglion dorsal root ganglion Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuron dorsal root ganglion syndrome dorsal root of spinal nerve dorsal root of spinal nerve dorsal root of spinal nerve dorsal root of spinal nerve Dorsal Root Transitional Zone Dorsal Root-Evoked Ventral Root Potential Dorsal Root-Ventral Root Potential Dorsal Root-Ventral Root Reflex Dorsal roots Dorsal roots dorsal sagittal sinus dorsal sagittal sinus dorsal sagittal sinus

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