Selective dorsal rhizotomy in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a multi-center prospective study.
Conor Scott GillespieBenjamin J HallAlan M GeorgeDawn HenniganChristine SneadeStephanie CawkerAdikarige Haritha Dulanka SilvaMichael VloeberghsKristian AquilinaBenedetta PettoriniPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)
SDR improved gross motor function and reduced pain in most patients at 24 months after surgery, although the improvement is less pronounced than in children with GMFCS levels II and III. SDR should be considered in non-ambulant patients.