Chronic cerebellar stimulation and developmental reflexes
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 46 (4) , 506-511
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1977.46.4.0506
Abstract
The changes in motor function in cerebral palsy patients produced by chronic anterior lobe cerebellar stimulation were documented with the Milani-Comparetti developmental scale, which allows comparison between functional gains and reflex patterns. Two patients with marked motor retardation and primitive reflexes were followed serially over several months of stimulation. Using these measures, the efficiency of chronic stimulation could be assessed, although many years will be needed to evaluate its role in treating motor disabilities.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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