Long-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the long-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) 10 years or more after the procedure and complications observed any time after SDR in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library were searched from their individual dates of inception through 1st June 2018 for full-text original articles in English that described long-term follow-up after SDR in children with CP. The authors independently screened publications to determine whether they met inclusion criteria; thereafter all authors extracted data on patient characteristics, the proportion of the original cohort being followed-up, and the reported outcomes.

Results

Of the 199 studies identified, 16 were included in this evaluation: 14 were case series and t

SUBMITTER: Tedroff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187377 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature