Frequency distribution in intraoperative stimulation-evoked EMG responses during selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy—part 2: gender differences and left-biased asymmetry

• Published in: Child's nervous system Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 1955 - 1965
• Main Authors: Wolter, Simone, Haberl, Hannes, Spies, Claudia, Sargut, T. Alp, Martin, John H., Tafelski, Sascha, van Riesen, Anne, Küchler, Ingeborg, Wegner, Brigitte, Scholtz, Kathrin, Thomale, Ulrich-W., Michael, Theodor, Murphy, James F., Schulz, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Focus Session; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; SDR; Corticospinal plasticity; Spinal asymmetry; Sex differences; Rehabilitation programs; Intraoperative neuromonitoring; GMFCS differences

Introduction Spinal reflexes reorganize in cerebral palsy (CP), producing hyperreflexia and spasticity. CP is more common among male infants, and gender might also influence brain and spinal–cord reorganization. This retrospective study investigated the frequency of higher-graded EMG responses elici...