Upper Cervical Ventral Rhizotomy and Selective Spinal Accessory Nerve Section for Spasmodic Torticollis.
- Author:
Sung Nam HWANG
1
;
Young Baeg KIM
;
Kwan PARK
;
Byung Kook MIN
;
Jong Sik SUK
;
Duck Young CHOIK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Spasmodic torticollis;
Spinal accessory nerve section;
Ventral rhizotomy
- MeSH:
Accessory Nerve*;
Female;
Humans;
Leg;
Male;
Neck;
Postoperative Complications;
Rhizotomy*;
Shoulder;
Torticollis*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(1):106-110
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
As one of the various surgical procedures for the spasmodic torticollis the author performed bilateral C1, 2, 3 ventral rhizotomy and unilateral selective spinal accessory nerve section in 4 patients with disabling torticollis, The patients consisted of 3 men and 1 woman with symptom duration of 1 to 3 years. The surgical outcome was excellent in 2, markedly improved in 1 and slightly improved in 1. Postoperative complications were shoulder weakness, transient leg weakness, voiding difficulty and mild weakness of neck movement.
