Obturator neurolysis using 65% alcohol for adductor muscle spasticity

Autor: Anju Ghai, Sukhbir Singh Sangwan, Sarla Hooda, Shashi Kiran, Nidhi Garg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 282-284 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1658-354X
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.101223
Popis: Spasticity is motor alteration characterized by muscle hypertonia and hyperreflexia. It is an important complication of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. If uncorrected, fibrosis and eventually bony deformity lock the joint into a fixed contracture. Chemical neurolysis using various agents is one of the therapeutic possibilities to alleviate spasticity. We are, hereby, reporting 3 patients in whom 65% alcohol was used as neurolytic agent for the treatment of hip adductor spasticity, and the effect lasted for a variable period.
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