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Lateral Cord Stimulation as a New Treatment for Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor: Juan Carlos M. Andreani MD
Summary
The aim of our work is to investigate whether electrical Lateral Cord Stimulation (LCS) causes an inhibitory and modulatory action by indirect cerebellar activation, so releasing spasticity and the spastic syndrome in selected cases of patients with cerebral palsy
Official title: Lateral Cord Electrical Stimulation Can Improve Spasticity in Chronic Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-06-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2023-11-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Lateral spinal cord surgical implant of electrodes
The procedure is based on the classic approaches to posterior cervical region for herniated discs, actually not longer employed for that aim A unilateral hemilaminectomy will be performed at C3-C4 level, starting from 4th cervical spinous process. A multicontact electrode will be placed on the lateral surface of the spinal cord that will be subcutaneusly connected to an implanted pulse generator (IPG).
Locations (2)
Provincial Program of Neuromodulation
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Klinikummagdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany