Peacock W J, Arens L J
S Afr Med J. 1982 Jul 24;62(4):119-24.
Twenty children with increased muscle tone of cerebral origin have been subjected to selective posterior spinal rootlet section. A significant reduction in tone resulting in improvement in motor function was achieved in every case. The first 15 cases are reviewed in detail. The procedure is of value not only in the intelligent ambulant patient but also in the mentally retarded and severely spastic child because handling is facilitated and bladder and bowel control improved. Speech and hand function were improved in a number of patients in whom they had previously been major problems.
二十名患有脑源性肌张力增高的儿童接受了选择性后根小束切断术。每例患者的肌张力均显著降低，运动功能得到改善。对前15例病例进行了详细回顾。该手术不仅对智力正常、能行走的患者有价值，对智力发育迟缓及严重痉挛的儿童也有价值，因为它便于护理，改善了膀胱和肠道控制功能。许多曾存在言语和手部功能严重问题的患者，其功能也得到了改善。
