Total number of surgical procedures (n=70) performed in 46 patients with cervical dystonia
n | |
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Intradural approaches: | |
Unilateral C1-C3 anterior rhizotomy | 13 |
Unilateral rhizotomy + ipsilateral SAN rhizotomy | 2 |
Unilateral rhizotomy + contralateral SAN rhizotomy | 12 |
Bilateral rhizotomy | 3 |
Bilateral rhizotomy + unilateral SAN rhizotomy | 2 |
Unilateral rhizotomy + muscle section | 1 |
Extradural approaches: | |
Unilateral ramisectomy | 8 |
Unilateral ramisectomy + contralateral SAN section | 1 |
Unilateral SAN section | 2 |
Bilateral ramisectomy | 5 |
Unilateral ramisectomy + muscle section | 4 |
Bilateral ramisectomy + muscle section | 1 |
Muscle sections: | |
Muscle sections (only) | 16 |
Muscle sections (combined - see above) | (6) |
SAN = spinal accessory nerve.