The most noticeable findings regarding reinnervation or postoperative progression of disease (change in pattern) following 61 procedures with selective peripheral denervation in 54 patients with cervical dystonia
| Degree of affection | Reoperation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor degree | Major degree | Repeated or additional denervation | Pallidal stimulation | |
| Muscles reinnervated without change in pattern | ||||
| Splenius | 2 (3%) | 4 (7%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) |
| Semispinal | ||||
| Sternocleido | 3 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Trapezius | ||||
| Muscles reinnervated and change in pattern | ||||
| Splenius | 5 (8%) | 9 (15%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (8%) |
| Semispinal | ||||
| Sternocleido | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Trapezius | ||||
| Progressive disease/change in pattern without reinnervation | 13 (21%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Total | 23 (38%) | 18 (29%) | 8 (13%) | 8 (13%) |
In some patients the reinnervation may be bilateral. A pathologic muscular activity that significantly affected the normal cervical posture was defined as ‘major degree’ while an activity that did not imply any major impact was defined as ‘minor degree’.