Chronic Cerebellar Stimulation for Cerebral Palsy

Neurosurgery ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Penn
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Disease Entity ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Single Disease Entity ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

Abstract Chronic cerebellar stimulation for cerebral palsy is a controversial procedure. It is difficult to evaluate objectively because cerebral palsy is not a single disease entity and the clinical syndrome may vary over time. Tests of neurophysiological function, signs of spasticity, and tests of motor function have documented changes, but double-blind evaluations have not. These studies are reviewed, as are the inherent problems in cerebellar stimulation and the physiology of cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals Auditory stimulation improves motor function and caretaker burden in children with cerebral palsy- A randomized double blind study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e0208792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilla Ben-Pazi ◽  
Adi Aran ◽  
Anand Pandyan ◽  
Nava Gelkop ◽  
Gary Ginsberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Auditory Stimulation ◽  
Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Cerebellar Stimulation for Spastic Cerebral Palsy -Double-Blind Quantitative Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 451-452
Author(s):  
Ross Davis ◽  
Joseph Schulman ◽  
Mario Nanes ◽  
Ann Delehanty
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

scholarly journals An evidence-based review of hyperbaric oxygen for children with cerebral palsy

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
F. M. Bischof
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
High Level

This paper reviews the evidence in the literature for the use of hypebaric oxygen (HBO) in the treatment of cerebral palsy (CP). To date there are only two published studies on the outcome of HBO administration in CP. A pilot study showed significant improvement in gross motor function but provided a low level of evidence. A recent multicentre, double blind, placebo controlled trial reported similar improvements in both HBO and placebo groups, but no difference between the groups. This study had a high level of evidence. The results suggest that participation in the trial produced clinically important gains in function. The outcome of the study implies that HBO may have a placebo effect in CP.

Chronic cerebellar stimulation for cerebral palsy

1980 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Penn ◽  
Barbara M. Myklebust ◽  
Gerald L. Gottlieb ◽  
Gyan C. Agarwal ◽  
Mary E. Etzel
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Standardized Assessments ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Blind Test ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chronic Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Objective Tests ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

✓ The effects of chronic electrical stimulation of the cerebellum in patients with cerebral palsy have been studied using objective tests of joint compliance, and standardized assessments of developmental reflexes and motor skills. Of 14 patients studied prospectively for 1 to 44 months, 11 showed improvement in motor function. A double-blind test of 10 patients off and on stimulation for an average 8-week period showed no significant changes. Thus, we have no proof that the functional improvements seen with long-term stimulation are the result of cerebellar stimulation.

Chronic cerebellar stimulation for cerebral palsy: A double-blind study

Neurology ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. H. Gahm ◽  
B. S. Russman ◽  
R. L. Cerciello ◽  
M. R. Fiorentino ◽  
D. M. McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

Cerebellar stimulation for cerebral palsy

1980 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 648-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Keith Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sham Stimulation ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Fine Print ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

✓ Eight children with cerebral palsy, who had implanted cerebellar stimulators, were evaluated by a panel of six experienced physicians in a double-blind cross-over experiment with 3-week periods of real and sham stimulation. Neither the panel of physicians nor the patients could tell whether the stimulators were operating or not.

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