Improved ambulation in a hemiplegic patient following phenol block.
Within one week after the phenol block, the patient made significant functional gains in areas in which he had previously reached a plateau. He progressed in walking from needing assistance to being independent. Although he still required an orthosis and an ambulation aid, his need for them was greatly reduced. Follow-up, both after discharge and approximately three months after having the phenol block, revealed good results. The patient had maintained his highest functional level as an independent community ambulator.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D005684:Gait; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010636:Phenols
D010636:Phenols