Cerebellar stimulation for spastic cerebral palsy--double-blind quantitative study.
Thirty spastic cerebral palsy (CP) patients were involved in a double-blind quantitative study to determine the effectiveness of chronic cerebellar stimulation, (CCS) and 19 patients completed the testing. Of the 12 patients undergoing the five motor performance tests, 8 (66%) showed improvements with the stimulation. Of the 16 patients tested for active motion in seven bilateral joints, 10 (63%) showed increases with CCS. Profiles of six mood states were tested in 15 patients, and CCS produced an overall 15% improvement.
D002531:Cerebellum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology