Chronic cerebellar stimulation for cerebral palsy: a review.
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.
D002531:Cerebellum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000628:therapy; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors