Cerebellar stimulation for chronic extensor-flexor rigidity and opisthotonus secondary to hypoxia. Report of two cases.
Two patients with chronic hypertonus (in a decerebrate state) as a result of hypoxia are described. Long-term cerebellar stimulation markedly modified their extraordinarily severe extensor-flexor rigidity phenomena that had resulted in chronic opisthotonus.
D002531:Cerebellum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003655:Decerebrate State / Q000628:therapy; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000628:therapy*; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000628:therapy*