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Case Reports
. 1977 Apr;46(4):506-11.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1977.46.4.0506.

Chronic cerebellar stimulation and developmental reflexes

R D Penn, M L Etzel
Case Reports

Chronic cerebellar stimulation and developmental reflexes

R D Penn et al. J Neurosurg. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

The changes in motor function in cerebral palsy patients produced by chronic anterior lobe cerebellar stimulation were documented with the Milani-Comparetti developmental scale, which allows comparison betweenfunctional gains and reflex patterns. Two patients with marked motor retardation and primitive reflexes were followed serially over several months of stimulation. Using these measures, the efficiency of chronic stimulation can be assessed, although many years will be needed to evaluate its role in treating motor disabilities.

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