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Aim: Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a form of surgical treatment that reduces tone in lower extremities by selective sectioning of lumbosacral dorsal roots fibers. However, the method occasionally still arouses some controversies. Since it was introduced in Poland, relatively recently, the discussion on its efficacy is even more vivid. To address this issue we present the analysis of patients treated with SDR in our institution. Material and methods: Out of 96 operated patients 76 were eligible for the study and 30 of them showed up for one-year follow up and were finally analyzed. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) was used to measure spasticity and the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) to asses gross motor functioning of the patients. Results: For spasticity of different muscles measured by MAS there were significant differences between pre-treatment and post- -treatment (p   2.32). Furthermore, for gross motor functioning measured by GMFM, there was significant difference between both time points treatment (d = 0.68). Conclusions: To our knowledge this is the first report on results of SDR for cerebral palsy treatment in Polish population. The treatment significantly diminished spasticity and improved gross motor functioning on the long term basis. This should provide reassurance to parents considering the procedure and influence the discussion on including SDR in the group of neurosurgical procedures founded by health system authorities in Polandneurodegenerative and metabolic diseases are suspected, genetic testing is performed. Despite the progress that has been made in treating some ataxia disorders in recent years, with few exceptions, for most of patients the therapy of choice is symptomatic and supportive treatment.

Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy for treatment of spasticity related to cerebral palsy - report on one-year postoperative results in the Polish population