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Lead
Vanderbilt University
The purpose of this study is to determine the safe and effective levels of optical stimulation in peripheral nerves of humans otherwise undergoing nerve lesioning in surgery, namely children undergoing selective rhizotomy for treatment of medically refractory spasticity.
Age
3–17
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Children over the age of 3 and younger than 17 years
Children who have failed appropriate medical therapy and are recommended for selective rhizotomy to treat spasticity by the pediatric neurosurgeon
Children who would normally undergo electrodiagnostic testing including EMG monitoring for physiologic testing during surgery
Surgery must be performed at the Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital
You may not be if
Patients in which a segment of the nerve (up to 2cm) cannot likely be identified at the time of surgery as determined by the pediatric neurosurgeon
Children not undergoing routine selective rhizotomy for medically refractory spasticity as determined by the pediatric neurosurgeon
Children who are medically unstable to tolerate an additional 20 minutes of experimental testing during the surgery
Women who are pregnant will be excluded from this study
