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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago
Jeffrey Raskin is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Raskin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spasticity, Arachnoid Cysts, Epilepsy, Rhizotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.
Gillette Children's
Tom Novacheck is a Pediatric Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Novacheck is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Trisomy 3 Mosaicism, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy.
Nationwide Children's Hospital-Neurosurgery
Jeffrey Leonard is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Leonard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chiari Malformation Type 2, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Rhizotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Leonard is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.
Summary: A scientific study is being done to test a special treatment for people who have spasticity or tight muscles. This treatment is called stereotactic radiosurgery dorsal rhizotomy. It uses very accurate beams of radiation to target certain nerves in the back to help loosen up the muscles. In this study, people are put into two groups by chance: one group gets the real treatment, and the other group ...
Summary: Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a debilitating pain syndrome where electrical, shock- like jolts of pain affect the face. Trigeminal somatosensory evoked potentials (TSEPs) provide a promising modality for measuring the trigeminal sensory and nociceptive pathway by using peripheral stimulation of the trigeminal nerve (on the skin) and measuring low latency evoked potentials on the scalp (contralater...