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Cordotomy

Known as: Chordotomy, Cordotomies, Chordotomies 
Spinal cord section of lateral pathways to relieve pain. This procedure may be done open or percutaneous. (from Taber's)
National Institutes of Health

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Diagnostic lumbar punctureEducational aspectsNervous system structureSpinal Cord

Broader (5)

Neurosurgical ProceduresOperation on spinal cord (procedure)Operative procedure on spineProcedure on spinal cord (procedure)

Narrower (1)

percutaneous cordotomy

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Association of spinothalamic lamina I neurons and their ascending axons with calbindin-immunoreactivity in monkey and human
Review
2000
Review
2000
The surgical treatment of spasticity
Many neurosurgical procedures have been designed for or applied to the treatment of spasticity arising from different disorders… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
De novo development of a cavernous malformation of the spinal cord following spinal axis radiation. Case report.
Analysis of recent reports has suggested that cavernous malformations (CMs) of the brain may have an acquired pathogenesis and a… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The primate dorsal spinothalamic tract: evidence for a specific termination in the posterior nuclei (Po/SG) of the thalamus
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Intraventricular morphine administration for control of chronic cancer pain
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Electrical stimulation in the measurement of cutaneous sensibility
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The deafferentation syndrome in monkeys: Dysesthesias of spinal origin
1975
1975
Spasticity following spinal cord injury.
Spasticity is a hyper-excitable state of the reflex arcs in the spinal cord below the level of injury. Not only is the skeletal… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Pulmonary Function Following Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy
This is a report of respiratory changes following percutaneous cervical (C2) cordotomy for intractable pain, consisting of: (1) a… 
Highly Cited
1943
Highly Cited
1943
ANTERIOR CHORDOTOMY: FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON PHYSIOLOGIC RESULTS AND OPTIMUM MANNER OF PERFORMANCE
Reports have been made on anterior chordotomy with reference to the location and disposition of the fibers of the spinothalamic… 
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