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Jetjumnong C, Norasetthada T. Modified McKenzie-Dandy operation for a cervical dystonia patient who failed selective peripheral denervation: A case report and literature review. Surg Neurol Int 2022; 13:31. [PMID: 35242397 PMCID: PMC8888194 DOI: 10.25259/sni_844_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background:
Cervical dystonia (CD) is a rare and difficult-to-treat disorder. Various neurosurgical options are available, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. We investigated using the modified McKenzie-Dandy operation for a patient with CD who failed selective peripheral denervation (SPD).
Case Description:
A 42-year-old man presented left-sided rotational torticollis for 3 years. He was referred for surgery after treating with a variety of oral medications and repeated botulinum toxin injections that became ineffective. For the first operation, the patient underwent SPD (modified Bertrand’s operation); unfortunately, the postoperative outcome was unsatisfactory, and the operation was considered a failure. After his symptoms did not improve after 6 months, the modified McKenzie-Dandy operation was performed. Immediately following surgery, he experienced satisfactory outcomes. He was able to resume his normal activities and employment after 1 month after recovering from his temporary swallowing difficulties. He only complained of minor neck pain and no recurrence was observed after 3 years follow-up.
Conclusion:
For patients who have failed SPD, a modified McKenzie-Dandy procedure is a feasible and effective option. The procedure is relatively safe when performed properly, and the long-term effects can be maintained.
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Aljuboori Z, Ball T, Nauta H. Modified McKenzie procedure for the treatment of fixed painful torticollis. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS: VIDEO 2020; 3:V10. [PMID: 36285258 PMCID: PMC9542593 DOI: 10.3171/2020.5.focvid205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Spasmodic torticollis is characterized by involuntary movements of the neck muscles. In this video, the authors present the case of a 48-year-old man with painful right-sided rotational torticollis with contributions from both the suboccipital and the left sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles. He underwent a suboccipital craniectomy and C1–2 laminectomy with selective denervation of bilateral suboccipital and left-sided SCM muscles (modified McKenzie procedure). At the 2-week follow-up, he showed significant improvement and was able to rotate his neck about 70° toward the midline. Surgical treatment of spasmodic torticollis focuses on interrupting the motor pathway responsible for head turning. The modified McKenzie procedure is valuable, especially when other therapies fail. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/TK-WybKnGJM
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Wojtasiewicz T, Butala A, Anderson WS. Dystonia. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34906-6_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wilson TJ, Spinner RJ. Selective Cervical Denervation for Cervical Dystonia: Modification of the Bertrand Procedure. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2019; 14:546-555. [PMID: 29106650 DOI: 10.1093/ons/opx147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical dystonia, commonly referred to as spasmodic torticollis, is a neurological disorder characterized by aberrant, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the neck and shoulders. One surgical option that can be considered is selective cervical denervation. OBJECTIVE To report our modification of the Bertrand procedure for selective cervical denervation. METHODS Our modification of the Bertrand procedure for selective cervical denervation is reported with intraoperative photographs and schematic depictions of the operative steps. RESULTS We report our modification of the Bertrand procedure for selective cervical denervation, which consists of a combination of C2-6 denervation, myectomy of the splenius capitis and/or semispinalis capitis, myotomy of the levator scapulae when indicated, and myotomy and selection denervation of the sternocleidomastoid. The combination of techniques utilized depends on the subtype and severity of cervical dystonia. CONCLUSION Our modification of the original Bertrand procedure for selective cervical denervation represents an alternative surgical strategy for the treatment of cervical dystonia, with the potential advantages and disadvantages discussed.
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- Thomas J Wilson
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Tsymbaliuk VI, Tretyak IB, Freidman MY, Gatskiy AA. Denervation and myotomy of muscles of the omotrapezoid triangle of the neck improve the outcomes of surgical treatment of laterocollis and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis: 58 case analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016; 158:1159-64. [PMID: 27052514 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2790-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The main objective of this study was to analyze the outcomes of denervation and myotomy of the muscles of the omotrapezoid triangle of the neck in the treatment of 58 patients with the laterocollis and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis. METHODS Fifty-eight patients with the laterocollis and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis underwent 135 staged microsurgical denervations, including 25 denervation and myotomy procedures on the dystonic muscles of the omotrapezoid triangle (Tretyak's procedure). The outcome evaluation was conducted via neurological examination and the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (Severity subscale). RESULTS Tretyak's procedure allowed us to improve the outcomes of surgical treatment of the latero- and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis. Ninety-two percent of patients who underwent the denervation of the muscles of the omotrapezoid triangle moved to the group with lower ST severity-predominantly to the group with mild severity (21 patients out of 25). Tretyak's procedure appeared to be effective in 100 % of patients with the torticollis subtype of ST (15 patients out of 15) and in 80 % of patients with the laterocollis subtype of ST (8 patients out of 10). CONCLUSIONS Tretyak's procedure appears to be an excellent additional surgical procedure in terms of improvement of the outcomes of the "classic" Bertrand microsurgical denervation of the muscles of the neck in patients with the latero- and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis; staging of surgical denervation of muscles of the neck in the treatment of patients with the latero- and torticollis subtypes of spasmodic torticollis allows the surgeon to precisely evaluate the outcomes of previously conducted procedures, individualize the surgical approach by providing the necessary time and space to create a well-defined plan and thoroughly define the aims of further surgical denervation.
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- Vitalyy I Tsymbaliuk
- Restorative Neurosurgery Department, The State institution "Institute of Neurosurgery named after acad. A.P. Romodanov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", 32 Platona Mayborody St., 04050, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Restorative Neurosurgery Department, The State institution "Institute of Neurosurgery named after acad. A.P. Romodanov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", 32 Platona Mayborody St., 04050, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Restorative Neurosurgery Department, The State institution "Institute of Neurosurgery named after acad. A.P. Romodanov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", 32 Platona Mayborody St., 04050, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Restorative Neurosurgery Department, The State institution "Institute of Neurosurgery named after acad. A.P. Romodanov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", 32 Platona Mayborody St., 04050, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Bergenheim AT, Nordh E, Larsson E, Hariz MI. Selective peripheral denervation for cervical dystonia: long-term follow-up. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2015; 86:1307-13. [PMID: 25362089 PMCID: PMC4680147 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-307959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE 61 procedures with selective peripheral denervation for cervical dystonia were retrospectively analysed concerning surgical results, pain, quality of life (QoL) and recurrences. METHODS The patients were assessed with the Tsui torticollis scale, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and Fugl-Meyer scale for QoL. Evaluations were performed preoperatively, early postoperatively, at 6 months, then at a mean of 42 (13-165) months. All patients underwent electromyogram at baseline, which was repeated in cases who presented with recurrence of symptoms after surgery. RESULTS Six months of follow-up was available for 55 (90%) of the procedures and late follow-up for 34 (56%). The mean score of the Tsui scale was 10 preoperatively. It improved to 4.5 (p<0.001) at 6 months, and 5.3 (p<0.001) at late follow-up. VAS for pain improved from 6.5 preoperatively to 4.2 (p<0.001) at 6 months and 4 (p<0.01) at late follow-up. The Fugl-Meyer score for QoL improved from 43.3 to 46.6 (p<0.05) at 6 months, and to 51.1 (p<0.05) at late follow-up. Major reinnervation and/or change in the dystonic pattern occurred following 29% of the procedures, and led in 26% of patients to reoperation with either additional denervation or pallidal stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Selective peripheral denervation remains a surgical option in the treatment of cervical dystonia when conservative measures fail. Although the majority of patients experience a significant relief of symptoms, there is a substantial risk of reinnervation and/or change in the pattern of the cervical dystonia.
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- A Tommy Bergenheim
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Neurosurgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Neurophysiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Neurosurgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Neurosurgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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Wang J, Li J, Han L, Guo S, Wang L, Xiong Z, Ma J, Liang J, Wang L. Selective peripheral denervation for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis: long-term follow-up results from 648 patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:427-33; discussion 433. [PMID: 25616622 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2348-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Selective peripheral denervation (SPD) is currently the primary surgical treatment for spasmodic torticollis (ST). Our objective here is to report on the outcome of patients treated with this procedure for ST in our department. METHODS Between June 1995 and June 2013, 648 patients underwent SPD for ST. We included 293 women (45.2 %) and 355 men (54.8 %) with a mean age of 41.1 years (range, 8-74 years) at the onset of dystonia. Surgery was performed at a mean of 3.6 years (range, 1-32 years) after onset of symptoms. Data on clinical presentation, radiological studies, operation tragedy, clinical outcomes and complications were analysed retrospectively. For evaluation of clinical outcomes, patients' responses were assessed using the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS). RESULTS Results were obtained from all 648 patients with a follow-up period ranging from 11 months to 154 months (mean, 33.4 months). The mean preoperative TWSTRS score was 54.7 ± 18.3 points (range, 39-67 points), which decreased to 31.1 ± 11.6 points postoperatively (range, 1-67 points); a significant improvement was observed between preoperative and postoperative TWSTRS evaluation; the clinical improvement of TWSTRS was 73.5 ± 11.9 %. In addition, no deaths and serious complications occurred in this cohort of patients. CONCLUSIONS SPD is an effective surgical method for patients with ST. This procedure should be recommended if conservative therapy does not offer satisfactory relief of symptoms.
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- Junwen Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan Central Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, 430014, People's Republic of China
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Chung M, Han I, Chung SS, Jang DK, Huh R. Effectiveness of selective peripheral denervation in combination with pallidal deep brain stimulation for the treatment of cervical dystonia. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015; 157:435-42. [PMID: 25471274 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-014-2291-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Selective peripheral denervation (SPD) and deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus (GPi-DBS) are available surgical options for patients with medically refractory cervical dystonia (CD). There are few data available concerning whether patients who have unsatisfactory treatment effects after primary surgery benefit from a different type of subsequent surgery. The aim of this study was to assess whether combining these surgical procedures (SPD plus GPi-DBS) was effective in patients with unsatisfactory treatment effects after their initial surgery. METHODS Forty-one patients with medically refractory idiopathic CD underwent SPD and/or GPi-DBS. Patients who were dissatisfied with their primary surgery (SPD or GPi DBS) elected to subsequently undergo a different type of surgery. These patients were assessed with the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS). RESULTS SPD alone and GPi-DBS alone were performed in 16 and 21 patients, respectively. Four patients had unsatisfactory treatment effects after the initial surgery and subsequently underwent another type of surgery. Among them, two patients with persistent dystonia after SPD subsequently underwent GPi-DBS, and two other patients who had insufficient treatment effects following GPi-DBS were subsequently treated with SPD. All of these patients experienced sustained improvement from the combined surgical procedures according to the TWSTRS score during a long-term follow-up of 12-90 months. CONCLUSIONS Patients with unsatisfactory treatment effects after an SPD or GPi-DBS experienced improvement from subsequently undergoing other types of surgery. Therefore, combined surgical procedures are additional surgical options with good outcomes in the treatment of patients with residual symptoms after their initial surgery.
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Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, D'Antoni AV, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Cruveilhier plexus: an anatomical study and a potential cause of failed treatments for occipital neuralgia and muscular and facet denervation procedures. J Neurosurg 2011; 115:929-33. [PMID: 21682566 DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.jns102058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Object
The nerves of the posterior neck are often encountered by the neurosurgeon and are sometimes the focus of denervation procedures for muscular, joint, or nervous pathologies. One collection of fibers in this region that has not been previously investigated is the Cruveilhier plexus, interneural connections between the dorsal rami of the upper cervical nerves.
Methods
Fifteen adult cadavers (30 sides) were subjected to dissection of the upper cervical and occipital regions with special attention given to identifying potential connections between adjacent extradural dorsal rami of the cervical nerves. When connections were identified, measurements were made and random samples were immunohistochemically stained.
Results
At least one communicating branch was identified on 86.7% of sides. Sampled nervous loops were composed primarily of sensory fibers, but occasional motor fibers were identified. For C-1, a communicating loop joined the medial branches of C-2 on 65.4% of sides. On 29.4% of sides, this loop pierced the obliquus capitis inferior muscle before joining C-2. On 54% of sides, a communicating loop joined the medial branches of the dorsal rami of C-2 and C-3; and on 15.4% of sides, a communicating loop joined the medial branches of the dorsal rami of C-3 and C-4. No specimen had communicating branches between the dorsal rami of cervical nerves C-5 to C-8. Articular branches arose from the deep surface of the interneural connections as they crossed the adjacent facet joint on 34.6% of sides. Loops giving rise to fibers that terminated into surrounding musculature were seen on 35% of sides.
Conclusions
Physical examinations that reveal unexpected results, such as altered sensory dermatome findings, may be attributed to the Cruveilhier plexus. Based on findings in the present study, surgical procedures, such as those aimed at completely denervating the upper posterior cervical musculature, facets, or nerves supplying the skin of the occiput, must also transect the Cruveilhier plexus.
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- R. Shane Tubbs
- 1Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
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- 2Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
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- 4Neuroscience Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; and
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- 5Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University Department of Neurological Surgery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Tubbs RS, Loukas M. errare humanum est perseverare diabolicum. Clin Anat 2009; 23:128. [DOI: 10.1002/ca.20885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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