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Surgical Management of Functional Disorders

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This interesting and informative chapter provides an overview of the pathophysiology of movement disorders in children. Surgical management is discussed, including intrathecal pumps, deep brain stimulators (DBS), and dorsal rhizotomy. Nursing care and informative parental insights are presented.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Herta Yu RN, MN, CNN(C), NP-Paeds

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  2. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Banner Children Specialists at Cardon, Children’s Medical Center, Mesa, Arizona, USA

    Donna C. Wallace

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Yu, H. (2017). Surgical Management of Functional Disorders. In: Cartwright, C., Wallace, D. (eds) Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49319-0_14

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