Lateral cord stimulation decreases spastic electromyographic spreading: responses in a brain-damaged pig preparation.

Objective.  The aim of our work was to investigate whether lateral stimulation of the spinal cord, lateral cord stimulation (LCS), results in inhibition of the spastic phenomena of upper motor lesions in an animal model. Methods.

New animal model to mimic spastic cerebral palsy: the brain-damaged pig preparation.

Objective.  Classically, a decerebrated animal by mesencephalic lesioning is considered the paradigm for experimental study of spasticity that accompanies cerebral palsy, but, the model does not actually correspond with anatomical and pathologic realities. Therefore, a new and novel animal model is needed.