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Dr. Weston Northam, neurosurgeon and co-director of the Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center at Boston Children’s, explains the different ways that neurosurgeons can treat CP. Treatment options vary for each patient, but common treatments are baclofen pumps, selective dorsal rhizotomies (SDR), combined rhizotomy (CR), and more.

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