This study is looking at how the brain changes in children with spastic diplegia (a type of cerebral palsy affecting leg movement) after they have Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery. Researchers want to understand how the connections in the brain's outer layer (cortex) are affected by this surgery. You might be able to join if you are between 3 and 18 years old, have spastic diplegia, and are having Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery. The study will measure changes in specific brain imaging markers (Fractional Anisotropy, Mean Diffusivity, and Radial Diffusivity) using special MRI scans at the beginning and 12 months after surgery to see if the surgery changes brain structure. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 15 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.

What's involved

You would undergo two 3Tesla MRI scans with DTI-MRI and rsfcMRI under general anesthesia, at 2 months and 12 months after your surgery.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for 12 months after their surgery, with the final MRI scan at that time.

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