Worsening spasticity due to catheter breakage during intrathecal baclofen therapy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Intrathecal baclofen therapy can substantially improve symptoms in patients with severe spasticity owing to traumatic spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral paresis, or tethered cord syndrome.
Yasutaka Takagi +10 more
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Intrathecal baclofen for neurofibromatosis related spinal cord injury with spasticity – a case report [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical CommunicationsThis case presents a 35-year-old male with spinal predominant neurofibromatosis-1 who developed an incomplete spinal cord injury (C3 Asia C) which did not improve despite urgent decompressive surgery for multiple cervical neurofibromas.
Carl O'Brien +6 more
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Intrathecal baclofen therapy in patients with spastic paraplegia: retrospective evaluation of pretreatment drugs, test dosage, dose increments and final therapy [PDF]
Brain and SpineIntroduction: Intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB) is an effective alternative for severe generalized spasticity after unsuccessful oral spasmolytic therapy. Research question: What degree of severity, type and duration of pretreatment indicated ITB?
Stephan Kurz +4 more
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Utilizing combination intrathecal baclofen and analgesic medication to manage spasticity and pain in patients with pediatric-onset disability: Case series [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation MedicinePURPOSE: The use of intrathecal medications for the management of spasticity and various pain syndromes in the adult population has been previously reported. However, no evidence-based guidelines currently exist in the pediatric population.
Denesh Ratnasingam +6 more
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Effect of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump on Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 Objective To systematically review the effect of intrathecal baclofen pump insertion in children with cerebral palsy (CP) with respect to scoliosis. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google ...
Soolim Lee +5 more
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Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: Pros and Cons [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 Sung-Rae Cho
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Intrathecal baclofen therapy can substantially improve symptoms in most patients with severe spasticity due to traumatic spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral paresis.
Yasutaka Takagi +11 more
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PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLANTATION OF INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN INFUSION PUMP FOR TREATING SPASTICITY IN CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2022 Purpose: To monitor and analyze physiotherapeutic potential before and after implantation of an intrathecal baclofen infusion pump for treating spasticity in a child with cerebral palsy.
Mariya Gramatikova, Stamenka Mitova
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Streptococcus dysgalactiae-related intrathecal baclofen therapy infection: how to avoid withdrawal?
New Microbes and New Infections, 2021 Intrathecal baclofen therapy is commonly used for neurologically spastic patients. One of the major complications is hardware infection, which generally requires urgent removal of the pump and the intrathecal catheter, with the risk of severe baclofen ...
V. De Larminat +3 more
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Prepontine baclofen catheter placement: A case report and technical illustration
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020 Background: Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is used for medically refractory spasticity and dystonia. There are times when intraventricular baclofen (IVB) is used as a last resort for patients who cannot tolerate or cannot receive intrathecal baclofen through
Josue D. Ordaz, Jacob Archer, Albert Lee
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