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Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: Pros and Cons [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 control spasticity in the spinal cord with fewer systemic adverse effects in a variety of neurological diseases including spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy (CP), stroke, traumatic brain injury, and hypoxic brain injury [1-4]. ITB therapy can effectively
Sung-Rae Cho
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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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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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Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with an intrathecal baclofen pump
JA Clinical Reports, 2022 Background Intrathecal baclofen pumps are commonly used for the management of lower extremity spasticity in the setting of spinal cord injury. There have been no reports of the performance of spinal anesthesia in patients with a pre-existing intrathecal ...
Heath Allen, Ryu Komatsu, Hani El-Omrani
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Complications of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Therapy: An Institutional Experience from Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2023 The intrathecal baclofen pump (ITB) is one of the advanced treatment options in the management of spasticity. This retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify the complications of ITB treatment at a tertiary care rehabilitation facility. Various
Qureshi AZ +8 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021 Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of intrathecal baclofen treatment of spasticity, administered via a cervical catheter tip. Design: A review of PubMed and the Cochrane Library up to September 2020. No restriction in study design.
Nora W. Jacobs +3 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 Introduction: Spasticity is a complex problem in patients with neurological disorders and may distress their quality of life. Intrathecal baclofen infusion pumps reduce spasticity with low doses and minimal side effects but are not free from ...
Pedro Videira Reis +5 more
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Intrathecal Baclofen Injection Efficacy for Spasticity Management in Patients With Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Brain NeurorehabilAlthough intrathecal baclofen injections have been used for spasticity management regarding stroke, spinal cord injury, and central nervous system diseases, their relative efficacy is controversial.
Park KD, Song MK.
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Intrathecal baclofen efficacy for managing motor function and spasticity severity in patients with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
BMC NeurolSpasticity can significantly affect a patient’s quality of life, caregiver satisfaction, and the financial burden on the healthcare system. Baclofen is one of only a few options for treating spasticity.
Masrour M, Zare A, Presedo A, Nabian MH.
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Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2020 Objective: To characterize musculoskeletal pain intensity, duration, frequency, and interference with activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy (CP) before and after intrathecal baclofen pump placement.
Chantel C. Barney, PhD +8 more
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