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The Palliative Use of Intrathecal Baclofen in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Pediatrics, 2019
The use of intrathecal baclofen in palliative settings might provide an additional resource to provide comfort and quality of life for patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Niemann-Pick disease type C is a rare progressive genetic disorder that leads
Ana Ubeda Tikkanen, K. Buxton, Christina K. Ullrich, S. Stone, D. Nimec   +4 more
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Intrathecal baclofen use in the management of tetanus related spasm: A case report.

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Şık G, Aydoseli A, Çıtak A. Intrathecal baclofen use in the management of tetanus related spasm: A case report. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 126-129. Tetanus is an infectious disease of the central nervous system with high mortality rates characterized with ...
G. Şık, A. Aydoseli, A. Çıtak
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Hallucinations after abrupt withdrawal of oral and intrathecal baclofen

, 2007
Since 1977 several cases of hallucinations after abrupt withdrawal of oral baclofen have been described. There are no reports of hallucinations after gradual withdrawal of oral baclofen.
Cammaroto, Simona, D’Aleo, Giangaetano, Sessa, Edoardo, Rifici, Carmela, Di Bella, Paolo, Bramanti, Placido, Marra, Giuseppe   +6 more
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Tolerance to intrathecal baclofen: clinical case report

Introduction: Widespread severe spasticity, resulting from a lesion or central nervous system disorder, which remains unresponsive to maximal oral drug doses or other techniques, may warrant consideration of surgical implantation of an intrathecal ...
Benito-Penalva,Jesús, Verde-Ortiz,Ángel Antonio, García-Pérez,Fernando, de la Fuente-Escudero,Claudia, Vidal-Samsó,Joan   +4 more
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Effect of continuous intrathecal baclofen therapy in children: a systematic review

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
To investigate the effects of continuous intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and other neurological conditions.
A. Buizer, B. Martens, Casey Grandbois van Ravenhorst, L. Schoonmade, J. Becher, R. Vermeulen   +5 more
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The treatment of tetanus with intrathecal baclofen

, 2000
The treatment of severe tetanus generally requires prolonged mechanical ventilation. We describe two cases managed with continuous intrathecal infusion of baclofen via a subcutaneous tunnelled spinal catheter and an abdominal injection port. Baclofen, by
O'Callaghan, J, Scott, P, Fraser, J, Boots, RJ, Lipman, J   +4 more
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How should an infected perinephric haematoma be drained in a tetraplegic patient with baclofen pump implanted in the abdominal wall? – A case report

BMC Urology, 2002
Background We present a case to illustrate controversies in percutaneous drainage of infected, perinephric haematoma in a tetraplegic patient, who had implantation of baclofen pump in anterior abdominal wall on the same side as perinephric haematoma ...
Watt John WH, Singh Gurpreet, Hughes Peter L, Soni Bakul M, Vaidyanathan Subramanian, Oo Tun, Sett Pradipkumar   +6 more
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Unmasking Late Neurological Recovery through Reduced Intrathecal Baclofen

Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
This case report explores the intricacies of utilising intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy for spasticity management and its impact on neurological recovery.
Chittaranjan P. Patel, Craig C. DiTommaso   +1 more
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Intrathecal baclofen therapy versus conventional medical management for severe poststroke spasticity: results from a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label trial (SISTERS)

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2018
Background Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is a treatment option for patients with severe poststroke spasticity (PSS) who have not reached their therapy goal with other interventions. Methods ’Spasticity In Stroke–Randomised Study' (SISTERS) was a randomised,
M. Creamer, G. Cloud, P. Kossmehl, Michael Yochelson, Gerard E. Francisco, Anthony B. Ward, Jörg Wissel, M. Zampolini, A. Abouihia, Nathalie Berthuy, A. Calabrese, Meghann Loven, L. Saltuari   +12 more
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A complicated intrathecal baclofen pump implantation in a child with spastic Diplegia: Should a genetic mimic of cerebral palsy be Considered?

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Background: Management of hypertonia in children with cerebral palsy was challenged over decades including physical rehabilitation, splinting, orthopedic procedures, Botulinum toxin injection, ablative neurosurgical techniques and neuromodulation ...
Mohamed Ashraf, Peter Emad Khalil, Omnia Fathy ElRashidi, Jacob Edwar Ibrahem, Hedayat Khaled Mansour, Ahmed Wael Ibrahim, Mohamed Ismael Ali, Hesham Nafea, Mostafa G. Mahran, Abdelwahab Marzouk, Walid Abdel Ghany   +10 more
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