Prospective assessment of continuous intrathecal infusion of baclofen for spasticity caused by acquired brain injury: A preliminary report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 415-419

  Meythaler, Jay M ^b   Mccary, Anne ^b   Hadley, Mark N ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Baclofen; Brain injury; Intrathecal drug infusion; Rehabilitation; Spasticity hypertonia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; DANTROLENE; DIAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030835753     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.3.0415     Document Type: Article

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