Transient paralysis after intrathecal bolus of baclofen for the treatment of post-selective dorsal rhizotomy pain in children

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1233-1235

  Soliman, Iris E ^a   Park, T S ^a   Berkelhamer, Maura C ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; FENTANYL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PAIN; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0032730609     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199911000-00027     Document Type: Article

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