Death after acute withdrawal of intrathecal baclofen: Case report and literature review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1600-1604

  Green, Liza B ^a   Nelson, Virginia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION PUMP; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0032787123     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90337-4     Document Type: Article

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