Symptoms of recurrent intrathecal baclofen withdrawal resulting from drug delivery failure: A case report

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Al Khodairy, A T ^a,c   Vuagnat, H ^a   Uebelhart, D ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University Hospital Beau Sejour   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Implantable Infusion Pumps; Spasticity; Spinal Cord Injuries; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG THERAPY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PUMPS;

IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMPS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARAPLEGIA; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032956171     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199905000-00018     Document Type: Article

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