Coma mimicking brain death following baclofen overdose

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1144-1146

  Ostermann, M E ^a   Young, Bryan ^a   Sibbald, William J ^a   Nicolle, M W ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baclofen overdose; Coma

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS;

BACLOFEN; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0033850641     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051330     Document Type: Article

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