Functional improvement in patients with severe spinal spasticity treated with chronic intrathecal baclofen infusion

Functional Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-315

  Dario, Alessandro ^a   Scamoni, Carlo ^a   Bono, Giorgio ^a   Ghezzi, Angelo ^a   Zaffaroni, Mauro ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Intrathecal infusion; Spinal spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFUSION PUMP; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEELCHAIR; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035706175     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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