Long-term intrathecal Baclofen infusion in supraspinal spasticity of adulthood

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-87

  Dario, A ^a   Di Stefano, M G ^b   Grossi, A ^b   Casagrande, F ^a   Bono, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Brain injury; Cerebral spasticity; Intrathecal infusion

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACLOFEN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPASM; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036192175     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2002.1o042.x     Document Type: Article

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