Monitoring of creatinine kinase during weaning of intrathecal baclofen and with symptoms of early withdrawal

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Colachis, Sam C ^a   Rea, Gary L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatinine kinase; Intrathecal baclofen; Spinal cord injury; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DISTURBANCES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ENZYMES; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

MEDICINE;

BACLOFEN; CREATINE KINASE; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT MONITORING; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; BLOOD; EQUIPMENT; INFUSION PUMP; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; CREATINE KINASE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARAPLEGIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0038691504     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200306000-00017     Document Type: Article

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