Intrathecal baclofen withdrawal mimicking sepsis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-427

  Kao, Louise W ^a,c   Amin, Yama ^a   Kirk, Mark A ^a   Turner, Michael S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group   (United States)

^c Indiana Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Hyperpyrexia; Intrathecal pump device; Toxicology; Withdrawal syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EXAMINATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; SPASTICITY; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0038703605     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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