Efficacy of intrathecal morphine in the treatment of baclofen tolerance in a patient on intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB)

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-51

  Vidal, J ^a,b   Gregori, P ^a   Guevara, D ^a   Portell, E ^a   Valles M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baclofen tolerance; Intrathecal baclofen; Intrathecal morphine; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFUSION PUMP; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0842265045     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101537     Document Type: Article

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