Baclofen toxicity in an 8-year-old with an intrathecal baclofen pump

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Yeh, Ronald N ^a,c   Nypaver, Michele M ^a   Deegan, Thomas J ^a   Ayyangar, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Intrathecal; Pediatric; Pump; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CEFTRIAXONE; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

EID: 1242344883     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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