The use of baclofen in full-term neonates with hypertonia

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-68

  Moran, Lisa R ^a   Cincotta, Tricia ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Kalpathy ^a   Insoft, Robert M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; PHENOBARBITAL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLUBFOOT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLASTER CAST; REFLEX DISORDER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL;

EID: 13444265144     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211194     Document Type: Article

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