Pruritus after intrathecal baclofen withdrawal: A retrospective study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 494-497

  Ben Smail, Djamel ^a   Hugeron, Caroline ^a   Denys, Pierre ^a   Bussel, Bernard ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Muscle spasticity; Pruritus; Rehabilitation; Substance P; Substance withdrawal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS; SAMPLE SIZE; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 14744302013     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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