Functional outcome of intrathecal baclofen administration for severe spasticity

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-295

  Boviatsis, Efstathios J ^a   Kouyialis, Andreas T ^a   Korfias, Stefanos ^a   Sakas, Damianos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Barthel index score; Functional improvement; Intrathecal baclofen; Multiple Sclerosis; Spasticity; Spinal Cord Injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CEPHALOSPORIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18844453477     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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