Comparison of clinical and neurophysiologic responses to intrathecal baclofen bolus administration in moderate-to-severe spasticity after acquired brain injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1801-1806

  Stokic, Dobrivoje S ^a   Yablon, Stuart A ^a   Hayes, Antonio ^a  

^a METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Brain injuries; H reflex; Muscle spasticity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACLOFEN; BRAIN INJURIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144462539     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.03.027     Document Type: Article

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