Respiratory distress after intrathecal baclofen withdrawal

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 227-229

  Santiago Palma, Juan ^a,b   Hord, E Daniela ^a   Vallejo, Ricardo ^a   Trella, Jason ^a   Ahmed, Shihab U ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 3042523122     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000121347.11127.99     Document Type: Article

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