Baclofen pump intervention for spasticity affecting pulmonary function

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-347

  Britton, Deanna ^a   Goldstein, Barry ^a,b,c   Jones Redmond, Jill ^a,b,c,d   Esselman, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Overlake Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen pump; Respiratory impairment; Spasticity; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Ventilator weaning

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

EID: 30844440108     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753832     Document Type: Article

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