Weight Gain in Children With Hypertonia of Cerebral Origin Receiving Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1503-1508

  McCoy, Amelia A ^a   Fox, Margaret A ^b   Schaubel, Douglas E ^c   Ayyangar, Rita N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cerebral palsy; Growth; Implantable pumps, infusion; Muscle hypertonia; Muscle spasticity; Obesity; Rehabilitation; Spastic diplegia; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIPUMP; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33750463090     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.270     Document Type: Article

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