Tetanus treated with continuous baclofen intrathecal perfusion;Tétanos tratado con perfusión continua de baclofeno intratecal

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 204-206

  Solsona Perlasia, M ^a,b   Miro G ^a   Yebenes J C ^a   Balanzo X ^a   Almirall, J ^a   Mauri, Y M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Intrathecal injections; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACLOFEN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLONIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERFUSION; TETANUS;

EID: 34347344087     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(07)74807-6     Document Type: Article

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