Intrathecal baclofen and morphine in multiple sclerosis patients with severe pain and spasticity [10]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1464-1465

  Sadiq, S A ^a   Poopatana, C A ^a  

^a MS Research Center of New York

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAUSEA; PAIN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NARCOTICS; PAIN;

EID: 36148931782     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0566-z     Document Type: Letter

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