Guided intrathecal baclofen administration by using soleus stretch reflex in moderate-severe spastic multiple sclerosis patients with implanted pump

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-525

  Nielsen, Jørgen Feldbæk ^a   Sinkjaer T ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Multiple sclerosis; Soleus muscle; Spasticity; Stiffness; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFUSION PUMP; JOINT MOBILITY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYOTATIC REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BACLOFEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPASM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444284609     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1092oa     Document Type: Article

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