A case report of intrathecal baclofen administration in a child with severe spasticity attributable to traumatic brain injury

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-315

  Matsuda, Ryosuke ^a   Nishimura, Fumihiko ^a   Hirabayashi, Hidehiro ^a   Motoyama, Yasushi ^a   Mishima, Hideaki ^a   Park, Young Su ^a   Nakase, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakaki, Toshisuke ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Intrathecal baclofen; Spasticity; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; ASHWORTH SCORE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; SPASTICITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62349106575     PISSN: 18816096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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