Baclofen successfully abolished prolonged central hyperthermia in a patient with basilar artery occlusion

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-122

  Huang, Yung Sung ^a   Hsiao, Ming Chang ^a   Lee, Meng ^a   Huang, Ying Chih ^a   Lee, Jiann Der ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Critical care; Hyperthermia; Stroke

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; THERMOREGULATION;

AGED; BACLOFEN; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; STROKE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 67650474107     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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