Intracranial migration of a fractured intrathecal catheter from a baclofen pump system: Case report and analysis of possible causes

Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-322

  Maugans, Todd A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen pump; Cerebrospinal fluid flow; Complications; Intrathecal catheter; Thecal sac

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; CEREBRAL PALSY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75749130323     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000363183.78323.D7     Document Type: Article

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