Status dystonicus resembling the intrathecal baclofen withdrawal syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Muirhead, William ^a   Jalloh, Ibrahim ^b   Vloeberghs, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICARBONATE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; LORAZEPAM; NYSTATIN; PARACETAMOL; RANITIDINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GENERALIZED DYSTONIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATUS DYSTON; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 77956464331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-294     Document Type: Article

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