Outcomes of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy in spacticity;Spastisitede i̇ntratekal baklofen tedavisi sonuçları

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-65

  Ucar, Tanju ^a   Kazan, Saim ^a   Turgut, Umut ^a   Samanci, Nehir Karaman ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Intrathecal; Intrathecal baclofen therapy; Neurological disorders; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751513613     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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