The Lack of Efficacy of Different Infusion Rates of Intrathecal Baclofen in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 459-465

  van der Plas, Anton Adriaan ^a   Marinus, Johan ^a   Eldabe, Sam ^b   Buchser, Eric ^c   van Hilten, Jacobus Johannes ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Morges Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baclofen; CRPS; Infusion; Intrathecal; Rate

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHOREA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFUSION RATE; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953031848     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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