Ultrasound-guided intrathecal baclofen trial: A retrospective case series examining a novel approach

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 486-488

  Balch, Robert Judson ^a   Gofeld, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

BACLOFEN; FLUOROSCOPY; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 79955854132     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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