Prolonged episode of dystonia and dyskinesia resembling status epilepticus following acute intrathecal baclofen withdrawal

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-323

  Specchio, Nicola ^a   Carotenuto, Antonio ^a,b   Trivisano, Marina ^c   Cappelletti, Simona ^a   Vigevano, Federico ^a   Fusco, Lucia ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cerebral palsy; Dystonic dyskinetic status; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus; Video electroencephalography; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; TIZANIDINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; VIDEORECORDING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

BACLOFEN; CHILD; DYSKINESIAS; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 79959624802     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.052     Document Type: Article

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