The Use of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for Myoclonus in a Patient With Lance Adams Syndrome

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 671-673

  Birthi, Pravardhan ^a   Walters, Chadwick ^a   Vargas, Oscar Ortiz ^a   Karandikar, Ninad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COUGHING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE SCORE; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTUBATION; LANCE ADAMS SYNDROME; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTHYPOXIC MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESUSCITATION; SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT DURATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNIFIED MYOCLONUS RATING SCALE; VOMITING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANOXIA; BACLOFEN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MYOCLONUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 79960458362     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.12.023     Document Type: Article

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