Baclofen toxicity in patients with advanced nephropathy: Proposal for new labeling

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-495

  El Husseini, Amr ^a   Sabucedo, Alberto ^a   Lamarche, Jorge ^a   Courville, Craig ^a   Peguero, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Renal insufficiency; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CREATININE; NALOXONE; NITROGEN; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACLOFEN INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; BACLOFEN; DRUG LABELING; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054983107     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333247     Document Type: Article

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