Management of acute overdose or withdrawal state in intrathecal baclofen therapy

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-111

  Watve, S V ^a,b   Sivan, M ^a,b   Raza, W A ^a   Jamil, F F ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen pump; intrathecal; overdose; spasticity; withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DANTROLENE; PROPOFOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84856685210     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.112     Document Type: Review

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