Cervical implantation of intrathecal baclofen pump catheter in children with severe scoliosis: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-38

  Ughratdar, Ismail ^a   Muquit, Samiu L ^a   Ingale, Harshal ^a   Moussa, Ahmad ^a   Ammar, Amr ^b   Vloeberghs, Michael ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Intrathecal baclofen; Scoliosis; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER MIGRATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANTATION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863428136     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.3.PEDS11474     Document Type: Article

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