Effect of concentration and mode of intrathecal baclofen administration on soleus H-reflex in patients with muscle hypertonia

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2200-2204

  Stokic, Dobrivoje S ^a   Yablon, Stuart A ^a,b,c  

^a METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

H reflex; Intrathecal baclofen; Pump programming; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PUMP; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP DESIGN; SOLEUS H REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL REFLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INFUSIONS, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866996929     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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