Intraventricular baclofen as an alternative to intrathecal baclofen for intractable spasticity or dystonia: Outcomes and technical considerations: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-319

  Turner, Michael ^a   Nguyen, Ha Son ^a   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Functional neurosurgery; Intrathecal baclofen; Intraventricular baclofen; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROMA; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACLOFEN; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868348166     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.6.PEDS11456     Document Type: Article

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