Best-practice surgical techniques for intrathecal baclofen therapy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages 233-239

  Albright, A Leland ^a   Turner, Michael ^b   Pattisapu, Jogi V ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Baclofen, intrathecal; Cerebral palsy; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spasticity; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; IODINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT;

CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPLANTATION; LIQUORRHEA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUMP; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTIC DIPLEGIA; SPASTIC TETRAPARESIS; SPASTICITY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFUSION PUMP; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STANDARD;

BACLOFEN; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DYSTONIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84995356813     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.4.233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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