Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of post-stroke central pain, dystonia, and persistent vegetative state

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 1, 2007, Pages 227-229

  Taira, Takaomi ^a   Hori, T ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

dystonia; Intrathecal baclofen; pain

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; PAIN; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REVIEW;

BACLOFEN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PAIN; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 85052609152     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33079-1_31     Document Type: Short Survey

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