Intrathecal baclofen for intractable axial dystonia

Neurology. 1991 Jul;41(7):1141-2. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.7.1141.

Abstract

Following spinal instrumentation for scoliosis, a patient developed intractable axial dystonia refractory to conservative medical management. We describe the successful treatment of this dystonia with a continuous infusion of intrathecal baclofen and the subsequent long-term management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Baclofen / administration & dosage*
  • Baclofen / therapeutic use
  • Birth Injuries / complications
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / complications
  • Dystonia / drug therapy*
  • Dystonia / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infusion Pumps
  • Injections, Spinal
  • Male

Substances

  • Baclofen