Intrathecal baclofen therapy ... This therapy involves the delivery of baclofen, a muscle relaxant, directly into the cerebrospinal fluid via an implanted pump. While ITB can significantly ...

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy has evolved into a ... micrograms per day(µg/day), and 32% used a simple infusion mode. Pump refills occurred every 3 months for 58% of the group.

Twenty-one patients received their first pump during the first 5 years (1993-1997) and 29 had their original implant during the second 5 years (1998-2002) of the 10-year experience. Thirteen ...

Correspondence to Dr H H Cuellar-Saenz, Department of Neurosurgery, LSUHSC, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA; hcuell{at}lsuhsc.edu A 58-year-old man had an intrathecal baclofen pump ...

OBJECTIVE--To investigate whether the dose of intrathecal baclofen necessary for a sufficient reduction of muscle tone and spasms changes during treatment of severe spasticity. METHODS--A group of 27 ...