Severe, Protracted Spasm of Urinary Bladder and Autonomic Dysreflexia Caused by Changing the Suprapubic Catheter in a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patient: Treatment by a Bolus Dose and Increased Total Daily Dose of Intrathecal Baclofen

BACKGROUND: Intrathecal administration of baclofen by implanted pump reduces rigidity and muscle spasms. Its use specifically to control bladder spasms has not been reported. CASE REPORT: A tetraplegic patient developed severe, protracted, bladder spasms, abdominal muscles spasms, and high blood pre...

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Published in:Clin Med Insights Case Rep
Main Authors: Vaidyanathan, Subramanian, Oo, Tun, Soni, Bakul M., Hughes, Peter L., Singh, Gurpreet
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Libertas Academica 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156549/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008298
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S39117
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