Intrathecal baclofen pump, useful and safe therapeutic intervention in spasticity? Report of four cases

Spasticity may cause immobility, prostration, chronic pain, bedsores, infections, thrombosis and pneumonia; the purposes of its treatment are to control pain, improve mobility and quality of life, and reincorporate the patient to its daily activities by means of oral anti-spastic drugs; however, pat...

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Main Authors: Cáceres-Jerez, Luz Elena, Villa-Acuña, María Mónica, Vera-Campos, Julián Andrés
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2016-10-01
Series:Iatreia
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Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/23812/20782769