Open AccessSuccessful treatment of severe baclofen toxicosis initially refractory to conventional treatment
Author(s) -
Fox Christine M.,
Daly Meredith L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.736
Subject(s) - medicine , baclofen , refractory (planetary science) , benzodiazepine , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , agonist , physics , receptor , astrobiology
Key Clinical Message After ingesting a dose of baclofen thought to be lethal, a patient with severe neurologic signs was successfully managed despite initially being refractory to treatment. Patients with persistent neurologic abnormalities may still have an excellent prognosis despite lack of initial response. Additionally, we present a potential case of benzodiazepine withdrawal.