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Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of painful, disabling spasms in Friedreich's ataxia
Author(s) -
Ben Smail Djamel,
Jacq Claire,
Denys Pierre,
Bussel Bernard
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20405
Subject(s) - baclofen , ataxia , intrathecal , medicine , anesthesia , neurological disorder , surgery , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , receptor , agonist
Abstract We report on the case of a patient suffering from Friedreich's ataxia (FA) with very painful and disabling spasms that were improved markedly by intrathecal baclofen infusion. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an intrathecal baclofen‐delivering pump implantation in an FA patient. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society