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  1. Intrathecal baclofen efficacy for managing motor function and spasticity severity in patients with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Background

    Spasticity can significantly affect a patient’s quality of life, caregiver satisfaction, and the financial burden on the healthcare system....

    Mahdi Masrour, Amir Zare, ... Mohammad Hossein Nabian in BMC Neurology
    Article Open access 27 April 2024

  2. Baclofen pump with pre-brainstem catheter tip placement: technical note and case series

    Purpose

    This study aims to describe a new baclofen pump implantation technique with pre-brainstem catheter placement and to demonstrate the benefits...

    Amparo Saenz, Miguel Grijalba, ... Beatriz Mantese in Child's Nervous System
    Article 06 June 2020

  5. Intrathecal Analgesia for Chronic Refractory Pain: Current and Future Prospects

    The intrathecal drug-delivery system (IDDS) is one mode of infusing analgesic medications directly into the cerebrospinal fluid in close proximity...

    Catherine Smyth, Nadera Ahmadzai, ... Mohammed T. Ansari in Drugs
    Article 26 October 2015

  6. Managing Intrathecal Drug Delivery (ITDD) in Cancer Patients

    Pain is a commonly reported symptom in cancer patients. Patients with cancer pain often fail conservative medical management or have significant side...

    Rajiv Shah, Aisha Baqai-Stern, Amitabh Gulati in Current Pain and Headache Reports
    Article 29 May 2015

  7. History and Present State of Targeted Intrathecal Drug Delivery

    Nearly 50 years ago, the seminal experiments of Melzack and Wall, culminating in the gate control theory, coupled with the discovery of endogenous...

    Syed Rizvi, Krishna Kumar in Current Pain and Headache Reports
    Article 01 February 2015

  8. Intrathecal drug delivery for chronic pain management-scope, limitations and future

    Intrathecal drug delivery system (IDDS) is a targeted therapy system for treating pain and muscle spasm. IDDS is recommended for the treatment of...

    M. Czernicki, G. Sinovich, ... N. Vadivelu in Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
    Article 31 August 2014

  9. Considerations for Evaluating the Use of Intrathecal Drug Delivery in the Oncologic Patient

    While the majority of cancer pain patients are successfully managed with conservative medical management, some patients may suffer from intractable...

    Amitabh Gulati, Vinay Puttanniah, ... Vivek Malhotra in Current Pain and Headache Reports
    Article 10 January 2014

  10. Intrathecal Therapy for Chronic Pain: Current Trends and Future Needs

    The management of chronic pain continues to pose many challenges to healthcare providers. Intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS) provide an...

    Salim M. Hayek, Michael C. Hanes in Current Pain and Headache Reports
    Article 13 December 2013

  12. Updates in the Treatment of Spasticity Associated With Cerebral Palsy

    Spasticity affects up to 80 % of patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and often plays a significant role in limiting the child’s ability to function and...

    Ruba Benini, Michael I. Shevell in Current Treatment Options in Neurology
    Article 02 August 2012

  18. Évaluation des pratiques professionnelles : l’implantation de pompes à baclofène a fait l’objet d’une évaluation

    Within the context of accreditation procedures, baclofen pump implantation was chosen in 2006 by the Kerpape functional rehabilitation centre as the...

    G. Le Claire in La Lettre de médecine physique et de réadaptation
    Article 01 December 2007

  19. Neuraxial pain relief for intractable cancer pain

    Most patients with cancer pain achieve good analgesia using traditional analgesics and adjuvant medications; however, an important minority of...

    Paul A. Sloan in Current Pain and Headache Reports
    Article 23 August 2007
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