Intrathecal baclofen for stiff-person syndrome: life-threatening intermittent catheter leakage.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is used for unresponsiveness to other treatment for patients with stiff-person syndrome (SPS). The authors report a patient with SPS who developed acute and life-threatening baclofen withdrawal symptoms. Open surgery disclosed a small position-dependent leak in the catheter connector. This catheter failure was not detected by standard noninvasive checking methods.
Medical subject headings
- Baclofen
- Catheterization
- Hypertension
- Infusion Pumps, Implantable
- Muscle Relaxants, Central
- Spasm
- Stiff-Person Syndrome
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
- Tachycardia