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[Intrathecal baclofen therapy for hereditary spastic paraplegia].
Intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB) is an established treatment for intractable spasticity. More than 1,100 patients have undergone ITB in Japan, and there are about 50 hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) The features of ITB in HSP are 1. small doses of baclofen may often be enough, 2. small changes of doses later the symptoms remarkably, 3. doses can be decreased after long term ITB.
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drugs (4 azathioprine, 2 methotrexate, 1 interferon beta-1b, 8 gabapentin, 2 pregabalin, 2 phenobarbital, 2 paroxetine, 1 citalopram, 1 venlafaxine, 7 furosemide, 4 heparin, 1 risperidone and 1 olanzapine). Fifteen patients did not receive any concomitant medication. ITB was administered with a mean effective daily dose of 251.3 8 11 g (range 90–580 g). Adverse events of ITB were monitored by e...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0009-918X,1882-0654
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.50.816