Intrathecal baclofen for stiff-person syndrome: Life-threatening intermittent catheter leakage

Jürgen Bardutzky; V. Tronnier; S. Schwab; H. M. Meinck

doi:10.1212/WNL.60.12.1976

Intrathecal baclofen for stiff-person syndrome: Life-threatening intermittent catheter leakage

Jürgen Bardutzky^*, V. Tronnier, S. Schwab, H. M. Meinck

^*Corresponding author for this work

Clinic of Neurosurgery

Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Neurology
Volume	60
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	1976-1978
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0028-3878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.60.12.1976
Publication status	Published - 24.06.2003

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