Pruritus after intrathecal baclofen withdrawal: a retrospective study
DB Smail, C Hugeron, P Denys, B Bussel - Archives of physical medicine …, 2005 - Elsevier
Ben Smail D, Hugeron C, Denys P, Bussel B. Pruritus after intrathecal baclofen withdrawal: a
retrospective study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of pruritus after intrathecal
baclofen (ITB) withdrawal and to study the pathophysiology of this symptom. DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Rehabilitation department of a general hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N= 102) implanted with an ITB pump who had been followed up
since 1988. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of …
retrospective study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of pruritus after intrathecal
baclofen (ITB) withdrawal and to study the pathophysiology of this symptom. DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Rehabilitation department of a general hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N= 102) implanted with an ITB pump who had been followed up
since 1988. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of …
