Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for the Treatment of Spasticity in Lithuania.

Robertas Kvascevicius, Ona Lapteva, Jurate Kesiene, Alfredas Vaitkus, Laima Mikulenaite, Ramunas Raugalas, Jurate Sipylaite, Saulius Rocka, Alvydas Juocevicius

Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery 2017 May

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Spasticity of cerebral or spinal origin severely impairs an individual's functional ability and quality of life. Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy via an implantable pump is indicated for use in patients unresponsive to oral antispasmodics. ITB therapy improves the daily caring for and relief of painful spasms. In Lithuania, ITB therapy was introduced in clinical practice just recently. We share our experience of spasticity management with the ITB pump system in five patients at Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos. Four patients had spastic tetraplegia associated with cerebral palsy, and one patient developed spastic paraplegia after a spinal epidural abscess. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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Robertas Kvascevicius, Ona Lapteva, Jurate Kesiene, Alfredas Vaitkus, Laima Mikulenaite, Ramunas Raugalas, Jurate Sipylaite, Saulius Rocka, Alvydas Juocevicius. Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for the Treatment of Spasticity in Lithuania. Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery. 2017 May;78(3):281-285