Objective: To report treatment of spasticity in a spinal cord-injured person with intrathecal morphine after the person developed tolerance to intrathecal baclofen. Method: Spasticity in a 36-year-old ...

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) for upper extremity spastic hypertonia in tetraplegia of spinal origin. Setting: University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital.

Intrathecal drug administration via lumbar puncture and a spinal access port device led to serious complications in a patient receiving experimental therapy for Niemann-Pick type C. In a case report ...

September 14, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new catheter (Ascenda, Medtronic Inc) for use in the delivery of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy. According to the ...

Södertälje, Sweden, 3 March 2004 - AstraZeneca announced today that its long-acting local anaesthetic Naropin® (ropivacaine) 5.0 mg/ml was recommended for approval in all EU member states for a new ...

Kessler pilot study shows pump delivery system unaffected although interference with communication may occur during the pump’s log transmission The pilot study was conducted at the Tim and Caroline ...

Heitor Medeiros, MD, and A. Sassan Sabouri, MD, of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, are the lead and corresponding authors, respectively ...

Use of intrathecal morphine during surgery or labor significantly increases the risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus, and urinary retention, according to a meta-analysis.