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Case Reports
Intrathecal baclofen for stiff-person syndrome: life-threatening intermittent catheter leakage.
- J Bardutzky, V Tronnier, S Schwab, and H-M Meinck.
- Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany. juergen_bardutzky@med.uni-heidelberg.de
- Neurology. 2003 Jun 24; 60 (12): 1976-8.
AbstractIntrathecal 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.
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