ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Complications of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Therapy: An Institutional Experience from Saudi Arabia.
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- Atypical baclofen pump catheter dislodgement in spastic cerebral palsy - A case report.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Baclofen 40 mg/20 mL in an Intrathecal Infusion System.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Current techniques for the treatment of spasticity and their effectiveness.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Efficacy, Indications, and Safety of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Device Evaluation, Treatment, and Explantation Recommendations (DETER): Review and Best Practices for Managing Neuromodulation Device Infections.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Cryoneurolysis and Quadriplegia: A Case Report on Pain and Severe Spasticity Management.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
- Peritoneal baclofen pump migration: a rare complication of subfascial placement. Illustrative cases.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
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Abstract
The intrathecal baclofen pump (ITB) is one of the advanced treatment options in the management of spasticity. This retrospective cohort study was conducted to identify the complications of ITB treatment at a tertiary care rehabilitation facility. Various demographic and technical factors were analyzed, which are less often reported in the literature. All patients with ITB who had their refill at the ITB clinic between November 2019 and March 2020 were included. Of 48 patients, 17 patients had 18 (37.5%) ITB-related complications. Catheter-related complications were most common, whereas loss of efficacy (16.7%) and baclofen withdrawal (14.5%) were the most common outcomes of complications. Only catheter occlusion had a significant relationship with the pattern of spastic quadriparesis (
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