What is Dantrolene?
Dantrolene is a muscle relaxant used to treat spasticity associated with upper motor neuron disorders; to prevent and treat malignant hyperthermia. Off label it is used for neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a life-threatening disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to certain drugs.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Mobility | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 50% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 50% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- gecc4
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- gecc4
- 75 mg daily
- since Jan 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Stiffness/Spasticity
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 22, 2009.