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Baclofen Treatment Report
See also: Baclofen Intrathecal, Lioresal Intrathecal
What is Baclofen? Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant and antispastic agent used for the treatment of reversible spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord lesions.
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Reasons taken
25 patients in the community are taking or have taken Baclofen.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 7 | 28% |
| leg spasms | 5 | 20% |
| Muscle spasms | 4 | 16% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Baclofen.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Baclofen or how long patients were taking Baclofen before stopping.
Currently Taking Baclofen
Stopped Taking Baclofen
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| None | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Support another treatment
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, Fatigue, Muscle weakness
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- MariaE
- Sex: F
- Left Eye: none
- Right Eye: none
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Arms: mild
- Legs: moderate
- Bladder/Bowel: mild
- Spinal Cord: mild
- NMO-igG positive
- See profile
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by MariaE
Jan 21, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Muscle spasms
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 08, 2009.